키워드 네트워크 분석을 활용한 청소년정책의 연구동향 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyse the research trends of youth policy by using the keyword network analysis method, and to suggest practical implications for future research and policy area. To achieve the purpose, basic statistical analysis was conducted on 251 youth policy articles, and network analysis was conducted on 121 keywords to analyse centrality, cohesion, and structural holes. According to the results, first, a major partiality was found in the year of publication, subject, research method, and unit. Second, it was found that ‘policy evaluation’, ‘youth welfare’, and ‘youth education’ were the main keywords in the youth policy knowledge structure. Third, the sub-network was composed around social phenomena and practice sites(G1), youth activities and prevention policies(G2), youth education, self-reliance and overseas youth policies(G3), youth problems, protection and rights(G4), youth participation and multicultural youth(G5). Fourth, the structural hole keyword ‘youth at risk’ functioned as a bridge within the network and efficiently connected the information of other topics. The future research tasks were proposed based on major research results. They were expansion of support for continuous and balanced research, conducting various research methods, ascertaining valuable topics, expansion of knowledge structure through multidisciplinary study, and increased efficiency of research using the structural hole keyword. This study is significant as it provides implications for conducting youth policy research and ultimately promotes the accumulation of basic data in the policy and practice areas.