A Qualitative Study on Planning Experiences of Dreams and Vision of the Poor Youth

빈곤청소년의 꿈과 미래 설계경험에 대한 연구

The aim of this qualitative study was to explore and understand the planning experiences of dreams and vision of the youths living in poorer area, from their own perspectives. The contents of their dreams and vision, and the preparation process to realize them and their realistic expectation for the future were experientially and systematically explored by qualitative methods. The participants were middle school students living in poorer neighborhood, recruited from 24 social work agencies under the umbrella of World Visions Korea. Focused group interviews were carried out in 24 World Visions agencies. The collected data was analyzed according to the content analysis methods. The results showed that the poor youths' dreams and vision were molded by their real experiences and continuously updated or frustrated by personal interaction with surrounding environment. It was also verified that poor youths were experiencing great difficulties in materializing their vision into practical careers due to the scarcity of emotional and financial support. Therefore, we suggest that direct and indirect social support should be provided to boost their interest in dreams and future, and that participation-oriented career guidance programs should be vitalized to help them to overcome their environmental obstacles.

본 연구는 빈곤청소년의 꿈과 미래 설계경험을 탐색하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 연구 수행을 위해 빈곤청소년을 참여자로 선정하여 월드비전 산하의 전국 24개 기관에서 초점집단면접을 진행하였다. 연구 결과 빈곤청소년의 꿈은 경험을 통해 형성되고 주변과의 상호작용을 통해 확장되거나 축소되는 것으로 나타났다. 빈곤청소년은 정서적 및 물질적 지원의 부족으로 인해 꿈의 형성과 발전, 진로 준비로의 구체화 과정에서 어려움을 경험하였고 그 과정에서 주체적으로 노력하는 역량과 가능성도 보여주었다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 빈곤청소년의 꿈과 미래에 대한 관심 제고의 필요성 및 체험지향적 진로지도 프로그램의 활성화를 제언하였다.