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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2022.10.1.157

Changes in the Global Citizenship of Participants in Overseas Volunteer Activities for University Students  

Song, Byung-Chul (Crossbio Lab)
Kim, Min-Kyung (Dept. of Health and Medical Administration, Dongju College)
Oh, Chang-Seok (Dept. of Healthcare Management, Youngsan University)
Shin, Soo-Jin (Dept. of Psychiatry, Seoul National University)
Han, Jin-A (Dept. of Prevention Medicine and Public health, Ajou University School of Medicine)
Kim, Soo-Jeong (Dept. of Health Administration, Dongseo University)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.10, no.1, 2022 , pp. 157-168 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the overseas volunteer activities of university students on changes in global citizenship. Methods : This study was conducted as a one-group pre-posttest design. The study's subjects were students who participated in the 37th World Friends Korea Youth Volunteer Corps in 2018. Among them, 158 students who completed the survey were included in the analysis. The tool for measuring global citizenship was comprised of knowledge, skill, attitude, and willingness to practice. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 program, and the statistical significance was set to p<.05. Results : Among the study's participants, there were 123 females (77.85 %). By grade, there were the most juniors, with 68 (43.04 %). There were 53 (33.55 %) seniors, 28 (18.35 %) sophomores, and eight freshmen (5.06 %). Among all participants, 52.53 % had experience in global citizenship education, and 63.92 % had experience in activities related to global citizenship. Because of analyzing the changes in global citizenship before and after overseas volunteer activities, "skill" increased the most, from 3.51±.65 points to 4.34±.56 points (p< .001). Due to analyzing changes in global citizenship before and after overseas volunteerism, the knowledge and attitude of freshmen were statistically significantly positive, with 1.17± 1.23 (p=.011) and 1.41±1.22 (p=.008), respectively. Participants with global citizenship experience had a significant change in attitude (p=.018). Conclusion : It was confirmed that the overseas volunteer activities of undergraduate students in the university brought a positive change to global citizenship. Providing opportunities for global citizenship education and activities in elementary, middle, and high schools in the future will maximize the effects of overseas volunteer activities to improve global citizenship.
Keywords
global citizenship; overseas volunteer activities; skill; attitude; university students;
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