This study examines the characteristics of parental involvement in their children’s education and explores the factors which contribute to a pattern of parental involvement among Korean families. This study investigates the variables as analytical tools that describe the nature of parental educational aspiration, difficulties and barriers to participate in their child’s education, and social capital as parental network. This study used qualitative interviews and its coding process as following a model of “naturalistic paradigm.” For the sample, this study selected Korean immigrant parents and teachers in a medium-sized city in the southeastern United States. Results show that the biggest barrier for Korean immigrant parents to participate in their child’s education was cultural deficit or cultural difference as they confront their child’s teacher. It is cultural difference that the relationship between teacher and parents is vertical or hierarchical in Korea, whereas in the U.S. the relationship between teacher and parent is more like horizontal or equal. Korean immigrant parents have also difficulties to participation in their child’s schooling because of their language skills, lack of school information, and no time. They communicate with teachers by written document such as a notice they prepared at home, email by internet, or letter. Most of Korean immigrant parents in this study tried to visit and talk with their teachers individually. For the new families to the U.S., social network was considered to be essential and helpful. Korean immigrant parents in this study had their homogeneous ethnic group network. However, the relationships were not maintained continuously because of the lack of correct school information and competitive consciousness among Korean parents.
목차
Abstract Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Conceptual Framework 1. Parental Involvement and Educational Aspiration 2. Immigrant Family and Cultural Difference 3. Barriers of Immigrant Parental Involvement 4. Social Capital as Social Network 5. Korean Parental Involvement Ⅲ. Method 1. Sample 2. Data Analysis 3. Results Ⅳ. Implication to Faithful Community Ⅴ. Conclusion Bibliography
키워드
Parental InvolvementEducational AspirationCultural DifferenceSocial Capita and Social NetworkImmigrant Parental Involvement
한국기독교교육학회 [The Korean Society for the Study of Christian Religious Education]
설립연도
1960
분야
인문학>기독교신학
소개
한국에 복음이 들어오고, 교회가 설립된 것은 19세기 말이었다.
해방이 되면서 한국교회는 더욱 발전하게 되었고 그에 따라 기독교교육의 중요성과 필요성도 강조되게 되었다. 그러한 과정에 기독교교육을 전공한 학자들이 귀국함에 따라 그들을 중심으로 한국기독교교육학회를 결성할 필요성을 느껴 설립하게 되었다.
한국기독교교육학회의 설립 목적은 기독교교육학의 이론적 발전과 실천을 위한 연구와 장을 확대해가려는 것이다. 그리고 학자들간의 연구교류와 교제를 위한 장을 마련하기 위하여 본 학회를 1960년에 설립하였다.