• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2014

The study investigated the effects of reading intervention to enhance reading fluency for children from low-income families. The participants were 20 children from low-income families who are in grades 1 to 3. To qualify for participation in this study, all children had to score below 30 % ile on the Receptive vocabulary Test of the Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary Test or the Word reading fluency of the Korean Language-Based Reading Assessment. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (n=10) or control (n=10) group. The intervention group participated in the individualized intervention program using the guided repeated reading and the corrective feedback strategies. The results showed that participants in the intervention group performed better on reading fluency than those in the control group after participating in the intervention program. Specifically, guided repeated reading with corrective feedback strategies produced significant improvement on generalization to unpracticed passages as well as practiced passages. The results of this study suggest that guided repeated reading with corrective feedback is effective for enhancing reading fluency for children in Korea. Further study is needed in order to develop language-specific reading intervention.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.613-622
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate infants' development, parenting characteristics, and the infants' daily routines by monthly family income, and examine variables related to infants' development. The 2010 data of the panel study on Koreans were used. The sample for this analysis was 1,802 children aged 21-23 months and their parents. The data were analyzed with ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis with SPSS version 18.0. The results were as follows: First, the development of infants differed by the family income. Infants' communication and problem solving skills in families with an income at the 25th percentile or below was lower than those above the 25th percentile. Second, parenting characteristics differed by family income. In the lower income group, the mother's parenting stress was highest, but the father's parenting time on weekends was lowest. Third, the most frequent activity of infants differed by family income. Playing with friends or caregivers was lowest, but watching TV and videos was highest in the lower income family group. Fourth, there was a relation among infants' development (communication and fine motor skills) and parenting characteristics (mother's parenting style, stress, and father's parenting time on weekends), and the infants' daily routines (playing with friends or caregivers). Fine motor development was affected by playing with a caregiver.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.103-118
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• 2010

본 연구는 복지개혁이후 어떻게 저소득층 가정이 그들의 보육요구에 대응하고 있는 가를 질적 접근을 통하여 연구하였다. 본 연구는 연구 초기 생계지원금을 받던 22명의 저소득층 가정의 어머니들을 6개월마다 가정방문 하여 인터뷰를 한 장기적 연구 자료를 토대로 본 연구는 이전 연구에서 잘 다루어지지 않았던 빈곤아동들의 삶을 생애사적 접근으로 조명하였다. 일반적인 보육사용의 흐름, 저소득층 아동이 갖게 되는 보육과 관련된 특별한 조건들에 관한 심층적인 분석과 함께 저소득층 장애아동의 보육과 관련된 요인들도 심층적으로 분석하여 제시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 공적지원과 더불어 사회적 지원망을 통한 비용부담이 적고 양질의 보육서비스를 제시하는 접근방법이 저소득층 가정의 자생력을 키우는 하나의 좋은 방안이 될 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.255-263
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• 2011

본 연구는 무료급식소를 이용하는 아동의 가족유형에 따른 아동의 영양지식, 식습관 및 영양섭취상태를 파악하고 나아가 가족유형에 따른 차이를 비교, 분석하였다. 조사대상아동의 식습관은 아침 결식률이 매우 높게 나타났고, 특히 양부모 가정 아동보다 한부모 가정 아동의 경우 세끼를 모두 챙겨먹지 않는 비율이 유의적으로 높았다. 가족 유형별 영양지식점수 차이는 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 성별에 따른 영양지식점수는 차이를 보여서 철분의 기능에 대한 문항에 대해 한부모 가정 저학년 여학생들의 정답율이 남학생들보다 더 높았다. 양부모 가정에서도 단백질과 물의 기능, 영양소 필요량의 문항에 대해 저학년 여학생들의 정답율이 남학생들보다 더 높았다. 각 영양소 섭취량은 가족유형, 성별, 학년에 따른 유의적 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 식이섭유소, 엽산, 칼슘의 섭취량은 모든 어린이들에 있어서 권장량보다 낮았으며 반면 나트륨의 섭취량은 권장량의 3배이상으로 높았다. 이상의 연구 결과를 살펴보면 양부모 가정 아동보다 한부모 가정 아동의 식습관 및 영양섭취상태가 좋지 못한 경향으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 한부모 가정 아동을 위한 영양 교육과 영양 지원 프로그램 개발을 위한 정부와 각 기관의 관심과 인적, 물적 지원이 필요함을 시사하고 있다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.199-212
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• 2008

Relationships between parents' home literacy attitudes in low-income families and children's emergent literacy were studied with 107 children 4- and 5-years of age and their parents. Instruments were Kim and Kwon's (2006) questionnaire about parents' literacy attitudes, the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised(Kim et al., 1995) and the Concepts About Print(CAP; Kim & Kim, 2004). Results showed that parents of younger children were positive about reading books; parents of older children were positive about reading instruction. More positive parental feelings about reading and higher frequencies of reading with the child were related to children's higher vocabulary scores. Children's CAP was positively related with amount of parents' reading instruction, home literacy resources, and number of child's books in the home.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.37-49
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• 2011

This article addresses potential barriers to sustained employment for rural low-income mothers. Drawing from a two panel longitudinal sample of 240 families from the Rural Families Speak project, it examines the extent to which human capital and family factors were related to these mothers' ability to be employed. Comparisons are made between mothers, who over a three-year period, were continuously unemployed, intermittently employed, or stably employed. Many of these rural low-income mothers faced multiple individual and family barriers that impacted their labor force participation. Notably food insecurity, mental health, caring for a young child, housing, and a family history of welfare were associated with less stable employment. The implications for public policy and service delivery are discussed.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.189-198
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the We Start center visiting intervention program on the positive changes in the developmental areas and literacy interests of young children from low-income families. The subjects were 195 young children (109 in the experimental group, M=71.7 months; 86 in the control group, M=73.3 months) living in We Start areas (Ansan, Gwangmyeong, and Suwon cities) of Gyeonggi-do. The We Start center visiting intervention programs were conducted for 30-34 weeks in each city, and pre-tests and post-tests were conducted before and after the intervention programs. The instruments used were the developmental checklist and the literacy interests test The developmental checklist consisted of 7 domains (personality & sociality; language, reading, & writing; scientific thinking; mathematical thinking; arts; social learning; and physical development). The literacy interests test consisted of 2 factors (interest in literacy and interaction during activity). The scores on the developmental checklist showed positive changes in several domains (personality & social development; language, reading, & writing ability; scientific thinking; and social learning), but not in mathematical thinking, arts, and physical development. Second, the results of the literacy interests test showed positive effects on interaction during activity and the total score. In conclusion, the We Start center visiting program for young children from low-income families is an effective early intervention program to end the intergenerational transference of poverty in Korea.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.679-688
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• 2011

Using data from an ongoing study of 170 children aged 4-6 years in low-income families, this study tests how mothers' parenting behaviors and teacher-child relationship influences the adjustment to child-care centers of young children. The mothers' parenting behaviors were measured by the mothers of surveyed children, while the teacher-child relationship and children's adjustment were rated by teachers. Measurements were recorded from using the Iowa Parent Behavior Inventory(Crase et al. 1987), Student-Teacher Relationship Scale(Pianta et al. 1995) and the Adjustment to Child-care Centers Scale(Lee 2004). The collected data was analyzed by hierarchical regression using the SPSS Program. Results indicate that mothers' parenting behaviors in the low-income families controlled characteristics of children and are positively associated with one area of early school adjustment, learning readiness. In other words, mothers who are more involved and demonstrate supportive parenting, have children with better learning readiness. The teacher-child relationship is strongly related to all areas of children's adjustment. The interaction effect of parenting behaviors and the teacher-child relationship on children's learning readiness is observed. These results highlight the importance of the teacher-child closeness as well as the quality of parenting behaviors during the preschool period for the low-income family in improving early school adjustment.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.13-26
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• 1998

This study investigated first, socio-economic, residential characteristics, and values for future life among low-income family wives. Second, the relationship of these characteristics to the wives' stress was examined. The subjects were 249 mothers of urban low-income families whose children attended one of 20 daycare centers located in poor residential areas. The instruments included Social Network Scale, Home Stress Scale, and Occupation Stress Scale. Data were analyzed by means, standard deviations, frequencies, paired t-tests, and the stepwise multiple regressions. We found that a majority of the mothers and their husbands had high school educational status and simple labor or sales/service work status. They lived in rental houses or apartments. Their families of origin were a major source of emotional supports. Insufficient income for non-employed wives, long work hours and lack of free time for employed wives were a major stress. Levels of the wives' home-related job-related stress were negatively related to their own and their hudsbands' work status.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.233-265
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 물질적 궁핍의 측정 및 분석이 빈곤에 대한 다각적 이해에 유용할 뿐 아니라 빈곤층의 경제적 어려움 해소를 위한 대책 마련에도 주요한 정책적 시사를 제공할 수 있음에 주목하여, 한국사회 물질적 궁핍의 전반적 실태와 더불어 빈곤층의 물질적 궁핍의 양상 및 관련 영향 요인을 분석하고자 하였다. 분석에서 물질적 궁핍은 기본욕구 충족과 밀접히 관련된 음식(food), 주거(housing), 생활필수공공재(utilities), 의료서비스(medical care)에의 결핍 경험으로 정의, 측정하였으며, 분석자료로 한국복지패널조사자료를 활용하였다. 분석결과에서는, 물질적 궁핍을 경험한 가구의 비율은 전체의 17.0%로 나타나 최소수준의 기본욕구조차 충족치 못하는 가구들이 적지 않음을 확인할 수 있었다. 둘째, 소득계층 및 빈곤지위별 분포를 분석한 결과에서는 물질적 궁핍이 하위 소득계층(34.8%) 및 빈곤층(40.7%)에서 높게 경험되고 있지만, 중간 소득계층(18.0%) 및 비빈곤 차상위층(36.6%)에서도 적지 않게 경험되는 것으로 확인되었다. 셋째, 빈곤층을 대상으로 관련 요인들의 영향을 분석한 결과, 가구소득(욕구대비소득)은 별다른 영향이 없는 반면 소비지출 관련 요인(주거형태, 가족형태, 건강상태) 및 여타 경제적 자원(재산, 기초보장수급), 가구주의 취업지위 등은 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 소득빈곤의 분포와 물질적 궁핍의 분포가 일치하지 않음을 보여주어, 물질적 궁핍의 측면에 대한 분석이 한국사회 빈곤의 다면성을 파악함에 유용할 수 있음을 시사하여 준다. 또한, 빈곤층의 물질적 궁핍 실태와 양상은 국민기초생활보장제도에 대한 적극적 개선 및 보완이 요청됨을 시사하여 준다.