• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.5-26
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• 2020

This study applied a bibliotherapy program based on play-oriented interaction to lower-graders in elementary school and examined its effect on the ability to adapt to school life. For this purpose, reading therapy research was conducted using research subjects consisting of ordinary second graders in elementary school located in District K, Seoul. Total of twelve ninety-minute sessions of the reading therapy program were implemented in school library once or twice a week. Adaptability to school life was tested before and after the reading therapy program and the Kinetic School Drawing (KSD) test, which was conducted before and after the implementation of reading therapy program. The results of this study can be summarized as follows; First, the reading therapy program based on play-oriented interaction was proven to have a positive impact on overall adaptation of second graders in elementary school. Second, among the sub factors of the adaptability to school life among the second graders in elementary school, reading therapy program based on play-oriented interaction positively affected teacher relation, peer relation, school lesson, and compliance with the school rules.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.195-217
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• 2005

This study is analyzed an operating outcome of Bibliotherapy Programs in Ulsan NamBu Library. This library is running the Programs by the librarians as leaders for the children and housewives. In the process of the running them, however, there are some problems as well as positive effects which need to be reviewed and helped for the future process. For all, the reactions and interests of the program directors, the participants and other people in the area were observed. and the problems in the light of the experience and observations of the researcher on the study were surveyed.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.417-436
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• 2016

The aim of this study is focused on knowing what bibliotherapists experience while they are in a session with their clients in library settings. Qualitative interviews were conducted as the main research tool or method used for this study. The study participants included 12 bibliotherapist respondents specializing in library. They were divided into two groups of 6 and each group was interviewed for approximately 2 to 3 hours. The interview employed a question asking methodology modified from that presented and/or originally used by Kruger and Casey(2000). The interview utilized open ended questions in the order of starting, introduction, main, and ending questions. Analyses of the interviews were based on methods presented by Morgan and Scannell(1998). Results of the study show that experiences through therapy sessions consisted of 7 different themes, 26 specific categories, and 84 unique concepts. The purpose of the study was to observe the problems bibliotherapist have or may encounter in library settings, provide feedback to make each session better, and as a result, help both the library and bibliotherapist during the bibliotherapy process.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.6992-7005
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Bibliotherapy Program for competency enhancement in nursing students. A quasi-experimental design was employed in this study. Participants for the study were 24 nursing students, 10 in the experimental group and 14 in the control group. This Program was conducted on the experimental group once a week for 90~120minutes/session during 10weeks(9session). Data were analyzed by using the SPSS/WIN. 21.0 program with ${\chi}^2$ test, t-test and two-way ANOVA. As a result, Participants in the bibliotherapy reported significantly different in total competency(F=10.62, p=.001) scores from those in the control group. Components of competence were significant differences in the Basic competencies(F=8.74, p=.001) and Practical competencies(F=8.58, p=.001) scores, but the Results competence in citizenship competency(F=.229, p=0.797), there was no significant difference. This Program was effective in increasing competency(basic competencies and practical competencies) for nursing students. Therefore, this approach is recommended as enhance the competency strategy for nursing students.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.147-169
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• 2014

This study was conducted to contribute to the improvement of bibliotherapy programs in the LIS field by analyzing 76 bibliotherapy program researches of 6 different major fields published in journals during 2001 to 2014. The programs were analyzed in terms of research trends, major areas, subjects and detail subjects. According to the study, the proportion of graduate students was higher than that of professors and instructors in terms of researchers' status in LIS and psychology. Also, programs for elementary students were found to be frequently carried out in schools and libraries by all fields. As for the topics of the programs, self-esteem was the most frequent topic and others such as depression, broken families, sociality, academic achievement and interpersonal relationships were also being dealt with. Detail subjects, measurement tools and application data have been proposed according to different research subjects.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.259-282
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• 2017

There is a strong need to develop a training program for specialized personnel called mental health librarian. The study examines the necessity of ongoing education as series of steps to be considered in actual curriculum development, by looking at the features of bibliotherapy through a literature review and through an analysis to the requirements of a qualified mental health librarian and its training system. The result shows that, in order to train librarian in mental health, it is necessary to establish courses corresponding to the bibliotherapy field within the subject of library and information sciences and to strengthen the specialization in the its curriculum. It is desirable to establish the mental health librarian educational programs in library and information science graduate programs in Korea. The results of this study, as fundamental data for future research, will promote the role of the specialized mental health librarian and guidelines for developing and expanding the qualities and training of specialized librarian to resolve the immediate problem of the Korean library scene and academia.

• The Korean Journal of Elementary Counseling
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to develop a group bibliotherapy program for improvement of elementary school students' self-esteem and to examine its effects. The subjects in this study were 20 children who were selected from 120 sixth graders at H elementary school in Gwangju Metropolitan city. They are randomly allocated at experiment group(n=10) and control group(n=10). Twelve sessions were administrated to experiment group for group bilbiotherapy and each session had run 40 minutes. Data were collected through the self-esteem inventory which was originated from Coopersmith's Self-Esteem Inventory(1967) and Chang(2001) translated and modified and the researcher remodified for this study. The collected data were analysed through ANCOVA. Research results were as followings. First, the experimental group showed a significant increase in the level as compared with the control group. Second, the experimental group showed significant increase in the level of general Self-Esteem, social Self-Esteem, homely Self-Esteem, but showed no significant increase in the level of schoolwork Self-Esteem as compared with the control group. The results showed that the group bibliotherapy has significant effect on the improvement of elementary school students self-esteem.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.211-240
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• 2024

This study focuses on an intergenerational book club with middle-aged and young people as a follow-up study on a book club with older people and young people. The book club program was designed to help people develop a reading habit and experience picture book bibliotherapy. The researcher hosted a picture book reading group between middle-aged and young participants, had individual interviews, and conducted a qualitative study to analyze research data and present implications. For middle-aged participants, the intergenerational book club was an opportunity to understand young people and their children and learn from the young people, and for young participants, it helped them understand middle-aged people and their parents and learn from the middle-aged people, allowing them to feel a sense of connection rather than a generation gap. In addition, positive effects of picture book bibliotherapy were seen while reducing stress and learning important lessons in life. The participants received help in forming a reading habit. This paper provides constructive suggestions for book clubs where different generations interact. It is hoped that through this study, intergenerational book clubs that can be used to understand other generations will be more popular and people will be able to discover the benefits of reading books including picture books and make reading a habit.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.235-263
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• 2006

I have discussed some problems of distortion in reading education. I think we must give careful consideration to the true meaning of reading to overcome the matter. From the position of the readers I have looked into the true meaning or reading and cases of reading programs. I presented the directions for a new reading program.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.99-124
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to analyze the trends of reading research in Korea. A total of 191 research articles were selected from 3 journals in Library and Information Science. Articles were analyzed in the aspects of research subjects, research methods, author types, and research funds. The writer discussed the problems shown in the articles and suggested some recommendations for the development of reading research.