• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2012

This study determines the factors that contribute to the sense of self-identity for children from multicultural and rural families and provides a systematic understanding of individual self-identity. It also provides implications on how parents, teachers, and professionals can approach their role when instructing and rearing children of different sociocultural backgrounds. The subjects consist of the 310 children from multicultural families (Korean fathers and immigrant mothers) residing in South Korea and 280 children from rural families with similar conditions to those in multicultural families in North Jeolla Province South Korea. The sense of self-identity and maternal parenting behavior were perceived differently by children of multicultural and rural families, whose sense of self-identity was affected by school satisfaction and maternal parenting behavior.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.881-904
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• 2012

이 연구는 농촌 다문화 초등학교 학생들의 발달 과정에서 매우 중요한 사회적지지 및 부모-자녀간의 의사소통과 정서지능과의 관계를 파악하고 이러한 변인들이 일반 및 다문화가정 학생 간에 차이가 있는지를 확인하고자 하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 사회적지지, 개방적 의사소통 및 정서지능 간에는 유의미한 정적 상관관계가 있었으며, 반면 정서지능과 부모-역기능적 의사소통과는 유의미한 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 둘째, 사회적지지, 부모-자녀 간 의사소통, 정서지능은 농촌소규모 다문화초등학교 일반가정 및 다문화가정 학생 간에 차이가 없었다. 셋째, 회귀분석 결과 농촌다문화 초등학교 학생들의 정서지능은 친구지지와 가족지지가 예측변인으로 나타났다.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.73-99
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• 2011

As multicultural family gradually increased, our society is changing towards multicultural society. This study tried to identify the factors related with social distance of adolescent of multicultural family. The participants were 568 middle school students living in S city, D and H county in Chungnam province. Data for the study were analyzed by frequency, mean comparison, correlation and regression analysis. The study results were summarized as follows. First, there were significant differences in social distance according to gender, school record, and place of residence. Second, there were significant differences in social distance according to degree of intimacy between general adolescents. Third, as a result of correlation analysis, the lower self-esteem was, the lower value orientation was, the lower cultural diversity was; the higher social distance is. Accordingly, social distance for adolescents had negative correlations with self-esteem, value orientation, and cultural diversity. Fourth, variables affecting social distance were gender, school record, family composition, place of residence, friend from multicultural family, intention to be a friend, experience of overseas travel, self-esteem, value orientation, cultural diversity. Among them, intention to be a friend was a main predictor.

• 아동학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.47-64
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• 2014

This study was conducted with the aim of examining the acculturation process of children and parents from multicultural families, which can affect the self-esteem of the children concerned. The participants from each family consisted of the fathers, mothers, and school-age children of 179 households. The results of this study reveal the following: (1) First, the multicultural children scored higher than the average in self-esteem in most areas except school life. Furthermore, the children and parents had a comparatively positive attitude toward acculturation (2) Second, the children's level of self-esteem had significant correlations only with the acculturation of mothers as opposed to fathers. (3) Third, the impacts of acculturation of the children and their parents on the children's self-esteem followed different patterns according to the sub-areas of self-esteem. Specifically, the self-esteem for overall self-value and family relations rose when the multicultural acceptance attitude of mothers was high. However, area of peer relations was affected only by the acculturation of children. The area concerning school life was high when the mother-culture propagation attitude of mothers was low.

• 한국교육논총
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.89-123
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• 2022

본 연구는 이주배경 학생 밀집초등학교에서 다문화교육 업무를 담당하는 교사의 경험을 탐색하여 이를 토대로 교육정책 시사점을 도출하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구를 위하여 농촌지역 2개 군에 위치한 9개 학교의 교원 15명을 심층면담하였다. 연구결과 이주배경 학생 밀집초등학교에서 다문화교육 업무를 담당하는 교사조차 체계적인 다문화교육을 받은 경우는 찾아보기 어려웠고, 가용한 자료의 부족으로 어려움을 겪고 있으며, 한국어를 모국어로 하지 않는 학생 및 학부모와의 소통에 긴박한 지원 필요를 느끼고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이주배경 학생에 대한 정확한 자료확보의 어려움도 확인되었다. 이상의 연구결과를 토대로 예비 및 현직 교사를 대상으로 하는 체계적인 다문화교육, 학교 한국어교육 자료 개선 및 통합교육 자료 보급, 일반교과 내용의 수정과 개선 등을 제안하였다. 또한, 학교 한국어교육 전담인력의 육성과 배치를 통해 한국어를 모국어로 하지 않는 학생 및 학부모와의 체계적인 소통지원 방안 마련, 이주배경 학생에 대한 정확한 실태파악 대책 등의 다문화교육정책 개선방안을 제안하였다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.27-40
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• 2016

본 연구는 미래 결혼이민 여성의 간호를 담당할 간호 대학생들의 다문화에 대한 지식과 결혼이민 여성을 어떻게 생각하는지 그들의 태도를 확인하고, 다문화에 대한 지식과 결혼이민 여성에 대한 태도의 상관성을 파악하기 위해 연구를 실시하였다. 연구 대상자는 병원에 임상실습을 한 간호 대학생을 대상으로 하였으며 전라남도, 경기도, 서울특별시에 소재한 간호대학에 재학 중인 3, 4학년 220명을 대상으로 설문조사 방식으로 조사하였다. 결과적으로 간호 대학생의 다문화에 대한 지식은 13점 만점에 8.10점(${\pm}2.01$)으로 이를 100점으로 환산하면 62.4점 높게 나타났으며, 결혼이민 여성에 대한 태도는 전체 문항 평균이 5점 만점에 2.45점(${\pm}0.46$)으로 나타났으며, 하부영역별로 편견이 가장 낮았으며, 관심도, 신뢰도, 영향력, 배타감의 순으로 나타났다. 다문화에 대한 지식은 연령이 유의한 인자로 나타났으며 결혼이민 여성에 대한 태도는 연령, 거주 지역, 해외여행 경험 유무와 해외 체류경험 정도가 유의한 인자로 나타났다. 다문화에 대한 지식과 결혼이민 여성에 대한 태도는 정의 상관관계로 나타났으며 하부영역별로 신뢰성, 관심도, 수용, 영향력은 정적 상관관계, 배타감은 부적 상관관계로 나타났다. 간호 대학생의 결혼이민 여성에 대한 태도를 향상시키기 위해서는 외국어 능력을 함양하고 지속적으로 다문화를 경험할 수 있는 다문화 교육 프로그램 개발에 대한 안을 제언함으로써 실질적이며 효과적인 교육내용을 개발하는 것이 필요하다. 하지만 본 연구 결과만으로 연구 결과를 일반화 하는데 한계가 있으므로 연구대상 및 지역을 확대한 반복 연구 진행을 제언한다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.355-369
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• 2014

The in-law relationship traditionally plays a major role in Korean marriages and families because parents-in-law prefer to stay with their son under the same roof. The recent spike in the number of intercultural matches in South Korea may be provoking changes in the traditional family experience. The object of this qualitative study was to explore the contextual factors causing conflicts between mothers-in-law and their daughters-in-law in multicultural families. Six mother and daughter in-law dyads from rural areas of South Korea were recruited and interviewed. We found that the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law had had different motives for the marriage at first. Five major themes emerged from the analysis of the dyadic interviews: the conflicts of the participants were embedded in the alternative family formation, in financial strains and the power structure, barriers in communication, cultural insensitivity and conflicts between value systems, as well as in role conflicts due to differing role expectations and hegemony. In conclusion, the authors of this study suggest that increasing cultural sensitivity and communication skills in immigrant daughter-in-law an Korean mother-in-law relationships will be crucial for a healthy in-law relationship. The need for the availability of Multicultural Family Centers' services in the community was highlighted. In order for mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law to form positive relationships, it is important to facilitate a variety of easily accessible educational programs in the community focusing on fostering the mother-in-law's understanding of the daughter-in-law's perspective.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.51-70
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• 2013

The purpose of the study was to analyze the determinants on the absence of after-school care among elementary students. This study is based on the National Children and Youth Panel Survey(2010) data and analyzed through Binary Logit Model and Multinominal Logit Model. The Following results were obtained: First, school grades, the number of siblings, mother's education, family type by parental employment, family structure, family type by parental nativity, and family income, all affected the absence of after-school care. Second, the absence days of after-school care was affected by different factors. 1day-2days a week in absence of after-school was more likely to increase among children with more siblings and an older father. On the other hand, spending over 3-4days a week without after-school care was more likely to increase among mothers with lower education, dual-earner families, multicultural families, lower family incomes, small cities and rural areas. Based on the results of this study, we agree with the generalization and the diversification of after-school care policy for elementary school students.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.471-480
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• 2011

Our previous studies have demonstrated the inadequate nutritional status of Vietnamese female marriage immigrants in Korea. Major possible reasons include food insecurity due to economic problems as well as a lack of adjustment to unfamiliar Korean foods and limited access to Vietnamese foods; however, no study has investigated food insecurity among such intermarried couples. This study was performed to investigate the prevalence of food insecurity in Korean-husband-Vietnamese-wife couples and to determine whether they exhibit an intrahousehold discrepancy regarding food insecurity. A cross-sectional analysis of the Cohort of Intermarried Women in Korea study was performed with 84 intermarried couples. Among the 84 Vietnamese immigrants, 48.8% and 41.7% had food insecurity due to economic problems and a lack of foods appealing to their appetite, respectively. There was a marked discrepancy in reporting food insecurity between Vietnamese wives (22.6-38.1%) and their Korean husbands (6.0-15.5%). Vietnamese wives were five and two times more food-insecure due to economic problems and no foods appealing to their appetite, respectively, than their Korean spouses. A follow-up study is needed to investigate the causes of this discrepancy and ways of reducing food insecurity among female marriage immigrants living in low-income, rural communities.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5349-5357
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• 2015

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer mortality among women of all ethnic and age groups in Malaysia. Delay in seeking help for breast cancer symptoms is preventable and by identifying possible factors for delayed diagnosis, patient prognosis and survival rates could be improved. Objectives: This narrative review aimed to understand and evaluate the level of in-depth breast cancer knowledge in terms of clinical breast examination and breast self-examination, and other important aspects such as side-effects and risk factors in Malaysian females. Since Malaysia is multicultural, this review assessed social perceptions, cultural beliefs and help-seeking behaviour in respect to breast cancer among different ethnic groups, since these may impinge on efforts to 'avoid' the disease. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive literature search of seven databases was performed from December 2015 to January 2015. Screening of relevant published journals was also undertaken to identify available information related to the knowledge, perception and help-seeking behaviour of Malaysian women in relation to breast cancer. Results: A total of 42 articles were appraised and included in this review. Generally, women in Malaysia had good awareness of breast cancer and its screening tools, particularly breast self-examination, but only superficial in-depth knowledge about the disease. Women in rural areas had lower levels of knowledge than those in urban areas. It was also shown that books, magazines, brochures and television were among the most common sources of breast cancer information. Delay in presentation was attributed mainly to a negative social perception of the disease, poverty, cultural and religion practices, and a strong influence of complementary and alternative medicine, rather than a lack of knowledge. Conclusions: This review highlighted the need for an intensive and in-depth breast cancer education campaigns using media and community health programmes, even with the existing good awareness of breast cancer. This is essential in order to avoid misconceptions and to frame the correct mind-set about breast cancer among women in Malaysia. Socio-cultural differences and religious practices should be taken into account by health care professionals when advising on breast cancer. Women need to be aware of the risk factors and symptoms of breast cancer so that early diagnosis can take place and the chances of survival improved.