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A Study on the Characteristics of the Delivery System in Welfare to Work : the Case of the Employment Partnerships in United Kingdom (근로연계복지정책의 전달체계 성격에 관한 연구 - 영국 뉴딜정책(New Deal)의 파트너십전략을 중심으로 -)

  • Lim, Su Kyoung;Kwon, Hyeok Chang
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.71-96
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    • 2011
  • This study explores the characteristics of the delivery system of the New Deal, with a particular attention to the partnerships and welfare governance. The study analyzes the partnerships of the New Deal policy in Britain, which consist of two dimensions of partnerships. The results are: First, the method of the transformation of delivery in central government dimension is the unity of the governmental organizations, Another outcome of reform in the central government dimension is the establishment of the Jobcentre Plus. Second, the characteristic of delivery system in public-private dimension is the contract through competition, which means the introduction of market paradigm. Especially, the reform of the delivery system in the local dimension is to deliver integrated services through the introduction of labour market paradigm in demand-side. The central government also supports the reform in the local level. This study also explores the forms of welfare governance in these dimensions, This study suggests the importance of united services in the Korean welfare to work.

Civic Participation in Supply Process of the Japanese Welfare Services : Focused on the Emergence and the Effects of "Non-Profit Citizen Welfare Organization" (일본 사회복지서비스 공급과정에서의 시민참가: '비영리시민복지사업단체'의 등장과 그 효과를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Ji-Mi
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.61 no.2
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    • pp.137-159
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the civic participation in supply process of social welfare services in the Japanese communities and to detect the background that how "Non-profit citizen welfare organization" emerged as a social welfare service supplier of local government. Furthermore the effect of Non-profit citizen welfare organization on the expansion of employment opportunities for women is also analyzed in this study. In order to investigate the background of the emergence of non-profit citizen welfare organization as a social welfare service supplier, this study approached not only from the viewpoint of the trends of welfare pluralism followed by the crisis of welfare states, but also from the viewpoint of how local government solve the problems of consumption flexibility on welfare services. In addition, to examine the effects of Non-profit citizen welfare organization on the expansion of employment opportunities for women, a case study on the employment function of non-profit citizen welfare organization is also carried out in this study. The various background how non-profit citizen welfare organizations emerged and the employment effect from those organizations are empirically analysed through the methods mentioned above.

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A Study on the Effective Fundraising and Distribution of Community Chest in Korea (지역단위 사회복지공동모금의 효과적인 모금과 배분방안에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Jeong-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.43
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    • pp.222-245
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study is to analyse the realities of fundraising and distribution of the local community chest in Korea. Until now little empirical study has been conducted concerning the culture of giving. Using the sample of 900 citizens selected from 7 cities and another sample of 230 from policy-making group in 16 local community chest, this study analysed empirical1y how the capacity, motivation and opportunity of the prospective donors are related to giving and the current issues of fundraising and distribution. According to the results of analysis, the level of motivation in giving culture is very low. Also it was found that religious beliefs is the most important motivating factor in giving. Participation in volunteer activities is another important factor to influencing giving. Some effective fundraising strategies are suggested including strengthening the motivation of prospective donors, workplace donation and joint-fundraising with religious organization or other foundation, coordinating fundraising activities between the community chest and other social welfare agencies. Program-oriented distribution and change of some distribution standards are stressed as an effective distribution strategy.

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A study on the Improvement of Welfare System for Care Worker in Seoul (서울시 요양보호사 처우개선을 위한 지원방안 연구)

  • Kim, Jihye;Kim, Seokjoon;Lee, Junyoung;Lee, Okjin;Oh, Gayoung
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2011
  • Long-term care Insurance system for the Elderly was started to respond to the aged society on July 2008 in Korea. So responsibility of the care for the old is being changed from the family to the society. The introduction of that insurance system has brought the growth of demand for care service. To improve the level of quality for care service providers in long-term care, the role of care worker in providers is recognized as important. But welfare system for the care worker seems to be poor. So the Seoul Metropolitan Council is preparing an ordinance for the care worker and the purpose of this study is for the ordinance as well. Questionnaires, interviews, documentary surveys were used to carry out this study. The results of this study are summarized as follows. The job stability is the most important thing for the care worker, so local government has to make efforts to promote the job stability of care worker. A welfare center for care workers is needed for the health for care workers in the local government. And the local government has to supervise service providers more strictly and evaluate them in treatments of care worker.

The effects which work events were experienced by employees on the service quality in local healthy family support center: mediating effect of affective reaction and job satisfaction (건강가정지원센터 종사자가 경험하는 작업사건이 서비스 질에 미치는 영향: 정서반응과 직무만족의 매개효과)

  • Shin, Yong Seok;Kang, Tae In;Yun, Sung Eun
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.773-787
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    • 2014
  • The purposes of this study were to examine effects which work events and affective reaction were experienced by employees on job satisfaction and service quality in local healthy family support center for family health enhancement. For the purpose, survey were conducted with employees working in 56 local healthy family support centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi region, and final data were resulted from analysis of 319 examines of those employees. The results of this study were as follows. First, work events had a significant effect on the affective reaction. Second, affective reaction had a significant effect on the job satisfaction. Third, job satisfaction had a significant effect on the service quality. Fourth, affective reaction worked as mediators between the work events and job satisfaction, affective reaction and job satisfaction worked as double mediators between work events and service quality. Based on those findings, we can propose practical and political implications towards improving service quality considering the work experience of personnel in the healthy family support center.

The Influence of a Local Social Welfare Service Delivery System on Service Satisfaction and Quality of Life for the Elderly : Mainly Focused on Hope Care Center of Namyangju City (지역사회복지서비스 전달체계가 노인의 서비스 만족 및 삶의 질에 미치는 영향 : 경기도 남양주시 '희망케어센터'를 중심으로)

  • Song, Ki-Beom;Heo, Chul-Moo
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.57-69
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of the social welfare service delivery system of Namyangju City on the satisfaction degree of the elderly with welfare services and on their quality of life. This study conducted a survey of the elderly aged 65 and over who were either service users or nonusers of the public-private partnership welfare service delivery system called Hope Care Center. A total of 324 copies including 205 copies of Hope Care Center users and 119 copies of nonusers were analyzed. The analysis shows that the four key elements of welfare service delivery system are statistically significant to the service users of Hope Care Center than the nonusers with the users' higher level of satisfaction with the services. However, in terms of quality of life, there was no meaningful distinction between the two groups. This indicates that services of Hope Care Center increased the satisfaction with welfare services, thereby improving users' quality of life to the level of nonusers. Further studies for the same subjects are expected to be deeper if they compare and analyze the before and after of using Hope Care Center with more comprehensive independent variables.

The Study on the Determinant - Factors of the Budget for the Aged Welfare - Focused with the Local Governments of Cities & Counties in Jeollabukdo - (노인복지예산의 결정요인에 관한 연구 - 전라북도 시·군 자치단체를 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Sung Soo
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.907-923
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    • 2008
  • The main purpose of this paper is to analyse the determinant factors affecting the budget for welfare of the aged. This study employs the statistical data of fourteen different cities and counties of local government in Jeollabukdo. According to the analysis, in the county, the rate of the aged and populations of social-economic factors and the number of public officials of political-administrative factors turned out to be important influencing of budget for the aged welfare. However, incrementalism has no validity of statistics. Also, In the fiscal factors, estimated expenditures in per capita influenced a negative effect on the budget of the aged welfare. As the results of this research, the policy implications are suggested as follows. First, in order to reduce the gap of the aged welfare service between regions, the greater subsidy is provided by government and the budget of the aged welfare is enlarged positively. Second, as the considering regional characteristic, the higher ratio of the aged, the greater budget of the aged welfare is enlarged, especially in the county. Third, the budget of the aged welfare has to be regarded by the number of public officials.

Activation Plan with the Traditional Houses for the Local Tourism and Culture Welfare System -Focused on the traditional houses in Youngwol-gun- (전통고택을 이용한 관광문화복지의 지역 활성화 방안 -영월군의 고택을 중심으로-)

  • Jo, Won-seob;Oh, Seung-ha
    • The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.168-177
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the activation plan with the traditional houses for the local tourism and culture welfare system. For the study, an investigation on the actual conditions of Youngwol-gun and a set of interviews were conducted from 13th June to 7thNovember in 2014. The analysis was conducted through the field observations and the interviews with building owners based on the criteria and SPSSWIN 18.0 program was used for statistical processes. The results of analysis are as follows. First, in order to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the local tourism and culture welfare system and to find its regional identity, the traditional houses need to be taken as a means of representing the local traditions and cultures. Second, a unique experiencecenter of traditional lifestyle and culture is necessary. Third, various local events on the tourism resources and traditional housings, development of various programs and promotion of local images are required for reinterpreting and reviewing the values of traditional houses. The implication of this study is that it provides the valuable information for enhancing the development and income of the local region and attracting tourists much more than now, since the succession and reinterpretation of the traditional housing cultures can harmonize the past, current and the future.

The Study on the Relationship between Local Residents' Perception of a Health-Cities and Personal Happiness (건강도시 인식정도와 개인행복지수의 관계)

  • Nam, Hee-Eun;Lee, Mi-Ran;Kim, Hye-Sook
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.175-185
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    • 2014
  • This study analyzed individual happiness exponent according to local residents' perception degree of Health-Cities. The data, which is accumulated by the survey on relationship between happiness and perception degree of Health-Cities targeting 662 of local residents living in Y-gu in Busan, were analyzed using PASW 18.0. The results are as follows. To begin with, the results of Correlation Analysis on the relation between happiness index and cognition degree of Health-Cites indicate that the higher perception of Health-Cities'facilities, administrations, services, education, health environment and transportation the local residents have, the lower individual happiness index they acquired. The cognition degree of transportation has effects on local society and daily life; the cognition degree of facilities and businesses has impact on financial stability. The cognition degree of administrations has influence on psychological relaxation, services have meaningful effects on psychological stability, work and residence, education have statistically meaningful effects on psychological stability, families and marriage, individual human relationships in respect.