An Ethnographic Case Study on the Meaning of an Employer Supported Educare Center : Focus on Lives of Working Mothers

직장보육시설의 의미에 관한 문화기술적 사례 연구 - 취업모의 삶을 중심으로 -

This study focused on the lives of working mothers in its examination of the meaning of an employer supported educare center. Ethnographic methods including participant observation, in-depth interview, and the analysis of documents were used for the case study at D educare center where management has been entrusted to K University. Results showed that employer supported educare center had significant meanings in the lives of working mothers. Meanings consisted of stories about relieving time conflicts, adapting themselves to life space, putting confidence in the educare center, and organizing community. Meanings gained from this study suggest that D educare center could be a model for employer supported educare centers focused on the lives of working mothers.