• Human Ecology Research
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.455-472
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• 2013

This paper's aim is to explore how China's country image affects the product evaluations and purchase intentions through three major hypothesize. Four hundred eighty-nine Korean adult consumers, who have the purchase experiences of goods made in China before, were invited to take part in this investigation. Data analyses were conducted by reliability test, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling with SPSS ver. 19.0 and AMOS ver. 18.0. This study focused on multi-dimensional country image and found that China's country image contains 5 elements (people, evolution, politic, economic and culture). Empirical verification through structural equation modeling indicates that the data offer substantial supports, such that China's country image represents the predominant influence on product evaluations and people, evolution, and politic image showed positive effects. Also, China's country image has a positive influence on the product purchase intentions directly (culture image) and indirectly (people, politics, and evolution image) through the product evaluations. Practical implications of findings will be discussed and suggested as follows. First, this study complements the lack of researches on China among the studies regarding country image. Secondly, research results would help us to understand the perception on China's country image of Korean consumers' and to seek the criteria by which consumers evaluate goods made in China. Finally, this research can help Chinese companies to make market strategies effectively when they entering Korean market by exploring the factors which have strong influences on Korean consumers' purchase behaviors.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.98-110
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• 2005

본 연구의 목적은 과학교사들이 겪는 과학 교수 학습의 딜레마 일화를 교사교육에 활용하는 방안 및 의의를 탐색하는 것이다. 즉, 과학 교수-학습의 딜레마 일화와 이를 활용한 토론 수업에 대한 교사들의 반응을 조사하여, 교사교육에서 딜레마 상황을 도입하는 것에 대한 의의를 탐색하고 이를 바탕으로 딜레마 일화의 교사교육 활용 방안을 제안하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 초등 교사 11명을 대상으로 대학원 수업 과정에서 Wallace와 Louden(2002)의 책에 제시된 딜레마 일화를 도입한 토론 수업을 실시하면서, 제시된 딜레마 일화의 현실성과 중요성에 대한 교사들의 인식과, 딜레마 일화를 활용하는 토론 수업에 대한 교사들의 의견을 조사하였다. 이러한 연구는 교사교육에 대한 구성주의적 입장을 바탕으로 하고 있으며, 해가 하나로 주어지지 않는 딜레마 상황이 교사에게 과학 교수-학습에 대한 개방적 탐구의 기회로, 과학교육의 본성에 대한 이해를 높이는 기회로 작용할 수 있다는 생각에 기초한다. 딜레마 일화의 현실성과 중요성에 대한 인식은 각 주제별로 차이가 있었으나 특히 유사 경험이 많고 현실성과 중요성이 높게 인식된 주제는 '교과서', '실험 활동', '과학 법칙', '교사의 권위', '공평', '성별 차', '과학의 본성' 등이었다. 교사들은 이러한 딜레마 일화에 대한 토론 수업이 자신의 수업을 반성적으로 고찰할 수 있는 기회를 제공하며, 다른 교사들과 유사한 경험을 공유할 수 있고, '과학교육'을 전체적으로 조망할 수 있다는 점을 장점으로 인식하였다. 또한 교사 대부분은 이러한 딜레마 상황을 교사교육에 도입하는 것에 대해 긍정적인 의견을 제시하여 교사교육에서 딜레마 일화를 도입, 활용하는 것에 대한 가능성과 유용성을 보여 주었다. 위와 같은 탐색적인 연구로부터 얻은 교사들의 반응과 연구자의 토론 수업 경험을 바탕으로 과학 교사교육에서 딜레마 일화의 활용 방안을 제안하였으며 딜레마 일화 활용 시 문제점을 고찰하였다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.289-299
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• 1997

This study has been undertaken in the light of constructivist view of teacher education. Participant observation, unstructured interview and questionnaire were used to explore the process and the role of practicum in science teacher education. The subjects were 19 student teachers majoring in physics education; 8 had participated at boys junior high school, 11 at senior high school. The student teachers had very critical and negative perception on their school days' science lessons. They had expected to do 'better' in their practicum but there were only 3 to 5 opportunities of teaching under the umbrella of textbook. Explanation in the classroom and solving exercise problem were the main features of student teachers' lessons. Much of the lessons were similar when it is to same topic and the main reference for their lesson preparation was the textbook. The student teachers felt the design of teaching approach as the most difficult thing during their lesson preparation. They realized that teaching is harder than they thought and they should consider students' level and responses. Though they had become to have more positive perception on teaching job through their field experiences, their decision on job preference did not change. More than half did not want to be a teacher. The student teachers recognised the courses related with science education as the most useful to their teaching in practice among the program of college of education which they had taken. The experience of writing one lesson plan or teaching in front of their peers, designing a new demonstration equipment were recognised as valuable and helpful element of the courses. They proposed to reduce the amount of general education courses and to emphasize the courses relevant with science education and practicum. The limited opportunity of teaching in practicum was pointed out as problematic. Though the practicum was recognized as a 'good' experience to student teachers, it was confined by textbook and limited teaching opportunity. In conclusion, the practicum was not organized and implemented as a meaningful experience of science teaching and learning. There should be more structured studies on what kind of perceptions and experiences the student teachers had brought to the science teacher education program, how they interact with the elements of the program and how they affect to their science teaching. The structure and content of practicum also should be studied and developed so as to make practicum as a meaningful experience of science teaching and learning.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.353-363
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• 2005

과학교등학교 학생을 대상으로 사이비과학에 대한 태도 학습 프로그램을 개발하기 위한 기초 연구로서 사이비과학에 대한 과학영재 학생들의 인식을 조사하였다. 이를 위해 먼저 초, 중, 고등학교에서 일반 학생과 과학영재아의 인식 차이를 조사하였다. 그 결과, 일반 학생에 비해서 과학 영재학생이 사이비과학에 대해 더 부정적인 사고를 가지고 있으나 학년이 올라가더라도 인식의 진전이 거의 없다는 것을 확인하였다. 다음으로는 6개월 동안 3번에 걸쳐 과학고등학교 학생들의 생각 변화를 조사하였는데, 이 조사를 통해 사이비과학에 대한 학생들의 생각이 견고하지 않으며 적절한 지도과정을 통해 합리적 논리적 사고를 하도록 유도하는 것이 가능할 것이라는 결론을 얻었다. 마지막으로 학생들의 사이비 과학에 대한 생각에 영향을 끼치는 요소를 조사하였다. 학생들의 사고 형성에는 TV나 서적과 같은 매체와 함께 개인의 경험이 큰 영향을 끼치는 것으로 드러났다. 따라서 매체에서 제공되는 정보의 진위를 판단하는 훈련이 필요하며 특히 점성술과 관련해서 학생들이 지속적으로 가졌던 긍정적 경험을 다시 돌아볼 수 있도록 유도하는 활동을 제공하여야한다는 결론을 얻었다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.3-15
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• 2019

In this study, we analyzed professors' performance of teaching in college of science and engineering from the perspective of the CHAT. Two professors volunteered to participate in this study. Their syllabi were collected before the lectures, and their lectures were observed and videotaped. Semi-structured interviews were conducted before and after their lectures. The CHAT components were classified into 'subjects', 'objects', 'rules', 'communities', 'division of labor', and 'tools'. We extracted the content of six CHAT components from the data and constructed the analysis framework based on the extracted contents. The analyses of the results revealed that both professors had difficulties due to the contradictions among the components of subject, object, rules, and community in the activity system. Both professors used various strategies to relieve the contradiction related to students' ability, such as inviting students to participate in their lecture. However the extent of providing opportunities to students to participate was different between two professors. Meanwhile, both professors preferred to continue their own strategies, because they observed positive changes in students' learning. In other words, the success experiences of two professors influenced their performances of teaching. We discussed some suggestions to improve the quality of the lecture in the college of science and engineering.

• 경영과학
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.103-125
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• 2005

Korean government is planning to adopt double entry bookkeeping with accrual basis in the government accounting system. This paper attempts to identify influencing attitudes of information producers toward the acceptance of the new service system. Several models are introduced, including Luder's Contingency Model, Cheng's Politico-Economic Model of Accounting Policy Choice, Roger's Diffusion of innovation, and Davis's Technology Acceptance Model(TAM). A set of constructs are developed as fellows : information producers' knowledges, experiences, altitudes toward the reform, characteristics of cash based accounting system and new accrual based system, a chief executive officer's willingness to support, availability of supporting systems, and social Influences from external environment. This study also incudes hey factors used in TAM, such as perceived usefulness and ease of use. Survey responses are gathered from accounting officers in government ministries and agencies as well as from local governments. Regression analysis shows that, for information producers, both 'perceived ease of use' and 'perceived usefulness' of the new system are the best explanatory variable for the dependent variable. It has also found that 'perceived usefulness' is explained best by individual characteristics such as knowledge and experiences, quality of current cash based s1n91e entry bookkeeping system, chief executive's support, Positive supporting systems and social influences. The useful guidelines for implementing double-entry bookkeeping system with accrual basis are also provided.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.165-183
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• 2009

In a service process, the customer typically experiences two types of interactions; one is interaction with the physical ambiance (servicescape) and the other is with employees who may be responsible for the service process quality. The literature in general supports that process quality is a critical determinant for overall service quality and customer satisfaction. In this paper, we primarily examine how the servicescape intervenes the association between process quality and employee/customer satisfaction. The proposed models are tested. using the data collected from the major golf courses in Korea. The results suggest that improving process quality and servicescape have a positive influence on employee/customer satisfaction directly and/or indirectly, but the effect of servicescape may be stronger in the case of golf course businesses. Servicescape also contributes to improving process quality by enhancing employee satisfaction. These results collectively indicate that management emphasis on improving service quality without renovating physical surroundings may results in unsatisfactory outcome.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.266-272
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• 2022

Private specialized institutions differ from public ones in that they mostly act independently. This paper reports a study designed to assess the provision of specialized institutions for children with intellectual disabilities in Saudi Arabia. The approach taken in this study was qualitative, involving a case study strategy that enabled the researcher to gain rich and in-depth information based on the shared experiences of participants comprising institution leaders, educators and families from two specific specialized settings, one public and one private. The study aimed to examine the existing disparities in service delivery so as to develop a clear picture of the service quality provided by public specialized institutions for children with intellectual disabilities in Saudi Arabia. The results suggest that the weak relationship with inpatient and specialized institutions is a consequence of the parents' poor responsiveness, which may result in these institutes developing a negative impression of the parents. Conversely, the lack of active initiative on the part of the public specialized institutions led to a negative parental attitude towards these institutions. A sensible approach to resolving this problem might be to recognize that these institutions have a significant responsibility to encourage parents of children with intellectual disabilities to become involved in their children's learning, to promote positive attitudes.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.249-269
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• 2012

급격하게 감소하는 중학생들의 독서를 증진시킬 수 있는 학교도서관의 독서 교육 방안을 모색하기 위하여 PISA 2009의 읽기 영역 중 독서 태도와 읽기 성적의 상관관계, 국민독서실태조사 결과, 그리고 독서 태도와 독서 동기 관련 연구들을 검토하였다. 학생들의 읽기 성적은 높지만 독서 태도는 그다지 긍정적이지 않다. 즐거움을 위한 독서가 읽기 성취도와 강한 정적 관계에 있다는 점에서 즐거운 독서를 증진시키 위해서 장서가 풍부한 학교도서관, 스스로 선택한 책을 자유롭게 읽을 수 있는 독서 시간이 보장되어야 하며, 독서를 다른 교육적 목적의 수단으로 강요하는 것을 지양해야 한다. 그리고 학생의 성별, 읽기 능력, 독서에 대한 정의적 인지적 태도, 독서 경험과 독서량, 독서 자료의 유형, 독서 시간 등의 특성에 따라 학생들을 범주화하여 차별화된 독서 프로그램을 제공해야 한다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.271-281
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• 2023

Background: This study aims to improve dental hygiene education by investigating the relationship between metacognition, learning flow, and problem-solving abilities in dental hygiene majors. Methods: A survey was conducted on 2nd to 4th-year students from dental hygiene programs, with 132 responses analyzed. Data analysis involved t-tests and ANOVA to examine the differences in metacognition, learning flow, and problem-solving abilities based on the general characteristics. Multiple regression analysis was employed to investigate the factors influencing the dependent variable, which is problem-solving abilities. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS. Results: First, when comparing metacognition, learning flow, and problem-solving abilities based on the general characteristics of the study participants, statistically significant differences were observed in common factors such as major satisfaction, subjective academic performance, GPA (grade point average), and reason for major choice (p<0.05). Second, it was found that there is a significant positive correlation between metacognition, learning flow, and problem-solving abilities in dental hygiene students (r≥0.79, p<0.05). In other words, higher levels of metacognition and learning flow were associated with better problem-solving abilities. Third, factors influencing problem-solving abilities were identified, with both metacognition and learning flow having a statistically significant positive impact. It was also noted that metacognition had a greater influence on problem-solving abilities compared to learning flow (adjusted R²=0.815, p<0.05). Conclusion: To enhance the core competency of problem-solving abilities, it is essential to improve metacognition and learning flow. To enhance metacognition and promote learning flow, strategies such as goal setting, utilizing effective learning methods, boosting self-efficacy, managing the learning environment, choosing activities that foster immersion, stress management, self-assessment and feedback integration, improving focus, and utilization a variety of learning experiences will be necessary.