The purpose of this paper was to examine current trends of the study, which concern with the role of father, by analysing the literatures published in Korea. The analysis was performed on the basis of the periods, the subjects, the contents, and the m...
The purpose of this paper was to examine current trends of the study, which concern with the role of father, by analysing the literatures published in Korea. The analysis was performed on the basis of the periods, the subjects, the contents, and the methods for the 44 literatures published from 1970s to 1990s. The analysis results is as follows : 1) Year by year, the amount of the study has increased particularly from 1985 to 1994. The main subjects were preschool aged and most surveyed regions were in Seoul. 2) The usual methodology used in the study was questioning except for five literature studies and one interview. And the used tool in the survey were classified into three categories: the translated tool, the writers own made tool, and the previously used materials. Statistical analysis methods were gradually changed for variety and high level statistics. 3) The contents of fathers role were linked with fathers role practice, child development and fathers own experiences. The auther proposed the longitudinal method for studying developmental change of a surveyed subject and the cross-sectional approach for comparing among developmental groups. And the author propsed the development of new tools for fairly appropriate Korean culture.