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A Study on the Motivating Factors Affecting the Middle-Aged People in Choosing Major in Social Welfare

중장년층의 사회복지 전공 선택 동기 요인에 관한 연구

  • Bae, Na-Rae (Dept. of Social Welfare, Konyang Cyber University)
  • 배나래 (건양사이버대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2018.11.06
  • Accepted : 2019.01.04
  • Published : 2019.01.31
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Abstract

This study proposes basic information to make effective environments for social welfare education, revealing the reasons why students choose the social welfare major at Konyang Cyber University. We conducted qualitative research with 41 students in the social welfare department at Konyang Cyber University. The result of this research is as follows. First, most students chose their major to get a certificate that can benefit them in the near future. Second, they chose their major as a way to achieve renown, and to enhance the quality of their lives. Third, they desired to contribute to society through their social work. Finally, individual experiences and family background were also motives. Based on the research, to improve learning outcomes in social welfare education, the necessary learning strategies are as follows. First, goal-oriented learning is necessary for students who want to get the certificate. A practical curriculum needs to contain both practical skills and professional knowledge applicable to the social work field. Second, education for students who choose the major to gain fame, and to develop their lives, requires generation-integrated education to help them review their lives and find their own meaning in life. Third, education for students who choose the major for a practical social contribution has to contain volunteer training that can lead them to be professional volunteers in society. Fourth, education for students who choose the major based on their personal experiences and their family background needs to deal with case management, which discovers the recipients who need help in society and the students who can achieve visible outcomes after all.

본 연구는 사이버대학교 사회복지학과 학생들의 전공 선택 이유를 살펴보고, 사회복지전공교육의 효과적인 환경을 구성하는데 기초자료를 제시하고자 한다. 연구를 위해 사이버대학교 사회복지학과에 재학 중인 학부생 41명을 대상으로 전공 선택에 관한 동기요인에 대해 질적 조사를 하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 영리적 목적으로 자격증 취득을 위해 사회복지 전공을 선택한다는 응답이 가장 많았다. 둘째, 타인에게 인정받기 위한 수단 및 개인의 삶의 질 향상을 위해 전공을 선택하였다. 셋째 사회복지실천을 바탕으로 한 전문가로서 사회적 기여에 의한 전공 선택 동기요인이다. 마지막으로, 개인의 가정환경 경험에 의한 동기요인이다. 사회복지전공교육의 학습효과를 높이는 학습전략 방안이다. 첫째, 자격증 취득을 위한 학습자를 위해 목적지향형 학습이 필요하다. 사회복지실천현장에서 실제 적용이 가능한 실천기술과 전문지식을 익힐 수 있는 교육과정의 배치가 필요하다. 둘째, 타인에게 인정받기 위한 수단 및 개인의 삶의 질 향상을 위해 사회복지 전공을 선택한 학습자를 위한 교육은 자신의 인생을 되돌아보고 새로운 삶의 의미를 발견하는 세대통합교육이 필요하다. 셋째, 사회복지실천을 바탕으로 한 사회적 기여를 위해 전공을 선택한 학생의 교육은 사회복지전문가로서 지역사회에서 전문 자원봉사자로 활동 할 수 있도록 자원봉사에 대한 교육이 구성되어야 하겠다. 넷째, 개인적 경험과 가정환경에 의한 동기를 위해 사회복지전공을 선택한 학습자를 위해 소외되고 도움을 필요로 하는 지역사회 사례관리 대상자를 발굴하고 그들이 학습한 사회복지전공이 가시적인 성과를 이룰수 있도록 사례관리에 대한 전문적인 교육이 필요하겠다.

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Table1. General Characteristics of the Subjects

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Table 2. Selection Factors of Social Welfare Major

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