The purpose of this study is to find the trends of consciousness of Busan local bureaucrats who have played a crucial role in the deveopment and execution of social welfare policy. In order to pursue this study, the following assignments are set up.
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The purpose of this study is to find the trends of consciousness of Busan local bureaucrats who have played a crucial role in the deveopment and execution of social welfare policy. In order to pursue this study, the following assignments are set up.
(1) What are the ideological trends of bureaucrats in Busan metropolitan city government?
(2) What are the thoughts of Busan local bureaucrats about social welfare reality in Korea today?
(3) What do they think about social welfare policy of centrl government?
(4) How strong are their willingness of social welfare practice?
To test these research questions, data were obtained the response to the questionaries which were administered on 400 officials in Busan metropolitan city, selected by multistage cluster sampling, conducted from March 10 to 28th, 2003. Main statistical method used to analyze the data are Frequencies, Mean, T-test, ANOVA and Cronbach's Alpha.
In relation to above raised questions, the major findings of the study are as follows;
(1) The social welfare consciousness of local bureaucrats in Busan metropolitan city government is moderate-right orientation. They have relatively homogeneous welfare ideology. It means that this study doesn't find out any important factors which bring about differences of welfare ideology.
(2) They think the present real level of social selfare benefits is inequality.
(3) Their appreciations of central government social selfare policy are no sufficient.
(4) Their willingness of volunteer activity is very strong and desirable. In relation to the dimension of finance, they agree on the increase of social welfare expenditures through the change of the present tax-system.