• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.456-477
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data on practical intervention strategies that many people with disabilities can empower in the future by analyzing the experiences in which people with disabilities were empowered through Encounter group counseling program focusing on people with physical disabilities and brain lesions, who account for 50% of all people with disabilities. The research questions were: First, did people with disabilities get empowerment experiences through an Encounter group counseling program? Second, what kind of empowerment experiences did people with disabilities begin to have through the program? In this study, a focus group interview was conducted with the participants of the program to qualitatively evaluate the empowerment experiences from the Encounter group program. The participants were people with physical disabilities and brain lesions experiencing Encounter group counseling programs at the self-reliance center in Seoul from 2015 to 2019. As a result of the analysis, 7 components, and 17 sub-components were derived, which were grouped into three themes: 1) restoring self relationship 2) forming new relationship with others, and 3) realizing a sense of solidarity with society. The research results were discussed considering the impact of the Encounter program on personal, interpersonal, and social empowerment of people with disabilities and finally, limitations of the study and suggestions for follow-up studies were presented.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.321-327
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• 2024

Out-of-home (Out-of-Home) advertising can be an effective means of delivering messages for preventing drowsy driving, given that it is exposed at locations and times where vehicle traffic occurs. This study investigated the influence of message framing of drowsy driving prevention OOH advertising and regulatory focus on the intention to drowsy driving prevention behaviors by an experimental study targeting 200 university students. The results showed an interaction effect between message framing and regulatory focus on the intention to drowsy driving prevention behaviors. While no significant differences were observed in the intention to drowsy driving prevention behaviors based on regulatory focus for positively framed messages, for negatively framed messages, a higher intention was observed when the prevention focus group rather than promotion focus group. This study focuses on two key areas: how messages are crafted (message framing) and the characteristics of the people who receive them (regulatory focus). By exploring these aspects, it provides valuable theoretical and practical knowledge. Essentially, it opens doors for creating message strategies that are finely tailored to suit the preferences of the audience. This advancement is vital for researchers and practitioners as it enhances the effectiveness of communication efforts.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.3887-3895
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• 2016

Background: In order to increase breast and cervical cancer screening uptake in Singapore, women's perceived barriers to screening need to be identified and overcome. Using data from both focus groups and surveys, we aimed to assess perceived barriers and motivations for breast and cervical cancer screening. Materials and Methods: We conducted 8 focus groups with 64 women, using thematic analysis to identify overarching themes related to women's attitudes towards screening. Based on recurring themes from focus groups, several hypotheses regarding potential barriers and motivations to screen were generated and tested through a national survey of 801 women aged 25-64. Results: Focus group participants had misconceptions related to screening, believing that the procedures were painful. Cost was an issue, as well as efficacy and fatalism. Conclusions: By identifying barriers to and motivators for screening through a mixed-method design that has both nuance and external validity, this study offers valuable suggestions to policymakers to improve breast and cervical cancer screening uptake in Singapore.

• English Language & Literature Teaching
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.103-129
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• 2006

This paper presents a case study of the effectiveness of debate class in promoting speaking skills of advanced learners. The researcher adopted English debate techniques in an English speaking class during four-week teacher training program and investigated how teachers responded to the new technique. Forty-five middle and high school teachers participated in the study and classroom observation, pre-survey, post-survey, and focus group interviews were used as the major research methods. The teacher pre-survey results presented that teachers prefer a conversation class where they can directly acquire proper sentence patterns and speaking strategies rather than spend time in performing communicative events. The results of the focus group interview and post-survey confirmed that a debate class can meet this specific teachers' needs. Most teachers responded positively to the debate classes since: 1) debate techniques are relatively new ideas to Korean teachers; 2) debate techniques require speed and accuracy in speech; thus teachers could learn to present their ideas logically and efficiently in a limited time through repeated argument exercises. The study result implies that debate technique can be an effective vehicle in an EFL context to promote advanced learners' logical thinking skills and logical English sentence structures.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.367-367
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• 2005

• Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.1-14
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was aimed to describe ethical dilemmas and types of coping behaviors among nurses who worked in intensive care units (ICUs). Methods: Data were collected by 2 focus group interviews with 12 ICU nurses in an academic affiliated hospital in Seoul, Korea. All interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed, and data were analyzed by modified qualitative content analysis. Results: Three themes emerged from the focus group interviews: "Respect for Persons (2 contents)", "Beneficence (13 contents)", "Justice (1 content)". Coping behaviors against the dilemmas were consultations with the doctors or colleagues, acceptance, guilt, reflection, forgetting, endurance, and frustration. Conclusion: The results of this study help us to understand ethical dilemmas that nurses experienced in ICUs and their coping behaviors. It would be useful to develop education programs for nurses in ICUs to support coping strategies for ethical dilemmas.

• Korean Management Science Review
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.225-242
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• 2006

The Spectrum Usage Fee System which has been introduced and enforced since 1993 has had a great role for effective use of the radio frequency resources and the promotion of radio wave industry. However, the current system has been criticized due to several drawbacks. For example, broadcasting stations and national institutions are exempted whereas the overdue utility rate on some frequency has been imposed. So there has been rising the questions on whether the principles of fair imposition are broken. Another problem regarding the current system is that how to calculate the fee is too much complicated, and it needs to be revised into a simpler and clearer formulation. In this regard, this study intends to propose a new calculation framework for the radio spectrum usage fee and then prove its validity empirically on the basis of real data gathered from MIC and focus group interview.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.418-430
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• 2011

This study was conducted to provide an improving direction of K-EIP(Korean Eco-Industrial Park) construction project by company's voluntary participation. For this purpose, we investigated and analyzed the status of domestic eco-industrial park projects from various literatures, foreign EIP cases and FGI(Focus Group Interview). The key issues to construct a voluntary K-EIP are the lack of experts, the difficulties of commercialization financing, and so on. In this study, therefore, the programs to resolve these problems in K-EIP construction project were suggested at the level of government and corporation.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.173-187
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• 2012

This qualitative case study focused on the activation plan of flexible work arrangements. We selected eight workers from a foreign affiliated firm that has various flexible work arrangements for in-depth interview and focus group interview. The workers were categorized into two groups; those who have experiences with flexible working and those who have needs for flexible working. We analyzed their condition of work-family life and experiences with flexible working. Through the focus group interview, we can find out the needs and suggestions about activation plans of flexible work arrangements.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.02b
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• pp.91-98
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• 2007

본 연구는 사용자에게 친숙한 (user-friendly) 뮤직폰을 디자인하기 위하여, 실제 사용자들을 대상으로 일반적인 음악에 대한 경험 및 뮤직폰을 비롯, MP3 플레이어와 같은 포터블 뮤직 디바이스에 대한 경험을 조사 분석한 것이다. 조사 방법으로는 Focus Group Interview 와 설문이 사용되었으며, 한국을 포함하여 일본, 미국, 영국, 이탈리아 등 5개국 사용자들을 대상으로 동시에 실시되었다. 각 지역의 서로 다른 사용자 특성을 비교 분석하기 위하여 모두 동일한 진행 방법 및 조사 문항을 이용하였다. 대상자는 뮤직폰의 목표 사용자층을 고려하여 각국에서 2~30대의 남녀 5~8명을 선정하였다. 조사 결과, 5개국 공통으로 존재하는 사용자 경험 및 요청사항이 다수 발견되었으며, 이를 통해 뮤직에 대한 경험이 매우 보편적인 경험임을 확인하였다. 음악에 대한 경험에서는 PC를 음악 파일 저장 및 관리에 사용하는 관리 행태가, 뮤직폰에 대해서는 하드웨어적인 향상 니즈가 대표적인 공통점이었다. 또한, 자주 사용하는 기능이나 선호하는 인터랙션에 있어서는 국가 간, 지역 간 공통점과 함께 차이점도 발견되었다. 본 연구는 이러한 조사 결과를 분석하고, 이를 바탕으로 뮤직폰의 사용자 경험을 향상시킬 수 있는 가이드를 제시하고자 한다.