학회설립 의미와 박사정체성 고찰

Abstract

This study reviews, by means of ethnographic research, the significance of an academic society established by Ph. D. holders and their Ph. D. identity. The purpose of this study is to discuss the identity of the Ph. D. holders and the significance of their academic organization. This study was conducted from Aug. 2020 through Oct. 2021 when the first general meeting of their academic society was held. The subjects of this study were seven (7) Ph. D. degree holders who participated in the establishment of the academic society. The researcher collected data from them through a questionnaire essay, observation, video meeting data, reflection diary, etc., and thereby, analyzed the data qualitatively. The researcher examined their perceptions by period: earlier, middle, and later periods. The results of this study can be summed up as follows; First, they re-recognized their roles as Ph. D. holders expanding the academic horizon in the process of establishing the principles and standards for operation of the academic society. Secondly, at the earlier stage they understood that the academic society would only serve to help the students acquire degrees. However, as time went on, they would be more determined to operate the academic society to be conducive to the development of the life-long education. Thirdly, they felt a pride not as consumers of existing academic organizations but as producers of a new academic organization, while participating positively in the activities of their organization. This study may well be significant in that it has examined Ph.D. degree holders’ sense of problems and self-identity through participation in establishing an academic organization and thereby, discussed the significance of life-long education.