• 복식
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• 제57권10호
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• pp.74-86
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• 2007

An empirical study was conducted on fashion cultural products, targeting foreigners from diverse cultures. Its purpose was to identify foreigners' attitudes toward fashion cultural products of which design sources were derived from the Korean culture. The quantitative research using questionnaires was targeted at Americans, Chinese and Japanese who visited Korea. The questionnaires were back-translated into different languages for completion by the test subjects. Out of a total of 424 surveys returned, 393 were deemed usable. As a result of data analyses using SPSS 12.0 and AMOS 5.0, we found that: First, two attitude factors, the authenticity and aesthetic elements, exerted a significant effect on the intent to purchase. However, the last attitude factor, care and carriage convenience, did not significantly influence the purchase intention. Second, there was no significant difference in the attributes regarded as important when purchasing fashion cultural product between people from the U.S. and Japan. However, people from China showed differences in the attributes compared to the U.S. and Japan. Third, we found that attitudes toward fashion cultural products were different among respondents of three countries. It was revealed that the Chinese liked Korea's fashion cultural products the most, followed by Americans and Japanese. This research is significant because investigating foreigners' attitudes toward fashion cultural products for reaching out to a broader market abroad would contribute to help building an market entry planning.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.27-46
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is two-fold: first, to discuss the concept of health diplomacy and the Korean government's response to contain the COVID-19 pandemic; second, to assess and compare assumptions of variances about foreigners' perceptions of how Korea is leveraging digital technology in battling the coronavirus spread, and its vaccine campaign; through the lenses of Chinese, Filipino, and Pakistani foreign nationals who are currently living in Korea. A total of 219 foreigners responded to the survey. The collected data were analyzed as percentages, mean averages, t-test, and ANOVA for statistical analysis. Results show that Korea is utilizing its digital technology practices and vaccine campaign in battling the pandemic through efforts of health diplomacy. ANOVA indicated significant results and assumptions of variance across three ethnic groups showing the Pakistani population had higher mean scores than the Chinese and Filipino about Korea's health diplomacy during the pandemic. This study contributes to the literature on Korea's digital technology practices and vaccine campaigns amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by promoting its image through health diplomacy efforts. It projects the country's soft image on a global scale, to save the lives of locals and foreign nationals, by providing insights into health diplomacy in Korea.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception and preference of Americans residing in Korea for Korean traditional food. Out of 250 questionnaires, 95 respondents were taken. Most of the respondents (96.8%) were experienced in eating Korean food in Korea and 66.3% of them were experienced in eating Korean food in other countries except Korea. On the appearance and color of Korean flood,94.8% and 93.7% of the respondents answered for earth that it was 'Good'. Most of the respondents (95.7%) had much interest in Korean flood. Nevertheless they proposed the improvement in hot and strongly spiced Korean food. The following Korean foods; bibimbap, bulgogi, kalbigui, samgetang, and chapchae were preferred by most Americans. The preference on 11 korean traditional foods was significantly different in gender, age, and period of residence at p<0.05. This study suggests that we need to develop the sauce and seasoning which is suitable for foreigner's taste to improve the popularity of Korean foods. And we also know that foreigners have the trends to avoid selecting the food item which is unknown for them. Therefore, we need to add the information about Korean food ingredient and the cooking method which is not familiar with foreigners on the menu.

• 한국어교육
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.53-84
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• 2018

The main purpose of this study is to investigate foreigners' perception regarding Korean business culture and Korean business culture education. People who participated in this study are six foreign workers after studying at the university or graduate school in Korea. A phenomenological qualitative research method was used in this study in order to elicit life experiences from foreign workers who were working in Korea business companies. Therefore, their experience regarding Korean business culture and business culture education were measured by in-depth interviews. This study shows that nun-chi, vertical relationships, and impatience of Koreans are the most difficult culture to foreign workers. They also feel difficulties regarding Koreans' lack of understanding about other cultures. Moreover, these were not difficult components within school life; rather, the most difficult aspects were that they have never learned about the Korean business culture before getting a job. The results show that international students who want to work in Korea companies need to study about the culture of Korean business and revealed the desirability to learn. These results can be used as a foundation for understanding some contents and criterion of Korean business culture and education.

• International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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• 제3권
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• pp.1-11
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• 2003

This study aims to recognize the value of traditional culture and to create 'Korean style rest costume' i.e. in-door clothes for comfort's purpose designed for hotel or other tourist accommodations with its own image. In so doing, national pride and identity will be exalted for Koreans, while an opportunity of cultural expose will be provided for foreigners through the symbols of Korea, which will contribute to the international introduction and representation of Korea. First, this study investigates the external characteristics in forms and structures of Korean style rest costume. Second, questionnaires regarding consciousness of Korean style rest costume and preference in design are distributed to the hotel guest and staff-both domestic and international- to be fir out. Lastly, designed rest costume representing Korean image, based on the results of the survey. Upon investigation, users and employers both preferred two piece style which is separated to upper garment and lower garment. While employers preferred short sleeve, users preferred long sleeves. In colors, employers preferred blue while users preferred white. In garments, both of. the employers and users preferred cotton, towel and cotton flannel. In addition, when introducing rest costume, it will be efficient to distinct the strategy between natives and foreigners, and also distinguish where the rest costume will be used.

• 한국인구학
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.157-189
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• 2008

본 연구는 외국인과 이민자를 비롯한 인구 구성의 다원화 현상에 대한 통계적인 측면을 파악하기 위한 기초연구이다. 지속적으로 증가하는 다양성에 대한 사회적인 관심 속에서 단일 사례로서 프랑스의 외국인 관련 통계와 통계제도에 대해 인구센서스를 중심으로 고찰을 하였다. 구체적으로 인구센서스와 이민통계에 대한 통계적 정책 의사결정에 영향을 미치는 요인, 즉 역사적 배경, 법령, 주관 기관에 대해 알아보고 이민자와 외국인에 대한 통계작성 절차에 대해 고찰하였다. 아울러, 이민통계에 대한 국내 통계작성에 대한 시사점에 대해 논의하였다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2017

Purpose - These days, Korean society with more than 2 million foreigners has made multi-cultural society quickly. Multi-cultural society has become popular and anti multi-cultural phenomenon has grown up gradually against Korea's traditional habits. Research design, data, and methodology - European countries that were said to be multi-cultural society had suffered from terror, riot and other social conflicts. The study examined Koreans' racism and anti multi-cultural emotion to investigate the conditions and causes of anti multi-cultural emotion. Further, this study investigates a prevention of the worst case such as Norway terror and the countermeasures compared to each country's social customs. Results - Koreans are not generous to the foreigners. Foreign countries' cases after failures in multi-cultural society might give future implications on multi-cultural society in Korea. Conclusions - Korean society have not produced new one by introducing another races, nationality and culture not cognizing failure experiences of multi-culturalism like Europe. Nonetheless, Korean society shall not give up multi-culturalism. Korean society shall prepare for multi-culturalism society to lessen social conflict as much as possible and not to neglect anti culturalism emotion producing social conflict, and shall investigate the related causes to lessen anti multi-culturalism emotion and to integrate Korean style of multi-culturalism society for Korea as a tool of nation management.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.218-227
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• 2021

본 연구는 국내에서 유학생들의 현황에 대한 통계 결과를 공시하기 시작한 2004년부터 16년 간 중국인 유학생 관련 뉴스 데이터를 수집하였으며, 그 중 코로나19 확산이 심화되어 팬데믹 상황으로 정의되는 2020년의 뉴스데이터를 선별하여 LDA 분석을 통해 최적 토픽 11개를 도출하여 연간 주요 사건들과의 관계를 중심으로 탐색적 차원에서 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 2020년 중국인 유학생에 대한 뉴스는 코로나바이러스 상황에 대한 이슈에만 집중적으로 연결하여 보도하는 경향이 있었으며 감염 확산의 원인 관련어 등 부정적인 이슈와 연결되어 있음을 확인하였다. 국민들의 소통을 매개하는 언론에서 외국인 혐오 담론과 중국인 유학생 보도가 무관하지 않다는 점에서 팬데믹 상황 속 외국인에 대한 혐오가 팽배한 오늘날 국민 간 소통을 매개하는 언론이 중국인 유학생에 대한 보도 방향에 신중할 필요가 있음을 밝혔다.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.226-237
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was done to identify the experience of health care services by foreign residents in Korea. Method: Participants were 12 foreigners from China, North America, and Japan. Qualitative data were collected using three focus group interviews and analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Results: The participants' experience of health services was categorized as 21 sub-categories, 11 categories and three main categories. The main categories were 'Quality of health care', 'Health care personnel', and 'Health care system and infrastructure'. The main category of 'Quality of health care' included three categories, 'Health care personnel' included another four categories, and 'Health care system and infrastructure' included the remaining four categories. The participants reported positive experiences such as favorable feelings and satisfaction particularly, with the high quality of health care but also negative experiences such as apprehension, distrust, difficulties, and inconvenience in the health care service in Korea. Conclusions: The results of this study can be helpful in the development of strategies to improve health care services for foreigners by providing fundamental information about the foreign residents' experience of health care services in Korea from their perspectives.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2013

국내거주 외국인에게 실질적으로 필요하고, 선호하는 교통안전서비스에 제공을 위해 본 연구에서는 교통사고 분석과 외국인 통행실태 조사를 시행하여 외국인의 교통사고 위험도를 파악하고 아울러 외국인이 원하는 개선방향을 제시하고자 한다. 구조방정식 모형의 주요 연구결과, 교통사고 위험도에는 교통지리 이해도가 (-)0.29, 교통법규 이해도가 (-)0.17의 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었으며, 정책필요도에는 교통수단 이해도가 0.25, 교통사고 위험도가 0.29의 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한, 교통사고 위험도는 정책 이용의향에 0.38(직접효과 0.09, 간접효과 0.29), 정책 필요도는 0.74의 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었고, 정책이용 의향은 외국인 교통안전서비스 정책 효과에 0.35의 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 외국인 교통안전서비스 정책은 교통안전교육이 약 88%, 맞춤형 다문화지구가 약 85%, 포털교통정보가 약 75% 정도 관측변수(내생변수)들에 의하여 설명되는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구는 기존 연구와는 달리 외국인 교통안전에 영향을 미치는 다양한 변수들에 대한 종합적이고, 구조적이며, 체계적인 분석과 모형화 과정을 통해 외국인 교통안전정책의 효과와 우선순위를 정량적으로 도출한 의의를 가지고 있다.