Multicultural Family Support Center Research Articles

A Study on the Program of Intergrated Services in Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Centers in Chungcheong Province

A Study on the Program of Intergrated Services in Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Centers in Chungcheong Province

서울시 자치구 건강가정⋅다문화가족지원센터 이용자의 통합서비스 이용 경험 연구: 혼합방법론 접근

The purpose of this study was to explore program users’ experiences with integrated family support services in local Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Centers (HFMFSCs) located in Seoul. We used a mixed methods design, which integrated analyses and findings from quantitative (N=415) and qualitative (N=12) data, to better understand users’ experiences with HFMFSCs. The participants were center users who participated in HFMFSC services. The quantitative analysis found that users had relatively positive perceptions of the center integration but multicultural families rated employee continuity relatively low and non-multicultural families rated accessibility low. Multicultural families’ evaluations of the programs before and after the center integration were more positive than those of non-multicultural families. The qualitative analysis highlighted that both multicultural and non-multicultural families wanted to expand the programs where multicultural and non-multicultural families could participate together. These findings emphasized that both groups had some common and some different needs for integrated family support services. Therefore, it is important to provide a variety of programs tailored to users’ individual needs.

Longitudinal reciprocal relationships between self‐esteem, family support, and life satisfaction in Korean multicultural adolescents

AbstractThis study examines longitudinal reciprocal relationships between self‐esteem, family support, and life satisfaction in Korean multicultural adolescents to draw implications for human service practice and policy. It uses data from the second (2012), fourth (2014), and sixth (2016) Waves of Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS), which included 1,307 multicultural adolescents. For the study, the authors used an autoregressive cross‐lagged model to test longitudinal relationships between the variables. The results show that self‐esteem, family support, and life satisfaction were stable over a 4‐year period and that they were mutually and positively significant, except for life satisfaction, which did not show any effect on family support in the fourth and sixth waves. The findings suggest that human service agencies, including school social work services and Multicultural Family Support centers, may develop programs to enhance self‐esteem, family support systems, and life satisfaction for Korean multicultural adolescents.

빅데이터 분석을 활용한 한국어 교육의 현황과 인식에 관한 연구

Recently, the numbers of learners and teachers have been rapidly increased due to the recent rise in the status of Korean language education. This study dealt with exploring the trends and issues related to Korean language education based on the web contents related with Korean language education. The target data set included heterogenous contents such as blogs, news, and academic materials that were accumulated between May 1, 2018 and April 30, 2020 in Naver and Daum sites. For the analysis of semantic networks, the important words were selected, refined, and made into matrix data by calculating their frequencies in terms of text mining. As a result, a total of 37,135 words related to Korean language education were collected, of which the top 70 words were extracted. Data containing the keyword ‘Korean language education’ showed that words such as ‘Korean language, education, certification, foreigner, recruitment, research, Korean language education, acquisition, student, instructor, recruitment’ were highly visible. And the following words such as ‘multicultural, Vietnamese, international, overseas, Chinese, Korean, cultural’ or ‘multicultural, marriage and multicultural family support centers’ were also noted regarding Korean language learners. In sequence, the collected data were analyzed by CONCOR(CONvergence of generated CORrelations) method using UCINET 6. The newly formed 4 clusters were named as ‘Qualification test, Teacher recruitment information, Korean language class, Policy.’ The four categories showed the diverse user groups of Korean language education-related web contents and their main interests. The research results provided the basis for the follow-up research reflecting the diversification of Korean language users.

Perceptions of and Difficulties with Bilingual Education: With a Focus on Employees in Charge of Specialization Projects for Multicultural families at Multicultural Family Support Centers

Perceptions of and Difficulties with Bilingual Education: With a Focus on Employees in Charge of Specialization Projects for Multicultural families at Multicultural Family Support Centers

키워드 네트워크 분석으로 본 다문화가족지원센터 연구동향

본 연구의 목적은 키워드 네트워크 분석 방법을 사용하여 다문화가족지원센터의 연구동향을 파악하려는 것이다. 이를 위하여 2007년부터 2019년 12월까지 발행된 연구를 2013년을 기준으로 전후반기로 나누어서 총 151개의 논문에서 46개의 키워드를 추출하였다. 추출된 키워드의 출현빈도, 중심성, 네트워크, 하위주제 집단을 분석하여 시각화하였다. 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연도별 연구물은 2014년까지 계속 증가하다가 2015~2017년에는 감소했고, 2018년부터 다시 증가하는 추세를 보였다. 둘째, 전체기간과 전후반기에 각각 자주 등장한 키워드는 ‘다문화’, ‘종사자’, ‘서비스’, ‘가족’, ‘교육’, ‘직무’, ‘영향’, ‘가정’, ‘프로그램’ 등이다. 셋째, ‘서비스’, ‘영향’, ‘종사자’, ‘만족’, ‘프로그램’ 등의 키워드가 서로 다른 다양한 연구 주제를 통합하거나 확장시킬 수 있는 영향력 있는 키워드임이 확인되었다. 넷째, 연결중심성을 기준으로 볼 때 ‘교육’, ‘현황’, ‘프로그램’ 키워드가 모든 시기 상위권에 나타났다. 다섯째, 전체기간에는 있지만, 전후반기에 그룹화되지 못한 ‘서울-지역’이나 ‘사회-복지’ 그룹처럼 구체적인 지역 연구와 사회 복지 차원에서의 연구가 필요해 보인다. 여섯째, 연구의 주제가 점차 다양해지면서 집단별로 집중화되는 경향을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 다문화가족지원센터 관련 연구가 지금까지 어떠한 주제를 중심으로 진행되었는지를 과학적인 방법으로 파악하였으며, 향후 연구되어야 할 주제와 방향을 탐색할 기초자료를 제공한다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

서울지역 건강가정·다문화가족지원센터 종사자의 통합서비스 운영 경험

서울지역 건강가정·다문화가족지원센터 종사자의 통합서비스 운영 경험

한국 가족서비스 전달체계의 지속가능한 통합을 위한 제언: 통합운영되고 있는 건강가정다문화가족지원센터 종사자들의 목소리를 중심으로

The family service delivery system, which has been divided and operated as a healthy family support center and the multi-cultural family support center, is being reorganized to promote the integration of two centers under the spirit of social integration by the drive of the South Korean government. However, the integrated center called the 'Healthy Family and Multi-cultural Family Support Center' is currently carrying out family welfare projects based on the existing Healthy Family Support Basic Act and the Multi-cultural Family Support Act, even though the legal system has not yet been established. Field staff of the local centers face many difficulties because the center integration is being promoted in advance without the business direction of the administrative system and the legal system being unified. Therefore, listening to the voices of the field staff conducting the integrated family projects is essential for the government-led integration strategy to be effective. This study was performed to suggest sustainable integration of the Korean Family Service Delivery Systems focusing on the voices of the field staff of the support centers for healthy families and multi-cultural families. The study was conducted by in-depth interviews with those who run integrated family projects. The study offers suggestions based on the analysis of the collected data. Therefore we hopes to subdivide this study into cognitive, administrative, organizational, legal, institutional, naming, business, and human resources aspects and to reflect these aspects in the policy of the Korean family service delivery system. Then, the integrated family support service centers will be reformed as sustainable service centers.

다문화가족지원센터 이용 경험이 다문화 청소년의 이중문화 정체성에 미치는 영향: 성향점수매칭을 중심으로

본 연구는 다문화 청소년들의 다문화가족지원센터 이용 경험이 이중문화 정체성 형성에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 2015년 전국다문화가족실태조사 자료를 활용하였으며, 다문화 청소년의 다문화가족지원센터 이용이 이중문화 정체성에 미치는 효과를 분석하기 위해 회귀분석과 성향점수매칭 분석을 시도하였다. 회귀분석 결과에서는 다문화 청소년의 다문화가족지원센터 이용 경험이 이중문화 정체성 형성에 긍정적인 것으로 나타났다. 여성일수록, 연령이 낮을수록, 한국 국적이 없을 경우, 외국생활 경험이 있을수록, 자아존중감이 높을수록, 사회적 차별경험이 있을수록 이중문화 정체성 형성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 성향점수매칭 분석에서도 회귀분석과 동일하게 다문화가족지원센터 이용 경험이 있는 다문화 청소년이 이용 경험이 없는 청소년에 비해 긍정적인 이중문화 정체성을 형성하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 다문화가족지원센터 이용 여부가 다문화 청소년의 이중문화 정체성을 형성하는데 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 결과는 회귀분석과 성향점수매칭에서 일관되게 나타났다. 다만 이중문화 정체성에 대한 다문화가족지원센터 이용의 회귀계수 값이 회귀분석과 성향점수매칭 분석에서 상이하게 나타나고 있다는 점은 주목할 필요가 있다. 이상의 분석결과를 토대로 본 연구에서는 다문화 청소년의 긍정적인 이중문화 정체성 형성을 위한 이론적 · 정책적 함의를 제시하였다.

The Recognition of College Students in the Social Welfare Major in the Direction of Multicultural Family Support Policy in Korea

The purpose of this study is to investigate the future development of multicultural family support center through the integrated research methodology of quantitative and qualitative analysis that integrates the data analysis of the statistics office of the multicultural family policy and the interview of the college student of the social welfare major. We will produce data that can contribute to the improvement of multicultural family policy and service delivery system And Focus Group Interview (FGI) was conducted in order to be a basis for policy direction based on the awareness of multicultural family support for students of social welfare major. The social welfare major students attending FGI were composed of 3 female students, 3 male students and 4th grade students, who completed courses related to multicultural family support program at Cheongju S University. The direction of the multicultural family support policy recognized by college students in social welfare is to include the concept of multiculturalism within the range of various families and define the meaning of multiculturalism as a multicultural family. In order to do so, social recognition needs to be changed in a way that recognizes diversity. The role of the delivery system for supporting multicultural families, including the Multicultural Family Support Center, should be divided into urban, rural, and urban and rural complexes based on the region. It is necessary to focus on supporting multicultural families in the early stages of multicultural family formation. And that it is necessary to support various services to a wide range of subjects. Within the first three years after marriage, intensive family integration education will help understanding cultural differences and marriage, and above all, Korean language one and two levels of intensive education are needed to prevent problems caused by language differences

부부 결혼검진: 부부의 관계건강을 위한 새로운 접근

Objectives: It is well-established in the public health literature that marriage relationship health is a powerful predictor of physical and mental health. Inspired by the annual health checkup model in public health, marriage relationship health checkup was developed by Cordova et al.(2001). The present study applied the marriage checkup at one of the Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Centers which are nationwide community-based institutions delivering Korean Healthy Family Policy to the community. Method: Sixteen married couples participated in the marriage checkup. They attended the assessment session where survey, observation of problem-solving discussion, and short interview were conducted. Then, the couples participated in the feedback session two weeks later which provided results of the checkup and some recommendations for the relationship. Results: It was found that the marriage checkup couples differentiated from the couples who sought couple therapy in their level of marital adjustment and other characteristics, such as, mental health. The marriage checkup significantly improved the couples’ understanding of relationship, knowing how to improve relationship, and self-efficacy. Participants reported high level of satisfaction with the marriage checkup at the posttest. Conclusions: This study shows that the marriage checkup is a promising program for attracting new families to the center and improving their relationship health. To fit the context of Korean Healthy Family Policy, a new operation system, ‘Family Relationship Health Management System’ in which the marriage checkup plays a pivotal role of attracting and assessing couples/families is proposed.

다문화가족지원센터 사례관리사 직무경험에 관한 질적 사례연구 - 정책 집행기관의 개선 및 시사점을 중심으로 -

본 연구는 다문화가족지원정책의 일선 행위자인 다문화가족 사례관리사의 직무경험을 통해 직무과정에서 발생하는 다양한 현상들의 요인, 기제들을 살펴보고 다문화가족지원정책 집행기관의 구조적인 흐름과 맥락을 파악하여 추후 다문화가족 지원정책의 전향적 개선에 일조하고자 수행되었다. 문제의 전조현상들에서 출발하여 발생 메카니즘을 밝히기 위한 질적 사례연구 방법으로 접근하였고 연구에는 10명의 사례관리사가 참여했다.BR 연구 결과 연구 참여자들은 빈약한 자원과 권한, 제도의 지체 속에서도 그들만의 주체적인 실천 방향을 지향하고 스스로 직무당위성을 확보하였다. 인간중심적 실천 방향성 조정에 의한 전인적, 통찰적 접근은 궁극적으로는 자기 삶에 대한 성찰로 이어지고 이러한 과정은 고스란히 이용자에게 환원되는 구조로 파악되었다.BR 연구 결과를 근거로 다문화가족 사례관리사의 성공적 정책실천을 위한 권한의 재정립과 직무환경의 개선, 다문화가족지원센터 소속 정부주관부처의 정체성 확립 그리고 다문화가족과 정주민과의 실질적 통합 방안 등을 제언하였다.

An Explorative Study on the Lives of Marriage Migrant Women from China

본 연구는 중국 출신 결혼이주여성들의 삶을 다각적인 측면에서 탐색하여 그들의 삶의 의미를보다 통합적으로 이해하는데 목적을 두었다. 이를 위하여 경기도 시 다문화가족지원센터에서 실시한 다문화가정 모 자 책놀이 수업에 참여한 다섯 명의 중국 한족 출신 결혼이주여성을 대상으로 개월간 참여관찰 회 과 심층면담 회 을 실시하였다. 중국 출신 결혼이주여성의 삶을 성인 중심의 가족관계 자녀와 엄마의 관계 존재적 자아로서의 삶 차원으로 나누어 분석 기술한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째 중국 출신 결혼이주여성은 시댁과의 갈등상황에서 남편의 도움을 받으며 가족 내에서 자신의 존재를 공고히 하려고 노력하고 있었다 그리고 원가족과의 지속적인 관계 속에서 도움을 주고 받으며 딸로서의 역할을 다하려고 하였다 둘째 자녀와 엄마와의 관계에서는 자녀의 성공적인 삶을 위하여 이중언어 교육 학습중심의 교육을 실천하면서 좋은 양육자로서의 엄마역할을 수행하고자 노력하였다. 마지막으로 중국 출신 결혼이주여성들은 그들을 객체화 하는 부정적인 사회적 환경에 서도 자기 삶의 주체로서 사회적 관계망을 활용하며 경제활동을 하고 꿈을 찾아 나가는 능동적인 행위자임을 연구결과를 통해 알 수 있었다The purpose of this study was to understand the meaning of lives of marriage migrant women from China in a more integrated way by exploring their lives in various aspects. The participants were five marriage migrant women from China who were involved in a class of ‘mother-child book play for multicultrual family’ at the Multicultural Family Support Center in a S city, GyeongGi-Do. Participation observation and in-depth interview were conducted. The lives of marriage migrant women from China were analyzed by three dimensions of ‘adult-centered family relationship’, ‘relationship between a mother and her child’, and ‘life as the existential self’. The results were as follows. First, they were making efforts to consolidate their presence in the family with the help of their husbands in conflict situations with the family of their husbands. Also, they were trying to do their parts as a daughter by exchanging help with each other in the constant relationship with their maiden homes. Second, in the relationship between a mother and her child, they tried to make efforts to carry out roles of a mother as a good caregiver by practicing bilingual education and learning oriented education for their children’s successful lives. Finally, they were active doers as the subjects of their own lives who participated in economic activities and were seeking their dreams by using their social networks even in the negative social environments that objectify them.

가족사례관리사업 운영 현황 및 효율성 제고 방안에 관한 연구 : 서울지역 건강가정·다문화가족지원센터를 중심으로

가족사례관리사업 운영 현황 및 효율성 제고 방안에 관한 연구 : 서울지역 건강가정·다문화가족지원센터를 중심으로

The Marital Interaction Coding System-Global(MICS-G): A Validation Study

Few studies have utilized observational methods in the field of couple research even though using self-report questionnaires is prone to the subjective biases of the reporter. This study validates the Marital Interaction Coding System-Global (MICS-G), a global version of the well-established microanalytic observational coding system, Marital Interaction Coding System (MICS). Participants in the study consisted of 30 married couples with varied levels of marital adjustment who visited one of the Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Centers in Seoul, either for couple therapy or the “Marriage Checkup”program. Ten-minute problem-solving discussions were rated by two undergraduate student raters who were trained for 10 hours. Interobserver agreement based on percentage agreement and intraclass correlation coefficients showed a high level of agreement between raters in establishing interrater reliability. Convergent validity was established by: correlations among marital adjustment, psychological aggression, mental health, and MICS-G categories of conflicts, validation, invalidation, facilitation, and withdrawal. MICS-G categories also were successful in discriminating between distressed and nondistressed couples, which provides evidence of discriminant validity for MICS-G. This study showed that MICS-G is a promising method for researchers to observe couple interactions in a more cost-effective way. Methodological issues and practical applications are also discussed.

Comparison of Needs for Pregnancy and Postpartum Adaptation of Chinese Immigrant Women and Vietnamese Immigrant Women in South Korea.

To identify needs for pregnancy and postpartum adaptation of Chinese immigrant women and Vietnamese immigrant women in South Korea. A descriptive research design was employed. Data were collected from 244 Chinese immigrant women and Vietnamese immigrant women from 3 provinces, 20 health care centers, and multi-cultural family support centers. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA. An average score for needs perceived by Chinese immigrant women was significantly higher than that perceived by Vietnamese immigrant women. There were significantly differences in physical and emotional adaptation after childbirth, nutrition during pregnancy, cross cultural understanding and personal respect, and adaptation daily activity during pregnancy between the 2 groups. The highest score of needs in Chinese immigrant women was for nutrition during pregnancy and that in Vietnamese immigrant women was for baby rearing and family support. Based on needs of pregnancy and postpartum adaption, nursing intervention program in consideration of cultural characteristics of Chinese immigrant women and Vietnam immigrant women need to be developed for their pregnancy and postpartum health care.

다문화가족 한국 남성 배우자의 부부관계 증진에 관한 연구

As the number of centers integrating Healthy Family Support Centers and Multicultural Family Support Centers increases, providing professional family services that meet the characteristics of multicultural families has increasingly been emphasized. The purpose of this research was to examine the behaviors and attitudes of Korean male spouses in multicultural families who are attempting to improve the quality of their marital relationships. It is also to provide suggestions for marital education programs for Korean male spouses. Focus group interviews were conducted with 12 Korean male spouses of multicultural families who participated in Multicultural Family Support Center programs. Themes related to the participants’ behaviors and attitudes were as follows: “responding flexibly to marital conflict;” “taking a neutral attitude toward conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law;” “supporting families’ bilingual use;” “understanding the wife’s native culture;” “building trust by giving family economic rights to the wife and preparing for economic security after retirement;” “ agreeing on support for the wife’s family of origin;” “supporting the wife’s growth;” and “taking full advantage of the Multicultral Family Support Center and self-help groups.” Based on the results, marital education programs for Korean male spouses need to include four topics: family relations, multicultural understanding, family finances, and social support.

다문화가족지원센터장의 코칭리더십이 직무자율성 및 조직유효성에 미치는 영향

다문화가족지원센터장의 코칭리더십이 직무자율성 및 조직유효성에 미치는 영향

건강가정ㆍ다문화가족지원센터의 아버지참여 프로그램 현황 및 만족도 분석

The demand and supply of programs of parenthood programs for fathers are increasing with changes in the image of male parents. Under this backdrop, a necessary requirement is to analyze the current status of father programs that are spearheaded by governments and the satisfaction with them to determine if they actually meet the needs of fathers. This study conducted such an examination for the fatherhood programs that were provided as a mandatory public service by the Healthy Family & Multicultural Family Support Center in 2017. To this end, the research analyzed performance and satisfaction data on 776 projects, including 1293 programs that were required for provision in 101 integrated centers nationwide. The results showed that satisfaction with fatherhood programs differed according to the project area, the location of a center, the period of implementation, the methods of proceeding, the participation unit (whether an entire family or an individual family member), the number of participants, and the number of sessions. Overall, the level of satisfaction was higher in ʻʻfathers meetingsʼʼ (under the community domain) than ʻʻsupport for the father roleʼʼ (under the family relationship domain). In relation to implementation period, satisfaction with the programs was high in the 4th quarter of implementation. Satisfaction with the programs was also higher for culturally based initiatives than education-oriented programs. Satisfaction was higher when the participation unit was the family than when such unit was the individual. The smaller the number of participants, the higher the satisfaction level. Finally, the number of sessions was deemed satisfactory when it was completed in more than four sessions. This study is meaningful in that it provides the basis of effective use of the government budget by analyzing the status and satisfaction of the fatherhood programs, which have been implemented since the integration of the Healthy Families & Multicultural Family Support Center.

다문화가정 초등학생 자녀의 학교적응에 있어 다문화가족지원센터의 역할

다문화가정 초등학생 자녀의 학교적응에 있어 다문화가족지원센터의 역할