• (The)Korea Educational Review
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.157-182
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• 2012

As more migrants stay for a longer term or settle in Korea through marriage, labor contract, defeat of North Korea, etc, the discourse on the migration policies gets more complicated and expands further beyond the issue of their adaptation to the Korean culture and their rights to encompass their families and children. The social integration policies for children of migrant families in Korea have been mainly led by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. This paper will look at the challenges that children with migrant background face and their problems while reviewing the policies on children with migrant background in a critical perspective. In conclusion, it gives some suggestions to help establish more open society with multi-cultural values espoused.

• Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.95-103
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• 2024

This study aimed to empirically verify the relationship between the parenting attitudes of parents of immigrant children and adolescents and their Korean culture Acceptance Attitude(KCAA) for living in Korean society. Additionally, the study sought to demonstrate the mediating effect of self-esteem on this relationship. A survey was conducted with 126 immigrant children and adolescents from 16 districts in Busan Metropolitan City. The survey was conducted online using Google Forms. Due to the difficulty in securing respondents among immigrant children and adolescents, a combination of snowball and random sampling methods was used. The main findings of this study are as follows. First, parenting attitudes had a positive impact on the self-esteem of immigrant children and adolescents. This suggests that when parents exhibit an authoritative style with high demands and responsiveness, children and adolescents are more likely to have higher self-esteem. Second, self-esteem had a positive impact on the KCAA. This finding confirms that self-esteem, which is the emotional feeling of how valuable one is, is crucial for the KCAA, which is necessary for adapting to Korean society. Third, self-esteem had a complete mediating effect on the relationship between parenting attitudes and the acceptance of Korean culture. This result demonstrates that without self-esteem, this model cannot be established in the relationship between parenting attitudes and the acceptance of Korean culture. Based on these findings, this study suggests the activation of various parenting support programs and the integrated implementation of diverse interventions necessary for the growth process of children and adolescents.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Child Welfare
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• no.58
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• pp.231-262
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• 2017

South Korea has long been a culturally homogenous society, yet the increasing number of immigrants has turned the country into a multicultural society. Therefore, many empirical studies have investigated the way immigrants adapt to the Korean society and its associated factors. However, examining the overall process of migration (from family separation to reunification and cultural adaptation to the host society) that immigrant youth usually experience has been understudied. Previous empirical research and theoretical work have identified prominent factors that predict immigrant youth's mental health: experiences of family separation, living with others rather than primary caretakers during the separation, the length of residency in the host society, and family and peer support. In this respect, this exploratory and preliminary study that examined whether the experience of migration process and post-migration are related to Korean immigrant youth's mental health problems (depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation). The result indicated that longer duration of family separation; living with relatives, siblings; and friends rather than primary caretakers during the separation; receiving less support from family and peer after migration; and a lower degree of cultural adaptation to Korean culture were associated with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Drawing upon the results, this study discussed implications for policy and practice.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.789-802
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to present implications for effective operation of domestic school-based mental health services by comparing those in Singapore the United States, Australia. Based on reviewing the public data and previous article, researchers conducted a comparative study on the background, history, goal, and managing process of overseas and domestic organizations. The result of comparison in overseas cases suggests that the foundation of school-based mental health project was laid with the national health plan and detailed frame work for implementation. It was also discussed that domestic school-based mental health project is still in introduction stage, while foreign services were delivered efficiently through the leading agency and the cooperation between government ministries and institutions were active. It suggests that cooperation between government ministries, preparation of an effective operating system, and various approaches for students, guardians and teachers are need for domestic school-based mental health project.