• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.23-43
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• 2004

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of New Deal under the New Labour government in Britain and examines the nature of New Deal with respect to workfare. The time difference of five years after the New Deal was put into effect shows that New Deal has contributed not only to include the socially excluded groups such as the young unemployed, the long-term unemployed, single parents, and the disabled into the labour market, but also to decrease the amount of income-based benefits providing for working generation. It can be said that the nature of New Deal under the New Labour is near to human capital development model rather than labour force attachment model. New Deal provides the opportunity of policy learning for the countries which pursue the reform of social security system to moving welfare beneficiaries being able to work into jobs. Policy learning can be summed up as follows. First, imposing mutual responsibility and obligations on unemployed person should be accompanied by implementing active labour market programmes of education and job training. Second, the delivery system which administrates workfare programmes should be decentralized in a local society. The cooperation between local government and enterprisers will be critical in implementing various employment programmes and moving unemployed person into jobs. Third, the case management for individual participating in workfare programme is necessary. The personal adviser should continue to provide employment services for the unemployed until he or she get a job and enter the state of self-reliance. Finally, the workfare programme should be firmly backed by the political leadership in order to overcome the oppositions of beneficiary groups under the existing social security system.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.12
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• pp.494-502
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• 2017

This study examines how the Netherlands and Denmark lowered the increase in income inequality, at a period in time when income inequality in the world was deepening. This study investigates the level and trend of income inequality in the Netherlands and Denmark compared to those in Korea, the United States, Germany and Sweden. Using the method of the decomposition of changes in income inequality, this study identifies which factors are associated with the changes in inequality in these countries. It also explores which labor market policies mitigated inequality in these two countries. One of the major reasons for the reduction in earned income inequality in the Netherlands is the increased participation of women in economic activity through the increase in voluntary part-time working. In particular, the policies designed to promote equal treatment between full-time and non-regular workers contributed to the active participation of women in part-time work. Using active labor market policies, Denmark improved the proficiency of low skilled and low-wage workers, thereby alleviating the wage gap between high-income and low-income workers. Based on the experiences of the Netherlands and Denmark, this study discusses policy directions to mitigate income inequality in Korea.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.91-101
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• 2016

Using 1,419 lower-income group participating self-sufficiency program in Gangwon Province, this study investigated what would affect suicidal ideation of low-income. For the purpose showed significant differences in suicide ideation, as living status, subjective economic status, family friends neighbors contact frequency, using social services, chronic disease or not, drinking frequency, depression, the suicide of a family or someone close, suicide attempt by setting the independent variables was performed logistic regression analysis. The results showed that neighbors contact frequency, depression, the suicide of a family or someone close, suicide attempts affect suicidal ideation. It was an unusual result in lower-income group participating self-sufficiency program do not appear as factors affecting suicidal ideation. Based on the findings, this study provides suggestions to prevent suicide of lower-income and future research agenda.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.1-59
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• 2018

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a policy that supports low-income households financially as well as provides an economic incentive to participate in the labor market. Thus, estimating the causal effect of the policy on the labor force participation rate of low-income households is critical for the policy evaluation. In this paper, we exploit the variation in the eligibility to the EITC and the size of the benefit over several reforms of the EITC in South Korea since 2008 and estimate the impact on the participation in the labor market. Using data from four major household surveys, we find that the results are mixed; in some samples and specifications, we find that the effect is positive and statistically significant, while it is insignificant in others. The estimated effect is more likely to be positive and significant when we restrict the sample to the period before 2014. It is an important topic of future research whether the EITC's effect gets weaker because it is extended to cover the self-employed and beneficiaries of the National Basic Livelihood Security.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.13-22
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• 2015

This study used 286 men living without a spouse in the regions of Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam and Chungbuk to review the effects that expressive sexual coping behavior have on the prostitution attitude. During this process, the moderating effect of the factor, 'perception of crime deterrence', was verified. The data were analyzed using PASW Statistics 18.0.Major findings are as follows; First, the attitude towards prostitution found in study subjects was higher than average, showing that they had a positive perception. Second, factors affecting the attitude towards prostitution were identified to be education level, health status, employment status, social participation, sexual coping behavior, official and unofficial deterrence as part of crime deterrence. Third, official deterrence as part of crime deterrents appeared to have a moderating effect in the relation between sexual coping behavior and prostitution attitude. Based on these findings, the study presents practical measures to deter prostitution of spouseless men.

• 월간 기계설비
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• s.262
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• pp.48-52
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• 2012

기획재정부와 행정안전부는 계약 예규를 개정하고 지난 4월 2일부터 시행에 들어갔다. 기획재정부는 이번 계약예규 개정을 통해 등록기간 3년 미만 업체가 공동수급제에 참여할 경우 만점기준을 완화했고, 1억 이상 3억 미만 전문공사의 경우 만점기준이 발주금액에 대한 '3년 실적의 1/2배 이상'에서 '평가면제'로, 3억 이상 50억 미만 전문공사의 경우 '3년 실적의 2배 이상'에서 '1/2배 이상'으로 평가방법을 완화했다. 또한 발주기관에서 공공공사 예정가격을 산정할 경우 반드시 최신 표준품셈을 사용하도록 의무화했으며, 적정 노무비 보장 심사 강화 방안으로, 최저가낙찰제 공사에서 업체가 제출한 노무비가 발주기관에서 산정한 노무비의 80% 미만일 경우 탈락된다. 기획재정부는 이번 개정으로 시공경험이 부족하지만 기술력 등이 우수한 신설 중소 업체가 공공공사에 참여할 수 있는 기회가 늘어날 것으로 기대하고 있으며, 최저가낙찰 시 과다한 노무비 삭감 등으로 인한 건설 근로자 소득감소 및 내국인 건설업 기피 등을 막을 수 있을 것으로 기대하고 있다. 한편 행정안전부는 이번 계약예규 개정을 통해 지방자치단체 입찰 및 계약관련 예규를 현행 11개에서 2개로 통합했고, 지자체가 발주하는 50억원 이상~100억원 미만의 공사의 경우 참가자격 적격심사 항목 중 자산회전율 평가를 삭제했으며, 신용평가 등급을 완화해 지방 중소기업들의 입찰 참가 기회를 확대하기로 했다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.149-162
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to suggest implications for improving training performance by studying how the capacity of IPP workers and the characteristics of training programs affect the training performance through social support of employees. The study was conducted by distributing the online questionnaire to 270 IPP learning worker(of 9 university). As a result, it was found that the characteristics of the learning worker and the characteristics of training programs were positively related to the social support of the employees, and their social support was positively related to the training performance. The results of this study can contribute to the training performance when used as reference materials for selection of trainees and participating companies and development and operation of training courses. However, the limitation of this study is that the objectivity of the result is rather low by deriving the response centered on the recognition of the learning workers. In future studies, it is necessary to increase the objectivity of the results through three-dimensional cross-checks with training participants.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.111-125
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• 2012

The total fertility rate of our nation has been in the world's lowest level with constant falling since it reached an all-time low in 1983. The increase in economic participation of women, difficulties to balance work and family life, and traditional gender role and family norms in our society have been blamed for causing low birth rates. In addition, the current economic recession and increased polarization of wealth make it more difficult for working families to balance work and family life, resulting in lowering fertility rates. The Korean government has recently prepared the second five-year basic plan(2011-2015) to deal with low fertility and population ageing. The basic plan aims at providing support for working families in balancing work and family life and helping people ease the burden of marriage, childbirth, and raising their children. The work-family balance policies based on gender equality will do much to increase fertility rates in the future. In this context, this study examined current status and problems of balancing work and family life in our society, the Korean government and corporate policies for work-family balance, and the effects of policies on childbirth. Suggestions for future directions are presented.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.131-148
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to explore self-directed learning (SDL) in the workplace and to examine labor education in South Korea in order to draw the critical implications for legislation on trade union education (TUE). First, labor education in South Korea and its legal system were reviewed in a detailed way. Second, SDL in the workplace was closely analyzed from the perspectives of not only human resource development (HRD) but also adult education and lifelong learning. Third, based on the results of the comprehensive review, the implications of SDL in the workplace for worker-initiated labor education were discussed in terms of legislation on TUE in South Korea. Since legislation at the national level can promote workers' participation in TUE in the context of SDL for industrial democracy, TUE in South Korea should be provided with appropriate legislative, financial, and administrative support.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.281-288
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• 2014

This study has surveyed patient education and counseling, based on the data you want to utilize the expectations on dental prosthetic appliances (denture, bridge) and implants among 307 workers who participated in reservists mobilization training of Hyundai Heavy Industries located in Ulsan City. The reliability of expectations on dental prosthetic appliances and implants were fairly high at cronbach'${\alpha}$ of .971 and .967 respectively. The collected data was analyzed through IBM SPSS Statistics. v. 19.0 program at the significance level of 0.05. The research findings are as follows. First, the expectations on prosthetic appliances scored an average of 3.98. Second, the expectations on implants scored an average of 3.74. Third, the expectations on implants depending on subjective health status scored an average of 3.74, which were statistically significant (p=0.003). Fourth, the differences in expectations on implants depending on the concerns for oral hygiene care scored an average of 3.74, which were statistically significant (0<0.001). Fifth, the expectations on prosthetic appliances and implants were strongly correlated at 0.392. As a result of implants of prosthodontics need for accurate information transfer.