(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.

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.

Development of physical activity and dietary behavior improvement program for boarding school students

김남희 Graduate School, Yonsei University 2022 국내박사

(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.

(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.

Impact of school factor-realated incentives on Pupil's absenteeism in Ugandan public primary schools

이재익 Graduate School of International Studies, Korea Un 2018 국내석사

ABSTRACT The study is analyzing the impact of school factor-related incentives on pupil’s absenteeism in Ugandan public primary schools. Were it not for the proper understanding of the education system in Uganda, our endeavor to make progress in the quality of education in the country would be easily blocked. Even if pupil’s absenteeism in Uganda has been a critical problem with regard to the quality of public primary education, especially from the perspective of school factor-related incentives, only few studies have systematically examined its associated determinants in conjunction with school factor-related incentives. The one of the main objectives of the study is to examine the impact of school factor-related incentives; and to investigate the adequate solutions to the pupil absenteeism problem as the base of operations by utilizing dataset which is amassed by an international Non–Governmental Organization UWEZO 2012. School factor-related incentives are divided into four categories: School feeding, whether each of the sample schools has a school library, electricity, and safe-water source. By applying OLS regression using the dataset which includes randomly chosen 81,650 children and 2,279 public primary schools, this study examines how those incentives are correlated with pupil’s absenteeism in Ugandan public primary schools. As a result of estimation, the biggest and most effective way of boosting pupil’s attendance is school feeding. It is because that although Uganda has enjoyed one of the highest rates of economic growth over the last decade, 35 percent of the total Ugandan population is living below the poverty line still. Through participating in school, students also can get benefit such as improving their nourishment and a caloric intake per each day, not to mention that they more frequently come to school. Until now, the Government of Uganda haven’t implemented policy regarding providing school feeding system in their public primary schools. The Ugandan government has the tasks of implementing the policy regarding such incentives which have been shown the negative impact on pupil’s absenteeism and progressing guidelines and standards for fulfilment yet; of course, school feeding should be a top priority. Further research is required to investigate this issues in more detail. Through continued advocacy endeavour and support from communities, better education of all school children in the country can be achieved

Detecting the changes of latent profiles in academic burnout of middle school students

신효정 Graduate School, Korea University 2012 국내박사

This study used latent transition analysis (LTA) to examine changes in academic burnout profiles during middle school times (grade 7th-2, 8th-1 and 8th-2). In addition, this study was to examine the effects of the covariates (i.e., gender, parent education, and coping strategy) in LTA model. To do so, the first goal was to identify profile of academic burnout for middle school students at each time point based on Maslach Burnout Inventory ? Student Survey (MBI-SS). For first aim, the following research question was presented: What kinds of burnout profiles would be identified among middle school students? The second goal was to describe developmental pattern of academic burnout throughout middle school using the LTA model. For the second aim, the following research question was presented: How do those profiles change over time? Finally, the third goal was to confirm effects of covariates for modeling change in academic profiles in LTA model. For last aim, the following research question was presented: What are the effects of covariate variables (i.e., gender, parent education, and coping strategy) on changes of academic burnout profiles over time? Total of 413 middle school students (TI: N=381, T2: N=375, T3: N=388) in Seoul, Korea participated in this study. The data was collected from one middle school of Seoul region of South Korea during three waves. Korean version of MBI-SS and Ways of Coping Checklist (WCC) were used to measure the levels of students? academic burnout and coping strategy. All instruments in the present study measured in the final of the semester. Mplus 5.0 and SPSS 18.0 were used to analyze the data. The results of the present study showed that the middle school students could be best described by three latent profiles representing degree of academic burnout across three times: ?distressed (DS)?, ?intermediate (IM)?, and ?well-functioning (WF)?. DS is high scores on all subscales although cynicism was slightly higher score than emotional exhaustion and inefficacy. IM is maintaining medium score on all subscales. WF is low scores on all subscales although emotional exhaustion and inefficacy was slightly higher score than cynicism. The result of the current study proved evidence that academic burnout profiles are understood according to the degree, rather than type of profiles, of academic burnout during the middle school years. In the next, results indicated that as student developed throughout middle school they were likely to transition out of the WF group and into the DS and IM group. Specially, non burned-out group, that is WF group, transited to IM group and even DS group. In addition, distressed group of the academic burnout showed stability, that is, less movement to another groups than the IM and WF groups. Further, the result showed that both active coping and passive coping consistently differentiated the academic burnout profiles throughout the course of middle school. Active coping was associated with higher percentage being in the WF versus DS. Conversely, passive coping was associated with decreased odds of being in the WF. Based on the results of the present study, there are several implications. Specifically, the present study can be utilized for designing prevention and intervention programs for middle school students as well as teacher and parents? training program for student discipline in school and counseling settings. First, helping professionals such as school counselors, teacher could understand the diverse types of academic burnout as well as conduct academic burnout interventions (e.g., preventing or decreasing students? academic burnout). Second, school counselors, teachers and parents should keen attention to WF group during middle school period. Because WF group students transited intermediate group very much over middle school time. These results imply that although students are adapting easily at the moment helping professional need to conduct prevention program for general students. To do so, helping professionals could plan prevention strategies through classroom guidance focusing on WF group students. In addition, since DS group of the academic burnout showed stability, professionals have to provide intensive treatment for being DS group students. Third, this result implies that helping professionals and parents should help to prompt active coping and refrain from passive coping. How to instruct effective coping strategy to manage academic burnout for students is very important. The study implies that teachers and parents? training to support students, as resources, could be good way to prompt active coping for middle school students. Moreover, it is crucial to implement prevention program to learn active coping and passive coping through the classroom guidance regularly. There are several limitations associated with the present study. First, it is important to note that academic profiles were different with previous study in this study. Thus, further research is needed in order to identify the academic profiles with other populations for middle school student. Second, in the present study, the results were obtained for predominantly one middle school students in an urban community. These results may differ for other samples with different characteristics (e.g., gender, grade, academic pressure). Thus, it would be useful to replicate the results in larger samples. Additionally, it would be interesting to explore the special samples of chronic academic burnout groups having high academic demanding for middle school students (e.g., international middle school) in longitudinal designs. Third, the time interval of the study was relatively short (six months). These reason resulted in little changes of levels of each burnout profiles in this study. Thus, future study need to extended periods. The lastly, all instruments in the present research were self-reported questionnaires. In the case of self-reported questionnaires, students who experience high level of academic burnout may report low levels of burnout symptoms to minimize or maximize their symptoms. Therefore, future studies should also consider including biological indicators (e.g., blood pressure, cortisol levels) of burnout and stress to help offset the use of self-reported instruments.

(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

Comparison of urban space cognitive images of middle schools' circumstance in Gangnam-gu and Nowon-gu

정호진 Graduate School, Yonsei University 2006 국내석사

본 연구의 목적은 학교 및 그 주변에 대한 학생들의 인지도 특성을 통한 공간인지 유형을 두 대상지로 나누어 분석하고, 비교 대상지간 학생들의 체험된 이미지의 차이를 도출하여 지역별 학교와 그 주변의 효과적인 개발 방안을 제시하는 것이다.본 논문에서는 강남구 대치동의 1개 중학교와 노원구 하계동의 1개 중학교를 그 대상으로 하여, Lynch(1960)의 인지도(cognitive map) 작성방법을 간략화하여 수행하였다.학생들의 공간인식은 학년의 고저에 따른 뚜렷한 변화를 나타내지 않은 채 대체로 ‘집주위 → 통학로 주변의 가로 → 학교주변 시설’ 로 확대되는 경향을 보이고 있어, 학생 각자의 생활 패턴에 크게 좌우되는 결과를 나타내고 있다.강남구 대청중학교와 노원구 중평중학교 학생들의 응답내용과 Sketch map을 바탕으로 Kevin Lynch의 5요소(District, Landmark, Path, Node, Edge)를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. District의 경우 강남구 대청중학교 학생들은 대청중학교, 우성아파트, 선경아파트 순으로 인지했으며, 노원구 중평중학교 학생들은 중평중학교, 중평초등학교, 건영백화점 순으로 인지하는 것으로 나타났다. Landmark의 경우 강남구 대청중학교 학생들은 양재천, 타워팰리스 순으로 인지했으며, 노원구 중평중학교 학생들은 중평중학교, 중평중학교, 브라운스톤 순으로 인지하는 것으로 나타났다. Path의 경우 강남구 대청중학교 학생들은 양재천길, 사이로길, 남부순환도로 순으로 인지했으며, 노원구 중평중학교 학생들은 중평로, 동재로, 동삼로 순으로 인지하는 것으로 나타났다. Node의 경우 강남구 대청중학교 학생들은 도곡사거리, 대치역사거리 순으로 인지했으며, 노원구 중평중학교 학생들은 동삼삼거리, 동재삼거리 순으로 인지하는 것으로 나타났다. Edge의 경우 강남구 대청중학교 학생들은 양재천을 노원구 중평중학교 학생들은 월계로를 인지하는 것으로 나타났다.혐오장소에 대한 선택의 차이는, 강남구 학생들은 방과후 대부분이 학원 및 교육시설 주변에서 시간을 소모함으로 그 공간에 대한 부정적인 인지가 지배적인데 반해, 노원구 학생들은 비교적 자유로운 방과 후 활동으로 인해 학교 주변 시설인 공원이나 놀이터, 가로 등을 혐오장소로 선택하는 것으로 판단된다.향후 학교와 그 주변시설에 대한 만족도 조사를 통해 회귀분석을 실시하여 실제 이용자들의 만족도에 영향을 끼치는 요소에 대한 파악이 이루어져 개선점을 찾아 나아가야 할 것으로 보인다. The purpose of this study is to analyze space-perception toward schools and their outskirts patterns by dividing the two target areas, and to draw up an efficient development plan for regional schools and its circumferences by deducing the differences of comparative target areas students' undergoing images.In this thesis, I chose one middle school in Gangnam-gu, Deachi-dong and one middle school in Nowon-gu, Hagye-dong for the targets, and briefly carried out cognitive map framing method.The students' space-cognitions have no definite changes in accordance with a school year, and generally show a tendency toward enlarged like this. 'neighborhood → street nearby school district → facilities close to school'. It shows that each student's can exert a major degree influence upon his/her life pattern.Be based on Daechung Mid. School in Gangnam-gu, and Jungpyong Mid. School in Nowon-gu students' answers to the queries and the Sketch map, analyzed results of Kevin Lynch's 5 elements (District, Landmark, Path, Node, Edge) are as follows. In case of district, the students of Daechung Mid. School in Gangnam-gu recognize district by this order: Daechung Mid. School, Woosung Apt. and Sungyung Apt, and the students of Jungpyong Mid. School in Nowon-gu recognize district by this order: JungPyong Mid. School, JungPyong Elem. School, Gunyung Dept. Store. In case of Landmark, the students of Daechung Mid. School in Gangnam-gu recognize landmark by this order: angje Stream, Tower Palace, and the students of Jungpyong Mid. School in Nowon-gu recognize landmark by this order: JungPyong Mid. School, JungPyong Park, and Brown Stone. In case of Path, the students of Daechung Mid. School in Gangnam-gu recognize path by this order: Yangjechun way, Sairo way, Nambu Beltway, and the students of Jungpyong Mid. School in Nowon-gu recognize path by this order: Jungpyong way, Donge way, and Dongsam way. In case of Node, the students of Daechung Mid. School in Gangnam-gu recognize node by this order: Dogok Crossroads, Daechi Station Crossroads, and the students of Jungpyong Mid. School in Nowon-gu recognize node by this order: Dongsam Three Corners, Donge Three Corners. In case of Edge, the students of Daechung Mid. School in Gangnam-gu recognize Yangje Stream as edge, and the students of Jungpyong Mid. School recognize Wolgye way as edge.The differences of selecting hatred spaces are like this. Students living in Gangnam-gu spend much time at the educational institutes and around the educational facilities. Contrary to Gangnam-gu's case, students living in Nowon-gu can spend after school hours comparatively freely, so I could estimate that's why they choose park, playground, and street nearby school as their hatred spaces.Hereafter, we must conduct schools and their outskirt satisfaction survey and do regression analysis to find betterment by grasping elements that can exert influences upon real user satisfaction.