• 아동학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.183-203
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• 2012

While efforts to measure and monitor children's well-being have gained increasing recognition across the OECD, there has been relatively little research on the subject of indicators of children's well-being in Korea. This study was undertaken in order to develop the domains and indicators which can be used to measure the quality of life of Korean children from birth to age 17 and to put forward a possible well-being index for Korean children. The 35 indicators of well-being were grouped into eight domains and were designed for this study, using previous research on key child indicators for Korea and the child well-being index in foreign countries, such as the FCD-Land Index, Kids Count, the index of child well-bing in the European Union and OECD area. These domains are composed of the following : economic well-being, health, education, spiritual/emotional well-being, children's relationships, civic participation, safety/risk behavior, and housing and environment. The establishment of a Korean children's well-being index requires access to and use of national statistical data analyzed annually by the government as well as a general consensus regarding such issues as scope and its indicators.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.65-79
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• 2023

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the importance and performance of the evaluation indicators of the childcare center evaluation system among childcare center staff and to find ways to improve the evaluation indicators of the childcare center evaluation system. Methods: A survey was conducted among 296 directors and teachers of childcare centers located in Busan and Gyeongnam. The collected data were analyzed using a paired sample t-test and an IPA analysis with SPSS 23.0 and Excel 2010. Results: There was a difference between the perceived importance and performance of childcare staff for the overall evaluation indicators, and significant differences were found in all areas and nine evaluation indicators except for "childcare environment and operation management". According to the IPA analysis, Health and Safety fell into quadrant 1, Staff into quadrant 2, and Child Care Process, Interaction, Child Care Environment, and Operations into quadrant 3. This distribution resulted in 6 indicators in quadrant 1, 4 in quadrant 2, 7 in quadrant 3, and 1 in quadrant 4. Conclusion/Implications: This study provides essential data for exploring ways to enhance the evaluation indicators of the childcare center evaluation system, with the goal of improving the quality of childcare services. Additionally, it offers policy implications.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제65권2호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2022

Background: Stunting is affected by various factors from mother and child. Previous studies assessed only one or more influencing variables. Unfortunately, nor the significant influence of maternal and child factors nor the indicators contributing to maternal and child factors that affect the stunting incidence have ever been analyzed. Purpose: This study analyzed the effect of maternal and child factors on stunting and the significant indicators that shape the maternal and child factors that impact stunting. Methods: This was a case-control study. Overall, 132 stunted children and 132 nonstunted children in Purbalingga Regency, Central Java Province, participated in the research. Direct interviews and medical record reviews were conducted to assess the studied variables. The research data were tested using the partial least squares structural equation with a formative model. Results: Maternal factors directly affected the occurrence of stunting (t=3.527, P<0.001) with an effect of 30.3%. Maternal factors also contributed a significant indirect effect on stunting through child factors (t=4.762, P<0.001) with an effect of 28.2%. Child factors affected the occurrence of stunting (t=5.749, P<0.001) with an effect of 49.8%. The child factor was influenced by maternal factor with an effect of 56.7% (t=10.014, P<0.001). The moderation analysis results demonstrated that maternal and child factors were moderate predictive variables of stunting occurrence. Conclusion: Child factors have more significant and direct effects on stunting than maternal factors but are greatly affected by them.

• 한국아동복지학
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• 제58호
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• pp.171-203
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• 2017

지난 20-30년간 아동 옹호활동의 일환으로 아동의 현재 발달상황이나 삶의 질 등을 통합적으로 보여줄 수 있는 지수개발 연구가 활발히 수행되어 왔다. 국내에서도 제 2차 유엔아동권리위원회의 권고이후 아동의 권리상황을 체계적으로 모니터링 할 수 있는 지표 및 지수 생산의 관심이 증가하였고, 실제로 학계와 정부기관을 중심으로 아동권리 지표체계를 수립하고 이와 관련한 데이터를 수집하는 노력들이 이루어져 왔다. 그러나 이를 종합하여 직관적으로 현재 우리나라 아동의 권리상황을 보여줄 수 있는 아동권리지수 생산의 노력은 미진하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 아동이 현재 살아가고 있는 삶과 경험을 바탕으로 아동 스스로 느끼는 권리가 어떤 수준인지에 대한 종합적인 분석을 시도하였다. 이를 위하여 본 연구에서는 문헌연구 및 전문가 집단의 내용타당도 검증을 거쳐 생존권, 발달권, 보호권, 참여권의 4개 영역, 9개 요소, 38개의 아동 권리 세부지표를 만들었다. 그리고 전국 16개 시도의 초 중등학교에 재학중인 아동과 그의 부모 17000여명을 직접 조사하여 아동권리지수를 산출하였다. 그 결과, 아동권리지수의 지역 간, 학년 간 격차가 뚜렷하게 나타나는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 아동권리지수는 아동의 가정 및 지역사회의 경제적 환경과 밀접한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 결과를 토대로 대한민국 아동의 권리지수를 향상시키고 비교 집단 간의 격차를 줄이기 위하여 아동예산의 증진과 인식변화의 필요성을 제기하였다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.183-202
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• 2005

This study performed intensive indicators based on a model of economics of education. Trends of childcare in Korea were obtained by producing values developed with statistical data. Results showed that such simple initial indicator values as numbers of children, institutions and teachers have improved. However, intensive indicator values that take demographic and economic conditions into consideration have not reached the same rate of progress as the initial indicator values. In other words, qualitative growth remains at an unsatisfactory level in comparison to quantitative growth and to qualitative growth in members of the Organization for Economics Cooperation and Development (OECD).Thus, financial investment by the government should be expanded in order to reach the desired level of high quality in daycare for children.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.63-79
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• 2013

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of family-friendly community policy and child care policy on parents with young children. Particularly, two specific questions were addressed: 1) Were there differences in the perception of community family-friendliness among parents with young children in Seoul provinces? 2) Were there differences in the perception of community family-friendliness among parents with young children, depending on child-care infrastructures in Seoul provinces? Data for this study were drawn from multiple sources. Individual-level indicators were drawn from the survey of 1,246 parents with children under age 6 in Seoul. Community-level indicators were drawn from the 2011 Seoul census data. Frequency, descriptive statistics, GIS mapping, and hierarchical linear model analysis were conducted to examine the perception of community family-friendliness by individual, child-care infrastructures, and the community at large. The major results of the present study are as follows: The perception of parents on community family-friendliness varied across the 25 provinces in Seoul. The perception of community family-friendliness was positively related with the total number of child day-care centers, and the number of infant-toddler child daycare centers. The number of accredited child daycare centers was negatively associated with the perception of community family-friendliness.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.235-248
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• 2022

부모-자식 인터랙티브 게임 가구에 기초한 설계지표의 연구는 설계사들이 관련 상품의 설계의 장단점을 정량적으로 분석할 수 있게 하여 설계의 질을 관리하고 향상하는데 긍정적인 도움이 된다. 본 연구에서는 AHP와 TOPSIS를 결합하여 3가지 설계기준과 26가지 설계지수의 평가모델을 제안하였다. 각 지표에 대한 전문가들의 채점, 계산 및 일관성 테스트를 거쳐 각 설계지표의 가중치를 얻어낸 다음 각 지표의 중요정도에 따라 지표분류를 진행하였다. 분류결과 설계지표들을 8개의 중요지표와 11개의 보조지표, 7개의 일반지표로 분류하였다. 사례 연구에서는 TOPIS를 이용하였다. 세 종의 부모-자식 등반 게임 가구의 디자인 표본을 분석해 본 결과 세 표본의 상대 근접도는 최종적으로 각각 0.505, 0281 및 0.640 이였다. 연구를 통하여 AHP-TOPSIS 방법이 설계방안의 장단점을 과학적으로 효과적으로 분류 및 선별하고 관련 제품의 연구 및 개발에 참고를 제공할 수 있는 아주 유용한 방법이라는 것이 밝혀졌다.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2015

Purpose : The current tactile walking surface indicators have not been easily accessible to blind and vision-impaired people due to unexpected variation of walking environment and walking behavior of transportation poor. Moreover, those indicators frequently cause the inconvenience to transportation users' walking. Thus, this study aims to investigate the improvement of tactile walking surface indicators, by comparing and analyzing findings from the relevant research. Results from this study contribute to suggest the better standard criteria of tactile walking surface indicators for transportation users, especially blind and vision-impaired people, the handicapped, the child and the elderly and weak, providing the secure and convenient circumstance for walking. Method : This study presents the problems about the standard criteria of tactile walking surface indicators via the examination of finding from the past studies. For example, we examine all standard criteria, focusing on shapes, colors and qualities of materials used for Tactile Walking Surface Indicators. Then, the present study suggests the improvement of standard, which apply to the current walking environment practically and reasonably. Results : To improve the current condition of tactile walking surface indicators, the analysis on international and domestic standard criteria need to be conducted. Findings from these analyses helps to suggest the better criteria for the interval between projecting points of tactile walking surface indicators, effective perceived range of walking road, and the brightness contrast between tactile walking surface indicators and finishing materials. Implication : The suggested standard criteria of tactile walking surface indicators need to be tested by transportation users, and the practical instructions of establishing tactile walking surface indicators should also be developed.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.211-238
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• 2016

This study examines indicators and factors for identification of ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder) characteristics of infants and toddlers and early screening of children with ASD by day care teachers. Focus group interviews were conducted with 11 teachers by a semi-structured questionnaire developed by the authors. The findings are: 1) key problems and indicators of behavioral characteristics of children with ASD included problems with social communication and interactions, restricted and unusual interests, outstanding ability in specific areas, insistence on sameness and ritualized patterns, problems with language development and communication, sensory abnormalities; 2) counseling with parents of children with ASD revealed a lack of recognition of parents, negative expressions of emotions and resistance, and difficulties in referral to and association with experts; 3) needs for ASD in the child care field included visiting by experts, provision of test scales, training of child care teachers and parents, and building cooperative systems; and 4) demands of development and execution of a Korean-style scale for early screening of children with ASD.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.143-170
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• 2018

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop assessment indicators and to verify the validity and reliability of the developed assessment indicators. Methods: A Delphi survey, focus group interviews, and content verification were conducted in order for experts to develop an evaluation index of the strengths of the day care center. A main survey was conducted on 438 daycare center principals and teachers to test their item quality, validity and reliability. Results: The final assessment indicators consisted of three areas, seven assessment criteria, 19 evaluation factors, 41 assessment items and a five-point rubric rating scale. As for the common strengths indicators, there were three assessment areas, five assessment criteria, 12 assessment elements and 22 assessment items. In regard to the selective strengths indicators, there were 3 assessment areas, 5 assessment criteria, 12 assessment elements and 16 assessment items. Conclusion/Implications: The efforts to confirm the strengths of daycare centers are expected to facilitate the identity building of the daycare center itself and for its organizational members to make a contribution to the qualitative improvement of childcare.