This study attempted to diagnose the problems of online cosmetology education after investigating people’s awareness and satisfaction with the online education. It is meaningful in that the results would provide basic data needed to promote online c...
This study attempted to diagnose the problems of online cosmetology education after investigating people’s awareness and satisfaction with the online education. It is meaningful in that the results would provide basic data needed to promote online cosmetology education.
For this, a total of 255 hairdressers who had online cosmetology education before were chosen through convenience sampling from September 4 thru 23, 2015. In terms of data analysis, frequency analysis and crosstabulation analysis were conducted, using SPSS v. 18.0.
The study results found the followings:
First, according to analysis of awareness on online cosmetology education, 130 respondents (53.5%) responded, ‘very necessary’ when asked about a necessity of online cosmetology education. In terms of age, the percentage of respondents who said that online cosmetology education is necessary increased as they were older. In terms of the contents of online cosmetology education, ‘cosmetology skills’ was the highest with 134 respondents (54.9%). When asked about the time of online cosmetology education, 123 respondents (50.4%) said, ‘regularly.’ In terms of the purpose of online cosmetology education, ‘improvement of skills (123 respondents, 50.4%)’ was most responded. Among those who majored in a cosmetology-related field in college, ‘improvement of skills,’ ‘basic cultural education’ and ‘satisfying intellectual needs’ were responded. Among those who majored in a non-cosmetology field, in contrast, ‘improvement of skills’ and ‘acceptance of trends’ were observed. In terms of the reasons for the promotion of online cosmetology education, ‘rapid change in trends’ was the highest with 126 respondents (51.6%). Among those with 3 years or less of work experiences in cosmetology, ‘rapid change in trends’ and ‘lack of basic education’ were found. Among those with over 3 years of work experiences, on the contrary, ‘rapid change in trends’ and ‘lack of education at a beauty salon’ were responded.
Third, according to analysis on current online cosmetology education, in terms of a place for the online education, ‘home (45 respondents, 59.4%)’ was the highest. In terms of the source of the online cosmetology education program, ‘TV Hair (110 respondents, 45.1%)’ was most responded. Among those aged in their 20s (20-29), ‘TV Hair’ and ‘lifelong education center’ were most responded. Among those aged 30 or older, on the other hand, ‘TV Hair’ was the highest. In terms of the source of online cosmetology education, ‘an online ad, café or blog’ was the highest with 129 respondents (52.9%). When asked why they get the online cosmetology education, ‘to respond to a rapid change in fashion (74 respondents, 30.3%)’ was most responded. Among those with 10 years or less of work experiences, ‘unable to get external education due to a busy schedule’ was the highest. Among those with over 10 years of work experiences, in contrast, ‘rapid change in fashion’ was the highest. In terms of the contents of online cosmetology education, ‘latest styling (100 respondents, 41.0%)’ was the highest. In terms of daily average hours for taking the online education, ‘less than one hour (94 respondents, 38.5%)’ was the highest. In terms of the number of online courses enrolled, ‘less than 3 (181 respondents, 74.2%)’ was the highest. In terms of spending for online cosmetology education, ‘less than KRW 100,000 (111 respondents, 45.5%)’ was the highest.
Fourth, according to analysis on satisfaction with online cosmetology education, in terms of general satisfaction with online cosmetology education, 54.1% responded that they were satisfied with the education: ‘very satisfied (42 respondents, 17.2%),’ ‘pretty satisfied (90 respondents, 36.9%).’ In terms of work experiences, respondents were more satisfied as they worked longer. In terms of a job title, a satisfaction level was high among beauty salon owners, managers and manager-level hairdressers. When asked about the reasons for dissatisfaction with online cosmetology education, ‘high cost (32 respondents, 28.6%)’ was the highest. Among those in their 20s (20-29) and 40s (40-49), ‘high cost’ was the highest. Among those in their 30s (30-39), in contrast, ‘high cost’ and ‘education hours’ were most responded. Among those in their 50s or older, ‘hard to understand the contents’ was the highest. When asked if the online cosmetology education is helpful in practice, 49 respondents (20.1%) responded, ‘very helpful.’ When asked what has improved after the online cosmetology education, ‘improvement of skills’ was the highest (72 respondents, 45.0%).’
The said results found that respondents are mostly satisfied with online cosmetology education, and that online cosmetology education is necessary. Therefore, online cosmetology education should be further promoted to improve its utilization and people’s satisfaction. To solve the problems of the online cosmetology education derived in this study, it is needed to provide more diverse and easy-to-understand contents and lower the online cosmetology education costs.