(A) study on performance of economics graduate students, Korea University : who is a good human capital in graduate school?

김경현 Graduate School, Korea University 2010 국내석사

The purpose of this investigation is to do determine a prediction model for selecting graduate students in economics area. Although economic graduate course in South Korea is similar to the one in Britain and the United States, little attention has been given to examine a student performance. Athey, Katz, Krueger, Levitt and Poterba(2007), who studied a research on economics graduate school of the United States, even said that economists devote considerable effort to graduate students education but have conducted relatively little research on the determinants of student performance or placement in the job market. As the authors' opinion, a study on performance of graduate students should be an important and urgent problem. But this paper is not concerned here with the determinants of student performance in labor market, the study will be supplemented by previous studied in section Ⅱ. The main objectives of this study were : firstly, to do a study on human capital in economics, secondly, to do a study on a group of the highest education level, and thirdly, to do a prediction on graduate students performance using pre-admission data of applicants. By analyzing this paper, we examine the sequentiality between economics required subjects of undergraduate and graduate course. And the paper can be concerned with what factors have an effect on economic graduate performance. It is important for selection process of pre-admission to cultivate outstanding scholars in graduate school. Hence, the results are expected to help screening graduate students in admissions committee.

(The) effects of school-related gender-based violence on students' absenteeism in primary schools in Southern and Eastern Africa

이소라 Graduate School of International Studies, Korea Un 2019 국내석사

This study examines the relationship between school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) and students’ absenteeism in primary schools in 14 Southern and Eastern African countries. Gender-based violence (GBV) in school severely jeopardizes the student’s health and reduces educational outcomes. In sub-Saharan Africa, gender-based violence in school is more problematic due to the deeply ingrained gender inequality. To investigate the relationship between SRGBV and absenteeism, this study employs multivariate regression and a large cross-country dataset, the third round of Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) data. Results indicate that school-related gender-based violence with teachers as perpetrators increases student absence rates in primary schools, especially for sexual harassment, while there is no correlation between pupils’ violence and students’ absenteeism. GBV adversely affects the whole school environment by inhibiting direct and indirect victims’ learning. Furthermore, GBV is rooted in power relation, which is more powerful for teacher-to-pupil relation than pupil-to-pupil relation, and punishment for the teacher’s perpetration in too light in sub-Saharan Africa. Although this research is not without limitations, it does imply that stronger law enforcement on perpetrators, protection of victims, and enhanced teacher training are needed in order to ensure safe school environments.

Confucianism and its cultural impacts : a comparative study on middle school bullying between China and Japan

Yunbo Bai Graduate School, Yonsei University 2021 국내석사

School bullying has become a social problem all over the world. In recent years, the problem of bullying in middle schools in China has become more and more serious, and the severity of its consequences has attracted the attention of the Chinese government. In the 21st century, Japan is also one of the countries with serious school bullying problems. According to the theory of social ecological system, we can infer that the participants of school bullying are affected by various surrounding environmental factors. As a macro environmental factor, the culture in society has a subtle influence on students' cognition. As we all know, China and Japan are very close geographically and have conducted many cultural exchanges since ancient times. There are cultural similarities between the two countries, especially, the Confucian culture. So does this mean that the reason for the similar behavior of middle school’s bullying in China and Japan is that they are influenced by the similar Confucian culture? Therefore, this paper will take the participants of bullying on middle schools in China and Japan as the research objects, and mainly analyze the cultural reasons of middle school’s bullying in both countries. Comparative research methods, case analysis methods, literature research methods and qualitative research methods are the main research methods used in this article. The second chapter of the thesis first introduces the differences between Chinese and Japanese Confucian cultures, especially in four aspects: shame culture, harmonious culture, collectivism and family culture. At the same time, it introduces the new development of these four cultures in the two countries and the impacts on the current Chinese and Japanese society. The third chapter of the thesis lists cases of bullying in middle schools in China and Japan, and carefully analyzes the psychology of the participants. It is found that although the behaviors of bullying participants in Chinese and Japanese schools are similar, they have different starting points. Therefore, the fourth chapter further analyzes the psychological factors of the three roles in the phenomenon of school bullying in China and Japan, as well as the social and cultural reasons that affect the psychological factors. Through comparative research methods, it is found that the different Confucian cultures in Chinese and Japanese societies have different impacts on the psychology. Although these factors are derived from traditional Confucian culture, they already have had special new developments in China and Japan. Therefore, this article concludes that although the phenomenon of school bullying in China and Japan seems to be the same, the Confucian culture of China and Japan has had impacts on school bullying in China and Japan respectively. Exploring the cultural background of school bullying in China and Japan can enable us to better understand the causes of school bullying and provide some ideas for the future countermeasures of school bullying in the two countries. It has important reference value for the further prevention of school bullying. At the same time, although Confucian culture has its meaning as a traditional culture, it still requires us that in the future China and Japan should constantly reflect on traditional culture, adjusting the traditional culture to new social needs, and better guide people's lives at the level of consciousness.

Creating and applying process writing activity using multimedia and digital device for elementary school overachievers

정해나 Graduate School, Yonsei University 2019 국내석사

세계화, 국제화 같은 현상을 거점으로 입시와 취업에서 영어점수를 빼놓을 수 없기에 한국교육에서 영어교육은 매우 중요하게 여겨진다. 특히, 대학수학능력시험에서의 영어영역은 대학입시에서 등급의 반영 비율이 높은 과목으로 수험생들의 부담이 크다고 한다. 이러한 현상은 학생들 사이의 경쟁심을 초래하였으며, 교육과정의 범위와 수준을 넘는 과잉학습을 유발시키고, 나아가 학생들간의 영어실력의 격차를 더 별러 놓는 문제점들을 야기시켰다. 초등학교에서부터 영어실력의 격차가 벌어짐으로써 각각의 학생들의 영어실력과 영어학습에 대한 동기와 흥미를 향상 시키기에 적합한 정규영어수업을 운영하기가 어려워졌다. 이러한 문제는 학생들이 더욱더 영어사교육에 의존하게 만들고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 교육부에서 지정한 영어교과과정보다 영어실력이 월등한 초등학교 학습과진아들을 위한 영어쓰기 활동을 개발하고 적용하여, 이러한 영어쓰기활동이 학습과진아들의 학습동기, 자기효능감에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는지를 알아보는데 있다. 또한 쓰기 활동에 멀티미디어와 디지털 기기의 활용하여 정규영어수업 안에서도 개인별 학습이 가능하였는지를 알아보았다. 본 연구에 참여한 연구대상은 서울의 한 사립초등학교에 재학 중이었던 45명의 4학년 학생들이었으며, 이들은 학교에서 실행된 영어시험에서 교육부에서 지정한 영어교과과정보다 영어실력이 월등하다고 평가된 학생들이었다. 정규 영어교과서에 있는 내용을 토대로 태블릿 컴퓨터, 구글문서, 에드모도, 그리고 인터넷을 사용한 과정중심쓰기 활동을 만들고 이를 정규 영어수업시간에 시행하였다. 연구도구로서는 쓰기활동 사전, 사후 설문지, 학생들과의 인터뷰, 교사활동일지, 그리고 학생들의 쓰기활동내용이 사용되었다. 본 연구의 결과, 첫 번째, 학생들에게 익숙한 멀티미디어와 디지털 기기를 활용한 쓰기활동이 학습과진아들의 영어학습동기를 향상 시켰음을 확인 할 수 있었다. 두 번째로, 과정중심쓰기활동과 긍정적인 동료평가로 인해 학생들의 영어 자기효능감이 향상됨을 볼 수 있었다. 세 번째로, 학생들이 직접 멀티미디어와 디지털 기기를 사용하는 쓰기활동이 학생들의 수업참여도를 높이는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 네번째로, 멀티미디어와 디지털 기기의 활용은 평소 교과서에서는 접할 수 없는 다양한 방법들로 학생들이 필요로 하는 자료와 정보를 보는 것을 가능하게 하며, 즉각적으로 원하는 답을 직접 찾아낼 수 있게 하였다. 나아가 학생들이 자신에게 적합한 속도로 쓰기 활동을 진행할 수 있게 해주는 점등이 정규수업 활동 안에서도 개별학습을 가능하게 하는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 다섯번째로, 멀티미디어와 디지털 기기를 활용한 수업에서 기계의 기능에 문제가 생겨 학생들의 학습에 방해가 되지 않도록 수업 전 기계들을 확인하고, 문제가 일어날 시에 신속하게 문제를 해결해야 한다는 점을 알 수 있었다. 교육부에서 지정한 영어교과과정보다 영어실력이 월등한 초등학교 학습과진아들을 위해 정규영어수업을 통해 보다 더 영어학습에 대한 동기와 자기 효능감을 높여주고, 학생들의 영어실력의 격차가 큰 학급 안에서 조금 더 개별적인 영어학습의 기회를 높여주기 위하여 다음과 같이 제언하고자 한다. 교사는 학생들에게 친숙하고 흥미로운 멀티미디어와 디지털 기기를 학생들이 직접 사용할 수 있는, 정규 영어교과서의 내용과 연결 된 영어쓰기 활동을 만들어 수업에 적용시켜 볼 가치가 있다. 또한 멀티미디어, 디지털 기기 그리고 과정중심쓰기활동은 개개인의 학생이 본인에게 적합한 속도로 활동을 진행하여 정규영어수업 안에서도 개별학습을 유발시킴으로 영어실력의 차이가 나는 학생들을 대상으로 수업을 설계하고 진행할 경우, 이러한 지도 방법을 고려해볼 필요가 있다. The present study attempted to create and apply process writing activity using multimedia and digital device for elementary school overachievers, which can be used in regular English classes in schools. Forty-five fourth grade overachievers from a private school participated in this study. The study was conducted during the regular English classes. Many students’ English proficiency level proved to be more advanced than the national English curriculum standard which is set by the Korean Ministry of Education. This is namely caused by the prerequisite English education that students receive before starting official English classes in elementary schools. This caused problem for elementary school teachers to design and conduct English lessons for overachievers whose English proficiency level is higher than the national English curriculum standard. Thus, elementary school overachievers and parents feel that elementary school English class is not sufficient, and feel more needs for private English education to improve English skills and motivation for learning English. Moreover, elementary school teachers and researchers pointed out the importance of English writing skills and argued that national English curriculum and textbooks lack writing practice in comparison to other areas of English. Thus, the current study attempted to create and apply the process writing activity based on the national English textbook which can be conducted in regular English class in elementary schools for overachievers. Furthermore, as many studies showed the effectiveness of individualized learning and a rise in motivation when multimedia and digital devices are used in education, the tablet computers, Google Docs, Edmodo and internet were integrated into the process writing activity so the students could complete the activity according to their own learning pace. The study employed pre-writing activity and post-writing activity surveys, student interviews, teacher’s log, and students’ in-class work to observe the result of the writing activity. The researcher focused especially on affective domain such as motivation, self-efficacy, and students’ individualized learning experience. The study’s result showed positive outcomes of the rise in motivation and self-efficacy, and participation among the participants. In addition, the students’ work displayed the individualized learning experience due to the use of tablet computers, Google Docs and internet. The result of the current study showed that a process writing activity using the tablet computers, Google Docs, Edmodo and internet should be recommended for elementary school overachievers whose English abilities are superior to the national curriculum standards and find regular English class not motivating. Moreover, the study can be served as a practical guideline for designing and applying English lessons that can be more suitable for overachievers in a regular school class where students’ English proficiency level all varies.

(A) qualitative study on the schooling experiences of foreign language high school graduates

최연수 Graduate School, Yonsei University 2019 국내석사

본 연구는 외국어고등학교 졸업생들의 학교경험과 외국어고등학교를 둘러싼 다양한 사회적 담론들이 학생들의 정체성 형성과 미래 전망에 끼친 영향을 탐구하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 먼저 본 연구에서는 엘리트 정체성 형성과 학교선택(school choice)의 이론적 배경을 바탕으로 외국어고등학교의 역사와 관련 담론들의 역사적 추이를 살펴보았다. 본 연구의 구체적인 연구문제는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 학생들이 어떠한 이유와 배경에서 외국어고등학교 진학을 선택하였는가? 둘째, 학생들이 외국어고등학교 재학 당시 수업, 교우관계, 학교 문화를 어떻게 경험하였는가? 셋째, 외국어고등학교 졸업생들에게 재학 당시 교육경험은 어떠한 의미를 가지며, 외국어고등학교에 관한 사회적 담론이 학생들의 정체성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가? 이들 질문에 답하기 위해 본 연구에서는 외국어고등학교를 졸업한 일곱 명의 ‘명문대’생과의 심층면담을 주 연구방법으로 활용하였다. 수집된 자료를 통해 내린 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 먼저, 외국어고등학교 학생들의 외국어고 진학 결정에는 중산층 부모의 적극적인 교육적 관여와 엘리트 고등학교로서 외국어고등학교의 사회적 위상이 작용을 한 것으로 드러났다. 둘째, 참여자들은 외국어고등학교에서의 경험이 ‘명문대학교’ 진학에 큰 영향력을 끼쳤다고 보고, 외국어고등학교에서의 학교 경험을 긍정적으로 평가하였다. 그러나 한편, 수집된 면담 자료에 따르면 학생들은 경쟁적이고 가시적인 결과를 중시하는 외국어고등학교에서 수업, 교우관계 등 여러 측면에서 갈등과 모순적인 상황을 경험한 것으로 드러났다. 예컨대, 학생들은 외국어고 내의 학업경쟁에 적극적으로 참여하는 동시에, 지나친 교육경쟁에 비판적인 태도를 보이기도 하였다. 셋째, 학생들은 외고를 둘러싼 여러 사회적 담론과 논란을 인식하고 있었을 뿐만 아니라 엘리트 학생으로서 자아정체성을 구성하는 과정에서 이러한 담론들을 적극적으로 재해석하는 모습을 보였다. 특히 연구 참여자들은 외국어고등학교를 국가 발전에 기여하는 수월성 교육기관으로 설명하였으며, 도구주의적 관점에서 외국어고의 의의를 주장하였다. 또한 연구 참여자들은 외국어고 입학을 공정한 경쟁을 바탕으로 한 능력주의적 성취라 이해하고, 외국어고등학교가 교육격차의 심화에 기여할 수 있다는 주장에 대해 적극적으로 반박하기도 하였다. 더 나아가 연구 참여자들은 개인의 학업성취도를 개개인의 노력과 능력의 산물이라 보았으며, 사회구조적 요인에 대해서는 비교적 관심을 기울이지 않는 모습을 보였다. 본 연구는 위 연구결과를 바탕으로 외국어고등학교를 둘러싼 사회적 담론을 재검토하고자 하였으며, 교육 정책과 정책담론이 학생들의 학교경험과 정체성 형성에 끼치는 영향에 대해 학생들의 관점에서 접근하였다는 데에 그 의의가 있다. This study investigates schooling experiences of Foreign Language High School graduates and how their schooling experiences shape their self-identities and future outlooks. To this aim, this study first investigates the discursive construction of FLHSs as elite high schools and various discourses underpinning the emergence of FLHSs through examining the history of FLHSs and related policies, employing the theoretical lenses of elite identity formation and school choice. By making use of the in-depth interview data, this study then explores how and why the students chose to attend FLHSs, how the students experienced teaching, peer relations and school culture at FLHSs, how the students make sense of their high school experiences and social discourses on FLHSs, and how their interpretations have affected their sense of identity. Major findings reveal that the research participants’ decision to apply to FLHSs were underpinned by discourses of symbolic distinction and public imaginaries of FLHS as academically elite schools. It also turns out that while the research participants in general identified positively with their schooling experiences, the students also experienced constant tensions in peer relations, mainly arising from the competitive and outcome-oriented school culture. Furthermore, the data analysis reveals that the students are not only cognizant of various social discourses surrounding FLHSs but also actively negotiate these discourses as they construct their self-identities as elite students. The students perceived FLHSs to be meritocratic institutions which foster educational excellence and, in effect, contribute to the economic and social development of the country. The interview data further illustrate that the students view their academic achievements as the outcome of individual efforts and abilities, with scant attention paid to the systemic inequalities or broader social forces structuring the education system. Based on these findings, this study attempts to revisit the current dominant social discourses on FLHSs and provide a more nuanced picture of how education policy and policy discourses shape students’ schooling experiences and identities.

Determinants of school dropout in the rural areas from Honduras : implications for government policies

Thuman, Samir Guillermo Flores Graduate School of International Studies, Korea Un 2012 국내석사

The school dropout issue is present at all educational stages and in all countries, however the issue is more complex and significant in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) or Developing Countries where the economic conditions are not entirely favorable. In Honduras more than half of the population is located in the rural areas; setting on which most of the people are living under extreme poverty. The conditions of basic education in the rural areas are unstable; more than 70 per cent of schools are managed by one or two professors. In Honduras the educational systems share the following features: insufficient coverage of primary education, increased access to basic education, and little capacity to retain both the primary and secondary levels. Consequently, the school dropout phenomena is linked to low levels of learning the basic content taught by professors, limited access to schools, school material, qualified teachers, as well as issues like poverty and school distance; which slows the development of the skilled children´s at their early age. Its negative effects are gathered throughout the school year, affecting disproportionately the opportunities of improving their welfare and wellbeing, especially among the poorest sectors slowing the economic development of the society and the country as a whole. School dropout have a direct impact on the society which suffer consequences when students drop out from school, the costs to society in terms of lost tax revenue and the expense of government assistance programs for employment, housing, medical care, and imprisonment represent a significant percentage of the countries budget. The document focal point is the analysis of the main causes of school dropout that take place in the rural areas of Honduras; the analysis aims to identify the factors that forced students to take the decision of dropping out from school. Identifying these causes will allow the implementation of strategies that will reduce school dropout, making children’s continue and finish school; give them higher levels of education, better employment generation which symbolize higher future earnings to keep their families out of poverty and improving their living standards. The most relevant findings based on the analysis done and the data collected were that identifying and understanding the causes of school dropout and the factors that influence children to dropout from school in the rural areas from Honduras is a complex but not an unfeasible assignment; mainly because many other areas of the education system in Honduras, school dropout is subjective to and affected by a variety of personal and organizational factors. However with the theoretical review made to identify the main factors that influence on school dropout gave some valuable approach to identify the starting point of the school dropout phenomenon in the rural areas from Honduras and at the same time it gave a possible explanation which determine what will be the best solution to reduce and control school dropout.

Essays on the effects of early school enrollment and legal drinking age on risky behaviors and health outcomes

신유식 Graduate School, Korea University 2022 국내박사

본 논문은 취학 시기의 효과에 대한 연구와 청소년 음주 규제의 효과에 대한 연구로 구성되어 있다. 1장에서는 취학 시기가 학생들의 건강위험행동에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석한다. 2장에서는 자녀의 취학 시기가 어머니의 정신 건강에 미치는 전이 효과에 대해 분석한다. 3장에서는 한국의 청소년 음주 정책이 개인의 음주 행위에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석한다. 세계의 여러 나라들은 아동이 태어난 이후 몇 개월이 되었는지에 따라 학교에 입학할 수 있는 자격을 부여한다. 새 학기가 시작하는 시점에 최소 입학 연령을 가까스로 넘긴 아동이 바로 입학하는 경우, 반에서 나이가 가장 어린 상태가 된다. 이로 인한 불이익을 피하고자, 일부 부모는 해당 아동의 입학 시기를 1년 연기하는 선택을 한다. 이 경우, 해당 아동은 반에서 나이가 가장 많은 상태가 된다. 위와 같은 입학 시기의 선택이 아동에게 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지 파악하기 위해 현재까지 다수의 실증 연구들이 실시되어 왔다. 1장은 취학 시기가 학생들의 건강위험행동에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지 분석한다. 구체적으로, 최소 입학 연령을 넘긴 아동이 입학을 미루지 않고 바로 입학하는 선택이 음주, 흡연, 성관계 행위에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지 분석한다. 분석을 위해, 우리나라 12월 출생자들이 1월 출생자들에 비해 학교에 1년 빠르게 입학하는 점을 이용한다. 12월 출생자들은 1월 출생자들에 비해 1년 빠르게 입학하지만, 반에서 상대적으로 가장 어린 상태가 된다. 반면에, 1월 출생자들은 반에서 나이가 가장 많은 상태가 된다. 두 집단은 비슷한 시기에 출생했음에도, 외생적인 상황으로 인해 입학 시기에 차이가 발생하기 때문에 위의 효과를 추정하는 데 이용될 수 있다. 회귀불연속 방법론을 사용하여 추정한 결과, 학교를 1년 빠르게 입학하는 것은 음주, 흡연 시작 시기를 앞당기는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 1년 빠르게 입학하는 것은 최근 30일 동안 음주, 흡연했을 확률을 상승시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 남학생과 여학생 모두에게 나타났다. 2장은 최소 입학 연령을 넘긴 아동이 바로 입학하는 선택을 하는 것이 어머니의 정신 건강에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지 분석한다. 다수의 문헌에 따르면, 해당 아동은 정서적, 신체적 발달 상태에 이점이 있는 급우들과 경쟁하기 때문에, 학업 성취도와 학교 적응에 있어 어려움을 겪는 가능성이 높은 것으로 보고되어 왔다. 이러한 부정적인 영향은 아동에게 국한되는 것이 아니라 가족 구성원에게도 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 특히, 대부분의 가정의 주양육자인 어머니의 정신 건강에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 가능성이 있다. 본 연구는 이를 분석하는 위해 호주의 학교 입학 규정에 따라 발생되는 외생적인 상황을 이용하였다. 분석 결과, 자녀의 1년 빠른 입학은 어머니의 불안감을 상승시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이질성 분석 결과, 이러한 영향은 여학생의 어머니와 소득이 낮은 가구의 어머니에게 두드러지는 것으로 나타났다. 자녀의 응답을 통해 분석한 결과, 여학생과 소득이 낮은 가구의 학생인 경우, 실제로 학교 적응에 어려움을 겪는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 학교에 1년 빠르게 입학하는 것이 아동에게 부정적인 영향을 미치고, 어머니의 정신 건강에도 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 시사한다. 3장은 한국의 청소년 음주 규제의 효과성에 대해 분석한다. 한국의 청소년 보호법에 따르면, 만 19세가 되는 해의 1월 1일을 맞이하기 전까지는 청소년으로 규정되며, 주류 구입과 주류 판매 업소 출입이 제한된다. 이 정책의 효과성을 분석하기 위해 소위 빠른 년생 제도가 시행되던 시기의 1, 2월 출생자를 이용한다. 3월~12월생과 이듬해 1, 2월생은 같은 해에 초등학교에 입학하여 같은 해에 고등학교를 졸업한다. 3월~12월생은 대학교 1학년이 되는 해의 1월 1일부터 청소년 음주 규제의 적용을 받지 않는다. 반면에, 이듬해 1, 2월생은 해당 연도에 여전히 음주 규제를 적용 받게 된다. 따라서, 해당 연도의 3월~12월생과 1, 2월생의 음주 행위를 비교하여 청소년 보호법의 효과를 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 1, 2월생이 음주 규제의 적용을 받음에도 불구하고, 음주 참여 여부와 횟수에 대해서 3~12월생과 크게 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. In the first chapter, I investigate the impacts of early school enrollment on students’ risky health behaviors. In South Korea, those born in December begin school almost one year earlier than those born in January. Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design which exploits the school entry rule in South Korea, I find that early school entry leads students to begin drinking and smoking earlier. In addition, it increases the likelihood of drinking and smoking participation over the previous 30 days. However, early school entry has little impact on lifetime sexual intercourse experience. The results of subgroup analysis indicate that my main findings are driven by both girls and boys. The robustness of my results is supported by the use of data from earlier years and various specifications. The second chapter examines the spillover effects of a child’s early school enrollment on their mother’s nervousness. Research has shown that early schooling may have an adverse impact on child development in the short run. If there is such an impact, it may spill over onto mothers, especially in relation to the mother’s mental well-being. To investigate the spillover effects, we utilize the data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. A fuzzy regression discontinuity design is exploited to explore the spillover impacts of a child’s early schooling. We find that a child’s early enrollment increases the level of their mother’s nervousness in the year their child becomes seven. The impact is primarily detected among mothers of girls and mothers from low-income households. Using the responses of the children, we provide suggestive evidence that girls and children from low-income households were suffering from early schooling, and that the impacts might spill over into their mothers. In the last chapter, I analyze the effects of the legal drinking age laws in South Korea on alcohol consumption. In South Korea, an individual is legally allowed access to alcohol from January 1st of the year they turn 19. To investigate whether the regulation effectively restricts alcohol consumption, I compare those who were born around January, but who vary in terms of their status with regard to legal access to alcohol during one specific year. I find no impacts of the regulation on participation in and frequency of alcohol consumption. The findings indicate that strict enforcement and sanctions need to accompany the policy to prevent youth from accessing alcohol.

Individual Learners' Attitude, Motivation and Listening Proficiency in Secondary EFL Classroom in Korea

최갑균 Graduate School of Education, Sogang University 2002 국내석사

본 연구는 한국 중·고등학생들의 영어학습에 대한 태도와 동기와 듣기 능력 사이에 관계를 분석하는 데 목적이 있다. 본 연구에서 규명되어야 할 연구문제는 아래와 같다. 1. 한국 중·고등학교 영어학습자들의 영어학습동기는 어떤 요인들이 있는가 2. 중·고등학교에서 성별과 학년들 사이에 미국인에 대한 태도와 영어학습태도에는 각각 의미 있는 차이가 있는가 3. 태도와 동기 수준과 듣기 능력 점수사이에 각각 의미 있는 차이가 있는가 4. 태도와 동기 요인 과 듣기 능력 점수 사이에는 어떤 관계가 있는가 본 연구는 경기도 지역에 있는 중·고등학생 717명을 대상으로 하였다. 본 연구를 위하여 사용된 도구는 설문지와 영어듣기 평가였다. 설문지는 Gardner, R.C.와 Lambert, W.E. (1972)의 “Attitude and Motivation Test Battery"에서 인용하여 Lee (1996a)와 Do¨rnyei (1990)가 발전시킨 설문지이고, 듣기 능력 평가는 전국 15개 시·도 교육청이 연합으로 실시하는 듣기 평가 문제를 활용하였다. 표집 된 자료는 SPSSWIN 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였으며 t 검증, 상관분석, 요인분석을 하였다. 분석된 결과는 아래와 같다 : 1. 이 특수한 상황에서 6개의 동기 동인이 추출되었고 그들은 내적 동기, 중요성, 통합적 동기, 외적동기, 의사소통 그리고 실용성이었다. 2. 한국 중·고등학교 학생들은 영어가 좋은 직업을 얻는 데 필수적이며, 영어가 세계공통어이고, 영어가 어느 분야에서나 중요하고, 영어가 필수 과목이라는 것을 믿고 있으며, 이것은 한국 중·고등학생들은 영어의 중요성을 충분히 인식하고 있다는 것을 의미한다. 3. 동기성향 가운데 중·고등학교에게 듣기 능력 점수와 높은 상관이 있는 공통된 항목은 ‘영어를 좋아한다’는 항목이고, 중학교 1·2학년 학생들은 ‘영어의 중요성’이, 고등학교 1·2학년 학생들은 ‘친구를 사귀기 위해서’와 ‘영어를 좋아하기 때문’이라는 항목이 듣기 능력과 높은 상관이 있었다. 4. 대체로 중학교 1학년 학생들은 내적 동기와 중요성과 관련하여, 중학교 2학년 학생들은 내적 동기, 중요성, 외적동기, 의사소통 과 실용성과 관련하여 영어 공부를 한다. 반면에, 고등학교 1학년 학생들은 의사소통과 관련하여, 고등학교 2학년 학생들은 중요성과 실용성과 관련하여 영어공부를 한다. 5. 미국인에 대한 태도와 영어학습에 대한 태도는 여학생이 남학생보다 더 긍정적인 태도를 보여주었다. 6. 학년사이에 미국인과 영어학습에 대한 태도에 큰 차이를 나타내었고 특히 중학교 1학년 학생들은 현격한 차이를 나타내었으며 미국인과 영어학습에 대하여 호의적인 태도를 가지고 있다. 7. 영어 듣기능력의 상·하 집단에 따른 영어학습에 대한 태도는 상·하 집단사이에 커다란 차이가 있었다. 8. 동기와 태도 변인들은 듣기능력과 의미 있는 상관관계가 있으며 영어학습에 대한 긍정적인 태도를 가진 학생들이 또한 동시에 영어학습에 대한 부정적인 태도를 가지고 있다. 9. 듣기 능력과 가장 밀접한 관계를 가지고 있는 변인은 영어학습태도이고 그 다음으로는 영어학습 동기이고 미국인에 대한 태도는 거의 상관관계가 없었다. 다시 말하면, 영어학습에 대한 태도가 가장 중요하였다. 10. 중학교 학생들이 고등학생들보다 동기요인과 듣기 능력 사이에 더 높은 상관이 있다. 여학생들이 남학생들보다 동기요인과 듣기능력사이에 더 높은 상관이 있다. 동기요인과 듣기능력사이에 상관관계가 있는 순서는 내적 동기요인, 중요성요인, 실용성요인, 의사소통요인, 통합적요인 순서이다. The object of this study is to analyze the relation of individual Learners' Attitude, Motivation and Listening Proficiency in Secondary EFL Classroom in Korea. The research questions investigated in this study are as follows: 1. what factors affect in learning English motivation of learners in secondary school? 2. Is there any significant difference in the attitude toward American and learning English between gender, and among grades in secondary school? 3. Is there any significant difference between the level of attitude/motivation and the score of a listening proficiency test? 4. Is there a relationship between attitude/motivation factors and the score of a listening proficiency test? Subjects in this study were 717 students of secondary school in Kyonggi Province area. The instruments used for this study were a questionnaire and an English listening proficiency test. The former was one adapted from “Attitude and Motivation Test Battery" (Lambert, W.E. and Gardner, R.C. 1972) and developed by Lee (1996a) and D?rnyei (1990). The latter was an English listening proficiency test supervised by National 15 municipal and provincial Board of Education in Korea. The collected data was analyzed through SPSSWIN program. The statistical tests used for the analysis were t-test, correlation analysis, and factor analysis. From the analysis, the following conclusions could be drawn: 1. The study shows that six motivational orientation factors were retained in this particular context and they were intrinsic motivation, importance, integrative motivation, extrinsic motivation, communication, and practicality. 2. Korean secondary school students believe that English is essential to get a good job, English is the world common language, English is important in any field, and English is a required subject. This means that Korean secondary school students are fully aware of the importance of English. 3. Among motivational orientations, the common items that are highly correlated with the score of listening proficiency for secondary school students are liking English; for the first and second middle school students is the importance of English; for the first and second high school students are making friends and liking English. 4. Wholly the first year middle school students study English related with intrinsic motivation and importance and the second year middle school students study English related with intrinsic motivation, importance, extrinsic motivation, communication, and practicality. On the other hand, the first year high school students study English related with communication and the second year high school students study English related with importance and practicality. 5. The female students have more a positive attitude than the male counterparts toward American and learning English. 6. There was a significant difference between grades, especially the first year middle school students show a striking difference. The first year middle school students have a favorable attitude toward American and learning English. 7. There was the greatest difference in the attitude toward learning English between the high and low level group according to the high and low level of score of listening proficiency test. 8. Motivational and attitudinal variables have significant correlations with the score of listening proficiency, and the students who have positive attitude toward learning English also have a negative attitude toward learning English at the same time. 9. The variable that has the closest relationship with listening proficiency is the attitude toward learning English, and the next variable is the learning English motivation, and the attitude toward American have few significant correlations with listening proficiency. That is to say, it shows that the positive attitude toward learning is very important. 10. The middle school students have higher levels of correlation between motivation factors and listening proficiency than the high school students. The female students have higher levels of correlation between motivation factors and listening proficiency than the male students. The order of the correlation levels between motivation factors and listening proficiency showed intrinsic motivation factor is the highest correlation level and follows importance factor, practicality factor, communication factor, and integrative factor.

(The) impact of socio-economic factors on dropouts from primary school in Senegal

Dame Diop Graduate School of Government, Business, and Entre 2021 국내석사

The study aimed at assessing the impact of socioeconomic factors on dropouts from primary school in Senegal. The study sample comprised of 100 respondents divided into two groups 50 parents and 50 students. Secondary data was collected through structured questionnaire and various statistical tools were applied. Descriptive statistics was used to describe frequencies and percentages of the results, Chi-square test was used to examine the significance of association and logistic regression was used to find the relationship between independent and dependent variables of the study. The information collected from respondents were based on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics (gender, age, education and income level. Marital status, farms need more people, financial support from parents, farm size, intended age of marriage, parent’s work, student’s other occupation and parents bring children to farms) and school related factors (school events attendance, class repetition, school distance and frequency of parents control at home). It was observed that farm size, parents bring children to farms, age of student, other occupation for student, intended age of marriage and parent’s work had significant relationship with school dropout. The study recommends that the provision of education is necessary to clarify and educate people on the value of education for children to have a better future; the more people understand the importance of education, the lower the number of school dropout rates as a result the environment and economy of the society is improved. Thus education should be promoted to the communities as the key factor for socio-economic development. Besides, the government and education stakeholders should provide consultation to farmers, especially those who have small plots of lands knowing that they tend to send their children to the farm because they don’t have enough income to pay the school fees. So it requires supports for them instead of keeping their children out of school to support domestic chores or farming. Additionally, the government, NGOs and civil society’s organization should widen the employment opportunities to the local communities especially for the unemployed people because as the research shows people who don’t have work, their children tend to dropout school. Moreover, the awareness programs for the community such as the mindset change against negative traditional values that were reduced the pace of education to rural people should be eliminated henceforth. The Ministry of Education needs to outline the research agenda in view of developing strategies to improve access and success within the education sector, especially as regards to basic education. Research-based methods should be developed to reduce the dropout rate, especially in high poverty and remote rural schools. The research agenda should include: - Analysis of the effectiveness of policies and practices as well as determining policy gaps - Tracking cohorts of learners at risk of dropping out - Exploring best practices at schools and ensure their replication - Developing monitoring and evaluation instruments to assess progress and impact of policy and practice. 이 연구는 세네갈의 초등학교 중퇴자에 대한 사회경제적 요인의 영향을 평가하는 것을 목표로 한다. 학부모 50명과 학생 50명으로 나뉘어진 100명의 응답자를 대상으로 연구를 진행했다. 구조화된 설문지를 통해 2차 데이터를 수집하고 다양한 통계 도구를 적용했다. 기술 통계량은 결과의 빈도와 백분율을 기술하는 데 사용되었고, 카이 제곱 검정은 연관성의 유의성을 검사하는 데 사용되었으며 로지스틱 회귀 분석은 연구의 독립 변수와 종속 변수 사이의 관계를 찾는 데 사용되었다. 응답자에게 수집한 정보는 사회경제적 요인(성별, 연령, 교육과 소득 수준, 혼인 여부, 농장의 인원 보충 여부, 부모로부터의 경제적 지원, 농장 규모, 목표 혼인 연령, 부모의 직업, 학생의 다른 직업, 그리고 학생을 농장에 데리고 가는 부모 등)과 학교 관련 요인(교내 행사 참여, 수업의 반복, 학교까지의 거리, 그리고 부모의 통제 빈도 등)을 기반으로 하였다. 농장 규모, 학생을 농장에 데리고 가는 부모, 학생의 연령, 학생의 다른 직업, 목표 혼인 연령, 그리고 부모의 직업은 학교 중퇴에 중요한 관련이 있음이 관찰되었다. 이 연구는 아이들이 더 나은 미래를 향유할 수 있도록 교육의 가치를 명확히 하고 교육하기 위해 교육의 제공이 필요하다고 권고한다. 많은 사람들이 교육의 중요성을 이해할수록, 사회의 환경과 경제가 개선되는 결과로서 학교 중퇴율이 낮아질 것이다. 그러므로 교육은 사회 경제적 발전의 핵심 요소로서 지역사회에 촉진되어야 한다. 게다가, 정부와 교육 이해당사자들은 농부들, 특히 그들의 자녀들을 농장으로 보내는 경향이 있고 소규모의 농지를 소유한 농부들에게 자문을 제공해야 하는데 학교 등록금을 지불할 충분한 소득이 없기 때문이다. 따라서 학생들이 학교 외에 집안일 혹은 농장일을 거들도록 하는 대신 그들에 대한 지원을 요청한다. 추가적으로, 정부, NGO, 그리고 시민사회단체는 실업자들의 자녀가 학교를 중퇴하는 경향이 있기 때문에 이 실업자들을 위해 지역 사회로 취업 기회를 넓혀야 한다. 게다가, 농촌에 대한 교육의 속도를 줄인 부정적인 전통적 가치에 대한 사고방식 변화와 같은 지역사회를 위한 인식 프로그램은 앞으로 사라져야 한다. 교육부는 특히 기초교육과 관련하여 교육 분야 내에서 접근성과 성공을 향상시키기 위한 전략을 개발한다는 관점에서 연구과제의 개요를 제시할 필요가 있다. 특히 고빈곤과 외딴 시골학교에서 중퇴율을 줄일 수 있는 연구 기반의 방법을 개발해야 한다. 연구 과제는 다음을 포함해야 한다. - 정책 및 실행의 효과 분석 및 정책 격차 파악 - 중퇴 위험이 있는 학습자의 집단 추적 – 학교에서의 모범 사례 탐색 및 복제 보장 - 정책 및 실행의 진행 상태와 영향을 평가하기 위한 모니터링 및 평가 도구 개발

(An) analysis of recognition characteristics and acceptance factors on locally unwanted land use : focused on special schools for the disabled

Seo, Junseok Graduate School, Yonsei University 2018 국내박사

This study was carried out with two sub-themes in the process of seeking ways to increase the local acceptance of special schools for the disabled. The first sub-theme was to analyze the subjective recognitions of the interested parties in Gayang-dong who were in conflict with each other in relation to the establishment of a special school for the disabled. The subjective recognitions of the people were analyzed using Q methodology, and were classified into four recognition types. The characteristics of each type are as follows: Type 1 is the group opposing the facility (active). This type is characterized by distrust of government, the initiative of residents and compensation claims. It strongly rejects the establishment itself of the special school for the disabled. This type has such a strong distrust of government (including the local government and the Ministry of Education) that they deny or discredit all administrative procedures in the establishment of the school, and maintain the position that local residents should take all initiatives in the establishment process, while strongly asking for economic compensation. In addition, recognizing the special school for the disabled as an abominable facility, Type 1 has the most negative recognition on the facility itself among the four types. Type 2 can be explained as consenting to the facility (neutral), while placing an emphasis on proper procedure / institutional support and the need for compensation. This type of people has little negative attitude toward the establishment of a special school for the disabled, but emphasizes the importance of following the proper procedure and system in establishing the school and thinks it necessary to make compensation to the residents from a neutral viewpoint. What is noticeable is that all of the 10 persons selected from the public officials of Education Office and the experts were classified as Type 2. This has a significant implication, in that the policy executives and expert group have a neutral position that is different from that of local residents in establishing a special school for the disabled. Type 3 can be explained with the opposition to the facility (passive) and the request for procedural/institutional supplements and compensations. Although this type opposes the establishment itself of a special school for the disabled, they have some positive opinions that the conflict can be alleviated through the process of supplementing the design plan and the use of the school, emphasizing the need for a clear system in selecting the location. This type can potentially turn into the consent group depending on how the system is supplemented, or the procedure of compensation is carried out. However, they resolutely oppose the moral approach that the special school for the disabled should be established unconditionally in the area just because it is a facility for the weak, and ask for compensation as strongly as Type 1. In that they do not want their opposing position to be known to their children and neighbors, it is a type of NIMBY tendency that has an internal discomfort with its own position. Type 4 is the group who actively consents to the facility but requests the supplementation of the procedure/system and the compensation. They have the opinion that since the special school for the disabled is a facility for the socially weak, the local residents should gain some disadvantages from its establishment, and that the conflict can be alleviated through complementing the design plan and the use of the school. However, they think it necessary to plan the establishment of the school in consideration of regional equity, and to supplement the procedure and system so that the local residents can agree to them. Through this analysis of the recognition characteristics of the four types, the following implications can be derived: First, by understanding the characteristics of the opposing groups that are classified as Types 1 and 3, we may find ways to increase the acceptance of these groups. Type 1 rejects the facility itself and denies all possibilities for alleviating the conflict. Meanwhile, Type 3 has an internal conflict, in that they oppose the facility itself but recognize that the conflict can be mitigated through a complementary process at the planning stage. They commonly think that the local residents may suffer unfairly due to the establishment of the facility, so they ask for more equitable planning so as to raise the positive recognition level of the local residents in the establishment process of the facility. In addition, both types claim the compensation procedures for the area and individual residents with a rational standard in the physical and psychological respects. Second, with the recognition characteristics of Type 2, we can understand the neutral and objective positions of the policy makers and specialists, and at the same time, their cognitive difference from local residents. The policy makers need to check their cognitive difference from the local residents and make efforts to narrow it down. Third, through the analysis of Type 4, we can see that some supplementary efforts are necessary in order to increase the acceptance even among those who consent to the establishment of the facility. This group of people is basically favorable but still thinks it necessary to raise the regional equity, to provide compensation and to complement the procedure and system so that the local residents can sufficiently consent. It seems desirable to reflect these points in the policy. The second sub-theme was to draw out the local acceptance factors related to the special school for the disabled and to analyze their influences. It is significant in that the recognitions on the special school for the disabled derived in the way of hypothesis creation through the Q methodology were analyzed to examine how they influenced the pros and cons of the school establishment. To accomplish this, 34 statements with a typicality score(Z-Score) of ± 1 or greater were selected from the Q statements, and a 7-point Likert scale was used to construct the questionnaire regarding local acceptance. The questionnaire survey was conducted on 424 residents in Seoul. The 34 statements on local acceptance were classified into factors through the factor analysis, and each factor was defined using the characteristics that can commonly explain the statements constituting each factor. As a result, 6 local acceptance factors were derived: positive recognition (on the disabled people, the facilities, the plan and the procedure), negative recognition (on the disabled people, the facilities, the plan and the procedure), collection of residents' opinions, economic rewards, economic impacts, and local equity. To analyze the influence of local acceptance factors, a structural equation model analysis was performed. As a result, the research hypothesis (H1) “The higher the positive recognition, the higher the local acceptance” turned out to be positively(+) significant, as its Beta value was 0.671(p<.001) in the parameter estimation. The hypothesis (H5) “The greater the economic impacts, the higher the local acceptance” also turned out to be positively(+) significant, as its Beta value was 0.195(p<.001) in the parameter estimation. However, with the exception of the positive recognition and the economic impacts, no other statistically significant results could be obtained. The relation between the negative recognition and the local acceptance turned out to be statistically insignificant, as its Beta value was -0.183(p>.05). The relation between the collection of residents' opinions and the local acceptance turned out to be statistically insignificant, as its Beta value was -0.02(p>.05). The relation between the economic compensation and the local acceptance was also statistically insignificant, as its Beta value was 0.034(p>.05). And the relation between the local equity and the local acceptance was also statistically insignificant, as its Beta value was 0.011(p>.05). In this study, the hypothesis that positive recognition on the facilities and the ripple effects on the local economy can significantly raise the local acceptance on the special school for the disabled was statistically verified. This suggests that the institutional complement and the policy consideration to raise these two factors will be necessary in the future process promoting the policy.