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Research on Family Life Education Programs in Korea: A Content Analysis of Themes and Theories  

Lee, So-Young (Dept. of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Mancini, Jay A. (Dept. of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Ok, Sun-Wha (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Dept. of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University)
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International Journal of Human Ecology / v.7, no.2, 2006 , pp. 97-110 More about this Journal
Abstract
A conceptual framework, based on a curriculum model of family life education content, and on a schema for analyzing explicit use of theory, was developed to discern the substantive themes of programs and the role of theories in publications on programs for families in the Korean family studies literature. Seventy two journal articles published between 1990 and 2002 were analyzed. The results revealed that the Korean family life education programs dealt with the breadth of topics, but most particularly internal family dynamics and interpersonal relationships, and utilized theoretical concepts as input and output in a different level: explicit, implicit, or no use of theories. Implications for future research and practice in Korean family life education are discussed, including gaps in the substantive foci of programs, and aligning programs more closely with theory.
Keywords
family life education; ten areas in family life education; theories; level of theory use;
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