Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science (한국문헌정보학회지)
- Volume 21
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- Pages.103-140
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- 1991
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- 1225-598X(pISSN)
A Study on the Factors Affecting Career Patterns of Korean Female Librarians
한국 여성사서의 직력유형(職歷類型)에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구
Abstract
Knowledge about career patterns of women In any profession and about factors which influence these career patterns becomes increasingly necessary because of the influx of ever-increasing numbers of women into the labor force, and the need for the development and utilization of the creative productivity of women. This study alms to investigate Korean female librarians' overall career patterns and verify relevant factors which might affect to their career patterns. As an instrument, self-reported questionnaires were sent to 1,251 full-time Korean female librarians throughout the country with regular librarian's certificate, currently engaging in public, college or university, and special libraries. Based on the data gathered, the interrelationship between their career pattern inclination and its influential factors were examined through hypothesis testing. Major findings of the survey are outlined in the following: 1). Female librarians' career patterns were classified into five categories with the group represented as Categories-2 (single; wishes to continue working after marriage; places an emphasis on the sense of occupational accomplishment and social prestige) accounted for the highest proportion
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