육군 부사관의 MCS 진로 의사결정 프로그램 참여 경험 분석 = An Analysis of the Experience of Republic of Korea Army Noncommissioned Officers Participating in the MCS Career Decision-Making Program

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examined the effects and meanings associated with Army noncommissioned officers’ participation in the MCS career decision-making program, a constructivist career counseling intervention designed to facilitate intentional and reflective vocational choices. Using purposive sampling, four Army NCOs were selected, and a three-session MCS program was administered. Data were derived from participants’ completed MCS workbooks and post-session reflective narratives, which were analyzed using Clandinin and Connelly’s (2000) narrative inquiry methodology.
Through this analytic process, two overarching themes emerged.
The first theme, “Re-experiencing and Reinterpreting Past Experiences,” captures how participants reconstructed their autobiographical narratives, identified previously overlooked intrapersonal characteristics, and engaged in emotional processing and self-compassion toward aspects of the self that had remained unattended. This process fostered enhanced positive self-appraisal and deeper self-understanding. The second theme, “Discovering Job Meaning and Confirming Role Significance,” reflects participants’ development of insight into their vocational characteristics based on the internal attributes revealed within their narratives. Participants evaluated the congruence between their personal value systems and the professional value orientation of the NCO role, thereby clarifying their sense of occupational meaning and role alignment.
Overall, participants reported that the MCS program facilitated a more coherent and internally congruent career decision-making process. They also experienced increased motivation and a heightened sense of meaning associated with their military profession, indicating beneficial psychosocial and organizational outcomes. This study highlights the value of implementing structured career decision-making interventions within specialized organizational contexts and underscores the need to support Army NCOs’ career development and reflective meaning-making processes.


Keyword: Army Noncommissioned Officers, Constructivist
Career Counseling, Career Decision-Making Processes,
MCS Program, Narrative Inquiry.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론 1
• Ⅱ. 이론적 배경 4
• 1. 육군 부사관 4
• 2. 진로 의사결정 14
• 3. MCS 진로 의사결정 프로그램 17
• Ⅲ. 연구방법 28
• 1. 연구자와 연구 참여자 28
• 2. MCS 진로 의사결정 프로그램 운영 29
• 3. 자료수집 31
• 4. 자료 분석 31
• Ⅳ. 연구결과 35
• 1. 연구 참여자별 경험 분석 35
• 2. 연구 참여자별 경험의 의미 분석 50
• Ⅴ. 논의 및 결론 56
• 참고문헌 62