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Changes in the Global Citizenship of Participants in Overseas Volunteer Activities for University Students (대학생 해외자원봉사활동 참여학생의 세계시민의식 변화)

  • Song, Byung-Chul;Kim, Min-Kyung;Oh, Chang-Seok;Shin, Soo-Jin;Han, Jin-A;Kim, Soo-Jeong
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.157-168
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    • 2022
  • Purpose : The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the overseas volunteer activities of university students on changes in global citizenship. Methods : This study was conducted as a one-group pre-posttest design. The study's subjects were students who participated in the 37th World Friends Korea Youth Volunteer Corps in 2018. Among them, 158 students who completed the survey were included in the analysis. The tool for measuring global citizenship was comprised of knowledge, skill, attitude, and willingness to practice. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 program, and the statistical significance was set to p<.05. Results : Among the study's participants, there were 123 females (77.85 %). By grade, there were the most juniors, with 68 (43.04 %). There were 53 (33.55 %) seniors, 28 (18.35 %) sophomores, and eight freshmen (5.06 %). Among all participants, 52.53 % had experience in global citizenship education, and 63.92 % had experience in activities related to global citizenship. Because of analyzing the changes in global citizenship before and after overseas volunteer activities, "skill" increased the most, from 3.51±.65 points to 4.34±.56 points (p< .001). Due to analyzing changes in global citizenship before and after overseas volunteerism, the knowledge and attitude of freshmen were statistically significantly positive, with 1.17± 1.23 (p=.011) and 1.41±1.22 (p=.008), respectively. Participants with global citizenship experience had a significant change in attitude (p=.018). Conclusion : It was confirmed that the overseas volunteer activities of undergraduate students in the university brought a positive change to global citizenship. Providing opportunities for global citizenship education and activities in elementary, middle, and high schools in the future will maximize the effects of overseas volunteer activities to improve global citizenship.

Short-Term Overseas Volunteer Work Experience of College Students (대학생의 단기해외봉사활동 경험)

  • Seo, Kum-Sook
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.10
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    • pp.753-766
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    • 2021
  • This study was conducted to explore the meaning and essence of college students' short-term overseas volunteer work experiences. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with fourteen college students who participated in short-term overseas volunteer work from May 5, 2020 to August 30, 2020. Data were analyzed using the phenomenological method of Colaizzi(1978), and as a result of data analysis, ten subjects and five categories were derived. The five categories are: having expectations for overseas volunteer work, accepting and approaching different environments, feeling embarrassed by unexpected situations, being aware of the limits of activities, and looking at the world from a broader perspective. In this study, college students encounter a new world through overseas volunteer work, accept and adapt to a different environment, and are provided an opportunity to have a broader perspective needed in the global era.

A Study on the Perception of NGO's Overseas Service Experience: With Professional Retirees at the Center (NGO 해외봉사 경험에 대한 인식 연구: 전문직 은퇴자를 중심으로)

  • Chung, Ju-Young;Lee, Mi-Ran
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2021
  • The use of professional retirement personnel who have largely left their economic activities due to the retirement of baby boomers is a modern task and is emerging as a social issue. This study aims to explo re the perception of professional retirees' overseas volunteer experience as NGOs and seek ways to utilize pro fessional retirement personnel. This study is a qualitative study using photo-voice, and the participants in the study are retirees of retirement age from professions with experience in NGO overseas service. Data were collected through group activities and individual interviews, and data were analyzed using participatory analysis and subject analysis. The perception derived from the study was that NGO overseas service is the best job to be safe and raise the national status, and that information on this is wanted to be provided in retirement education. In conclusion, retirement education for the expansion of NGO overseas service was conducted not only in public enterprises but also in general workplaces to discuss ways to prepare before retirement, and the operation of the Retired NGO Overseas Volunteer Information Service Center was suggested. This study is meaningful in presenting basic data for preparing alternatives to social welfare policies in old age after retirement through the recognition of the experience of professional retirees in overseas NGO service

What Are the Current Status and Educational Needs of Global Health Education in Medical Schools? A Nationwide Survey in Korea (국내 의과대학의 국제보건교육 현황과 요구분석)

  • Songrim Kim;Sun Young Kyung;Ie Byung Park;Kwi Hwa Park
    • Korean Medical Education Review
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.258-272
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    • 2023
  • This study investigated the current status and educational needs of global health education (GHE) at medical schools in Korea. Among the 40 medical schools nationwide, 32 schools that agreed to participate in the study collected data through a survey in 2022, and the results were examined by frequency analysis and content analysis. In total, 87.5% of medical schools included global health-related graduation outcomes. In the curriculum, global health lessons within courses were present at 71.9% of medical schools. Regarding extracurricular activities, 66.7% and 63.0% of medical schools offered overseas clerkships and overseas volunteer work, respectively. Although there were not many medical schools with a global health-related educational environment, 96.9% of schools agreed with the necessity of GHE in medical education. The prevailing opinion was that it was appropriate to continuously cover GHE as lessons within courses throughout all years of the program in medical education. The main opinions regarding the improvement of GHE related to curriculum development, personnel expansion, and awareness improvement at medical schools. These findings are expected to serve as a basis for identifying the current status of GHE at Korean medical schools and specifying future directions of GHE.

A Study on the Information Service and User Activation Plan of Sejong City Library (세종시립도서관의 정보서비스 및 이용자 활성화 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Kwak, Seung-Jin;Noh, Younghee;Oh, Sanghee;Kim, Jeong-Taek;Ro, Ji-Yoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.27-60
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    • 2020
  • Sejong City Library information services and programs proposed in this study are proposed by combining cases of local representative libraries and overseas libraries. As a feature of the proposal, first, various information services that can be provided by the Sejong City Library are proposed by area, by user, by data type, by media, by partner institution, etc. Second, by reinforcing user programs for each life cycle, various reading programs by age and interest, such as reading discussion, reading experience, and reading events, are provided. Reinforce user-based programs that reflect the characteristics of Sejong City's population, such as adult, child, and family programs. Third, secure and utilize maker space space. Fourth, the reading program developed by the Sejong City Library is promoted and shared in cooperation with local libraries. Fifth, induce participation of local residents in Sejong City, volunteer activities and talent donation. Sixth, propose library information services using library websites and social media, and develop channels for mutual cooperation with users.

A Case Study on the Disaster Management of the Private Sector in Japan (일본의 민간협력형 도서관재난관리 사례연구)

  • Youn You-Ra;Lee Eun-Ju
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.951-956
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    • 2023
  • In the current situation where systematic and active disaster management is becoming more important, domestic libraries do not have their own disaster management plans or support systems. In order to improve these problems, this study looked at overseas cases. Among them, we looked at Japan, where related cases and research are actively underway due to its exposure to various geopolitical disasters. In particular, we focused on cases of public-private cooperation established after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Association's Library Disaster Response Committee and saveMALK, a voluntary network of experts. The Library Disaster Response Committee played a central role in organizing donations and volunteer activities, and saveMALK played a role in collecting and sharing information by forming a collective intelligence among relevant experts. This analysis of the Japanese case has positive implications for building collaborative disaster management system.