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A Study of Chinese Student Adaptation to Korean Universities and Level of Satisfaction with University Life

중국인 유학생의 대학생활 적응과 대학생활 만족도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • 김종원 (동의대학교 경영정보학과) ;
  • 김은정 (동의대학교 경영정보학과)
  • Received : 2019.08.10
  • Accepted : 2019.08.23
  • Published : 2019.08.30
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Abstract

The landscape of the education market is changing. As part of efforts to deal with the decrease of a school-age population in Korea, Korean universities and colleges are endeavoring to attract foreign students. Chinese students, the largest share of foreign university students in Korea, are becoming an important element at Korean universities and colleges. Chinese students face various kinds of difficulties while trying to cope with new environments in the country. This study aims to analyze the impact of academic factors and psychological factors of Chinese students on the level of adaptation to university life and their satisfaction with it. Data on 128 Chinese students attending D University located in Busan were collected and a path analysis was conducted using partial least squares (PLS) regression. Research results are as follows. First, professors as an academic factor and the level of interest of university staff have significant impact on the level of adaptation to university life while Korean language proficiency does not have significant impact on the level of adaptation to university life. Second, homesickness as a psychological factor is correlated to the level of adaptation to university life with significance while acculturative stress is not correlated to it. Third, the level of adaptation to university life is correlated to the level of satisfaction with university life. Based on these findings, the significance, limitations and future directions of this study are discussed.

시대의 변화에 따라 교육 시장의 모습도 변화하고 있다. 국내 대학들은 학령인구의 감소에 따른 위기극복의 방안으로 외국인 유학생을 유치하기 위한 노력을 기울이고 있다. 우리나라 유학생 중 가장 큰 비중을 차지하고 있는 중국인 유학생은 우리나라 대학에서 주요한 학생 구성원이 되고 있다. 중국인 유학생은 본국을 떠나 새로운 환경에 적응하면서 다양한 어려움에 직면하게 된다. 본 연구는 중국인 유학생들의 학업적 요인과 정서적 요인이 대학생활 적응도와 대학생활 만족도에 미치는 영향을 검증하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 부산소재 4년제 D대학에 재학중인 중국인 유학생 128명을 대상으로 자료를 수집하였으며, 자료분석은 PLS(Partical least squares)을 사용하여 경로분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 학업적 요인인 교수 요인과 교직원의 관심정도는 대학생활 적응도에 유의한 영향을 미쳤으나, 한국어 구사 능력은 대학생활 적응도에 유의한 영향을 나타내지 않았다. 둘째, 정서적 요인인 향수병은 대학생활 적응도에 유의한 영향을 나타냈으나, 문화적응 스트레스는 대학생활 적응도에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 대학생활 적응도는 대학생활 만족도에 유의한 영향이 입증되었다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 본 연구의 의의와 한계점 및 향후 연구 방안에 대해 논의하였다.

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