• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.103-116
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• 2006

The purpose of the study was to explore what kind of intervention might help foster parents decide to continue engaging in foster care. As foster care services are still in the early stages of development, lacking systematic support systems as well as full understanding of the roles of foster parents and foster care agencies, it is important to recruit, select, and train as many foster parents as possible. Utilizing the Foster Parent Role Perception scale developed by Le Prohn, the author first conceptualized foster parent roles or foster care agency roles; then explored what kind of effects the resource level or the role perception of the foster parents have on the decisions to continue doing foster care. The results showed that the foster parents perceived 'supporting the internal system of the foster child' and 'supporting the external system of the foster child' as the roles of foster parents, whereas 'fortifying the foster care system' and 'maintaining liaison with birth parents' were the roles of foster care agencies. It was also found that foster parents' strong role perception, higher levels of satisfaction towards education on the part of foster parents, and the number of children from the previous marriage had statistically significant positive effects on the decisions to continue foster care. The author argues that clear definitions of roles are needed for both foster parents and foster care agencies. Finally, the role of foster care agencies needs to be strengthened and supported.

• 아동학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.157-174
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• 2008

This study used the person-oriented approach to explore differences in narrative representations of 97 4-, 5- and 6-year old children (30 foster care, 40 biological family, 17 adopted). Using the MacArthur Story Stem Battery (Bretherton et al., 1990), observations were made to obtain children's narrative representations of content themes and performances. Descriptive statistics, ANOV A and hierarchical cluster analyses were performed. The results of this study were that : (1) Biological family children showed more empathy/helping representations. Foster care children and adopted children showed more anxious representations, and foster care children showed more dysregulated aggression. (2) Four clusters of foster care and adopted children and five clusters of family biological children were found.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.141-159
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• 2006

It is generally blown that foster children often have special needs such as disability and psycho-behavioral problems. It is also known that foster parents will provide better care with those children when they are coping well with foster children with special needs. The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions foster parents have and what factors affect their decisions to care for children with special needs. Literature review reveals that successful foster parent care is related to the foster parents' motivation, role perception, and social support systems. foster parents' motivation is related to 'altruism toward foster child', 'the egocentrism of the foster parent', 'previous experience with adoption' and 'the past experiences of the foster parent'. Role perceptions of the foster parent consist of 'supporting the internal system of the foster child' and 'supporting the external system of the foster child'. The social support system is characterized as the limited notions of a family oriented concept. In addition, a foster parent's decision to look after special-needs children is related to their motivation while the decision to foster disabled children is related to the levels of available social support systems as well as motivation. The results of the study implies that the motivation level and that of social support system are closely related to different aspects of the special-needs foster child; this factor should also be considered when recruiting foster parents or placing special needs children.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.131-148
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• 2003

This study investigated family foster care characteristics according to types of foster parents-surrogate, kin, general parents and predicting factors of foster children's adjustability to new environment. Participants were 618 cases of foster parents in 17 areas of the country through stratified sampling. It was found that the surrogate foster parent, tends to be older, received less education, has lower income, and is in poor health, as opposed to kin parents or general foster parents. There were significant effects of foster parent's age, living arrangement, income, education, consideration of foster child, and the periods of foster care experience as well as child's sex, contact of biological parents on emotional, behavioral, and family relational adjustment of the foster children.

• 한국아동복지학
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• 제40호
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• pp.73-107
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• 2012

이 연구의 목적은 위탁아동을 입양한 부모의 양육경험을 이해하고자 하는 것이다. 연구목적을 달성하기 위하여, 이 연구에서는 요보호아동을 위탁하여 보호하다가 입양한 사례들을 접촉하여 개별적으로 면접을 진행하였으며, 이를 통해 수집한 자료들을 가지고 사례 내 분석과 사례 간 분석을 실시하였다. 네 사례에서 수집한 자료들을 개별적으로 분석하여 사례별로 중요한 이슈들을 파악하였으며, 전체 사례들에서 나타나는 공통적인 주제들을 발견하여 기술하였다. 분석결과로 나타난 주제는 '특별한 만남: 우연, 인연, 필연', '이미 내 아이', '사소하지만 본질적인 차이', '사회적 지원의 단절: 잃은 것과 얻을 수 있는 것', '숨길 수 없는 진실, 숨겨야 하는 진실', '가족의 운명' 등이었다. 이러한 연구결과를 근거로, 위탁아동 입양가족들의 적응을 돕기 위한 정책과 실천 지침들을 제언하였으며, 연구의 한계를 극복하고 더 풍부한 정보를 확보하기 위해 필요한 후속연구들에 대해서도 제언하였다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.53-72
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to understand the meaning and nature of long term boarding care of children provided by grandparents in surrogate foster homes. Data were collected from 10 children 15 to 18 years of age by in depth interviews and observation from May 2007 to July 2007. Analysis of data was by the phenomenological analytic method of Giorgi(1970). Seven essential themes were extracted: (1) ambivalence about being labeled "family headed by a child," (2) recognition of the burden to grandparents with appreciation for their care, (3) resentment and yearning for parents, (4) economic hardship, (5) discord with grandparents, (6) maladjustment to school life, and (7) overcoming such obstacles as poor economic conditions and loneliness.

• 아동학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.59-72
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• 2005

This study used secondary data of the Illinois Subsidized Guardianship Waiver Demonstration, Chicago Public Schools and administrative data of the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services. Multiple regression analysis was the main statistical method. Results revealed a positive effect of foster parents' expectations on educational achievement of foster children without disabilities. Among types of educational involvement, 'direct educational activities' showed a positive effect on math and 'supervision reported by children' showed a positive effect on reading achievement. Among indices of the quality of relationship: the presence of kinship ties, permanence achievement, and level of affection between foster parents and children, only level of affection had a significant positive association with both math and reading achievement.

• 아동학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.185-203
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• 2017

Objective: The present study examined the perspectives of grandparents raising their grandchildren in an attempt to better understand grandparents' child-rearing experience while providing kinship foster care to their primary-grade grandchildren. Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight grandparents who have raised one or two primary-grade (ages 8-10) grandchildren using a qualitative approach. Results: First, the participants viewed the reason for their kinship foster care as a failure for caring for their own children and accepted the present grandparent-care provision as their responsibility. Second, the participants communicated constant struggles with their own health and grandchild-care as well as positive/negative emotions associated with the care provision. Third, most of the participants did not fully understand the developmental needs of their primary-grade grandchildren. Fourth, the participants articulated concerns for their primary-grade grandchildren's learning, peer interactions, school adjustment, and extra-curricular activities. Lastly, the participants all agreed on hoping to raise grandchildren with good personality traits as members of a society and to have them fill the gap from the loss of their parents. Conclusion: Although most participants accepted the current circumstances as their obligation, they still noted difficulties in child-care provision. Given the developmental needs of grandchildren and the resource needs of grandparents, proper and continuous intervention approaches should be developed/provided.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.279-294
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• 2024

The purpose of this study was to synthesize and interpret the findings of previous qualitative studies that investigated the lived experiences of Korean emerging adults who aged out of the foster care system. Based on our selection criteria, we extracted and analyzed 14 papers that were published between 2010 to 2023. Our meta-synthesis found that the emerging adults' life world consisted of seven domains: family experience, life tasks, education and work, financial issues, home and family, interpersonal relationships, and psychological and emotional issues. We restructured the emerging adults' lived experiences using van Manen's concepts of lived time, lived space, lived things, lived self-other, and lived body. Our meta-synthesis revealed that these emerging adults experienced multidimensional difficulties due to shortcomings of formal and informal social support after aging out of the foster care system. Their difficulties accumulated in their interaction with lived time. Based on the level of their accumulated difficulties, we categorized the emerging adults into stable, struggling, and isolated groups. However, it is important to note that many of them adapted to their own life world and strived to move forward. This qualitative meta-synthesis provides a comprehensive understanding and new interpretation of emerging adults who transition from foster care to independent living in the context of Korea.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.85-119
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• 2011

본 연구는 가정위탁 아동 친부모들의 경험과 생애과정을 살펴보고 가정위탁아동들의 가정복귀를 도울 수 있는 실천적 논의와 방안을 제시하고자 하는 목적에서 수행되었다. 연구는 근거이론방법으로 접근했다. 본 연구에는 자녀를 가정위탁한 친부모 20명이 참여했다. 자료는 심층면담 수행과 문서기록 수집을 통해 구성했다. 자료는 Strauss와 Corbin(1998)이 제시한 방법에 따라 분석했다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 개방코딩에서는 143개의 개념, 34개의 하위범주, 13개의 개념이 도출되었다. 축코딩 결과는 다음과 같다. 인과적 조건은 「자기비하」, 「스스로 부여한 낙인」, 「사회적 편견」으로 나타났다. 현상은 「잉여인간으로서의 삶」, 「세상에서 겉돌기」로 나타났다. 맥락적 조건은 「생활기반의 붕괴」, 「패배적 숙명주의」로 나타났다. 중재적 조건은 「지지체계의 작동」, 「모성본능」으로 나타났다. 작용/상호작용은 「외눈감기」와 「흩어진 조각 맞추기」로 나타났다. 결과는 「세상을 향한 재비상」과 「체념의 고착」으로 나타났다. 연구자들은 범주들을 관통하는 핵심범주로 「존재의 부채를 지고 세상의 벽넘기」로 상정했다. 연구참여자들의 생애유형은 「현실도전형」, 「현상유지형」, 「현실외면형」으로 분류했다. 최종적으로 가정위탁 친부모들의 가정재건을 지원할 수 있는 사회복지차원에서의 실천방안을 제시했다.