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Social Capital for Korean Immigrant Children's Education in the U.S.

미국 내 한국 이민자 자녀의 교육을 위한 사회적 자본

  • Park, Wonsoon (Department of Early Chilhood/Special Education, Seoul National University of Education) ;
  • Yun, Young Soon (Department of Early Chilhood Education, Gwangju National University of Education)
  • 박원순 (서울교육대학교 유아/특수교육과) ;
  • 윤영순 (광주교육대학교 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2014.03.14
  • Accepted : 2014.04.10
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

Social capital is an important resource for Korean immigrant children's successful school life in the U.S. because most immigrants are not familiar to new language and culture. However, immigrant parents and their children have limited ability to join and create social networks freely both inside and outside school. We, the researchers of this study, adopted qualitative research method: open-ended in-depth interview, coding and analysis based on grounded theory. The result of this study reveals that Korean immigrant parents utilize their coethnic networks in getting educational information and English plays important role in educational decision-making process of the parents.

대부분의 이민자들은 새로운 언어와 문화에 익숙하지 않기 때문에 미국의 한국 이민자 자녀들에게는 사회적 자본이 절실하다. 그러나 이민자 부모들과 그 자녀들은 학교 안팎에서 사회 관계망을 형성하는데 제한적일 수밖에 없다. 이 연구를 위해 연구자들은 개방적 심층면담과 근거이론에 기반한 자료의 코딩과 분석과 같은 질적연구 방법을 사용하였다. 연구 결과 한국 이민자 부모들이 동족 관계망을 형성해 교육적 정보를 획득하고 교육적 의사결정을 내린다는 것을, 그리고 영어가 이러한 교육적 의사결정에 중요한 영향을 미치는 것이 밝혀졌다.

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