• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.6 no.2 s.12
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• pp.77-102
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• 2006

This paper analyzes shaping of the discourse of "avoidance of S&T" throughout 2002 in Korea and main ideas on it and argues that the Korean S&T community is not homogeneous. The Korean S&T community consists of many subgroups with different interest mainly according to the institutions where they work as well as their specialties, qualifications, and tasks. The discourse of avoidance of S&T" was begun with the first notice of the rapid decrease in applications of Korean SAT for S&T majors in the middle of 2001. The decrease was interpreted as a warning sign of the avoidance of S&T among teenagers and developed into the avalanche of discussions on the causes of such rapid decrease around the end of the year. However, through 2002, the "avoidance of S&T' was developed into a general policy agenda covering most of problems in S&T, not just a teenagers' issue any more. Many scientists and engineers claimed that their own difficulties and problems be the main causes of the "avoidance of S&T". In the name of measures to overcome the avoidance, they requested the government to solve their problems and to accept their demands. Those claims varied from group to group. Some of them were shared among all scientists and engineers; some of them were criticized by other groups with different interest in it; some of them did not get any attention of other groups. Scientists and engineers seemed to have no idea on cooperative strategy to draw positive response to their requests from the government.

• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.4 no.1 s.7
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• pp.111-140
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• 2004

The korean society confronts with social problems which are resulted from the rapid development of science and technology. While the governments politic has concentrated on the economic application of science and technology, various citizens groups have been organized to solve the social problems by themselves. Historically the so called citizens movement in the field of science and technology was formed with the influence of students movement in 1970s. The activities and the aim of the movement have changed in accordance with the state of the korean society. They pay more attention to the enhancement of citizens participation in the development of science and technology. This paper is intended to evaluate the role of the citizens organizations in terms of their participation in the policy-making, formation of alternative scientist and engineer. The practices of the organizations are classified in three periods which corresponds to the process of social movement in Korea. It is further attempted to suggest the future role of those organizations.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.15-26
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• 2012

Korea's S&T communities were expanded rapidly according to the development of science-based industry. But their economic positions is low despite of their social importance. It's one of the reasons why Korean teenagers avoid S&T. Today, the global economy is relying on science and technology. Human Resource of Science and Technology is a important factor of national development. Scientific technologists' community should find their suitable social positions. The purpose of this study is to identify various issues contributing to the current issues of scientific technologists society not wanting to social activities and further explore various strategies to encourage their higher activities in the society and economy area. This result is beginning stage and has lot of things to be settled. Also presents initiative for further development of scientific technologists society. Based on information and learning that are extracted from the attempts found in several cases of scientific technologists society over the world, the initiatives would pave the way for our scientific technologists society.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.30 no.2 s.333
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• pp.18-19
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• 1997

고도산업사회에서 전문가의 역할은 절대적이며 그 사회의 주체가 되어야 한다. 기술자는 자긍심을 갖고 현실에 참여해야 하며 협력하는 사회의 기초적인 역할을 감당해야 한다. 협력의 기초는 정직성과 근면성 그리고 신뢰성이라 할 수 있다.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.35 no.3 s.394
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• pp.44-47
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• 2002

반복되는 기구개편ㆍ구조조정 큰 걸림돌, 과학기술자 사회적역량 함양책 강구해야

• The Science & Technology
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• v.31 no.10 s.353
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• pp.14-15
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• 1998

• Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.12-23
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• 1978

• The Science & Technology
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• v.32 no.7 s.362
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• pp.16-17
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• 1999

60여개의 정부 출연연구소와 기업연구소가 몰려있는 대덕연구단지는 지난 1년 사이 5천여명의 연구인력이 희망 또는 명예퇴직으로 이곳을 떠났다. 밤새도록 불이 꺼지지 않던 대덕단지가 얄팍한 월급봉투, 끊어지는 연구비로 오후 5시반만 넘으면 연구원들이 빠져나가 어둡고 우울하다. 대덕단지에 근무하는 과학기술자 10명 가운데 8명이 연구소를 떠나고 싶다고 하는 현장을 가본다.

• Journal of Appropriate Technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.93-101
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• 2021

Scientists and engineers without borders (SEWB) was established on 2009 as the NGO having specialist groups to support the underprivileged in developing countries living in the isolated area and having water and sanitation problems. After the SDGs were suggested by the UN on 2016, activities are globally conducted by the nation, NGO and etc. to improve health and education of the underprivileged in developing countries. SEWB also have been conducted the projects in Korea and developing countries to reduce the gap of the infrastructure between the developed and developing countries and to help sustainable development in the developing countries by providing appropriate technology. In Korea, SEWB have been held international conference on appropriate technology (ICAT), lectures, and competitions for specialists and students. In developing countries including Cambodia and other 5 countries, SEWB have been provided water packages funded by iCOOP KOREA and volunteer opportunities. Since 2019, 'SEWB sustainable village development project' have been conducted in Bot Veng village, Cambodia to improve infrastructures on water, electricity, transportation, and agriculture by using desalination system, Solar Cow system, strengthened wooden bridge, and poultry farm, respectively. The developed solution for developing countries from SEWB could contribute to eliminate the water shortage and poverty.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.184-196
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to identify various issues contributing to the current issues of students not wanting to major in science and engineering. and further explore various strategies to encourage their higher education in the science and engineering area. The study administered survey on students' perception towards the science related profession including respondents' gender, grade, their attitude towards woman scientists, perception on the woman scientists, scientists as profession, their level of knowledge on the scientists, and if there is any they respect. The results indicated that overall perceptions on the scientists as career for high school students was positive, but there was more negative acceptance for the juniors since they are more concerned with their majors at the university: higher for students who are in the natural science area than the ones in the social science school since they are more directly related than others. The perception on the woman scientists and girls in the science and engineering majors was positive. However, there were some differences in the response level among the items. Among these, considering the job availability and conditions, the perception was more negative than the others. Also the result indicated that both boys and girls disagree that the science-related profession may be gender-inappropriate for girls due to physical and cognitive characteristics. Results also indicated the level of awareness among scientists, they had higher awareness for male scientists than that of the female, and also international ones than the national ones. And many girls did not have positive image of a successful woman scientists.