Determining and addressing the needs of transracial Korean adoptees in higher education

One out of ten Korean Americans is estimated to be an adoptee (McGinnis, 2007). The majority of these adopted Korean Americans are transracial adoptees (TRAs), a group that has not received enough attention despite their unique experiences, perspectives, and needs. On top of the unique challenges TRAs face throughout life in general, most young adults go on to pursue a higher education which is a developmentally challenging time for anyone, pushing students to define their own values and personal identity (Long, 2012). According to the U.S. State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs (2018), there were 20,800 transracial Korean adoptees (TRKAs) adopted between 1999 and 2018. Hoffman and Peña’s (2013) study about TRKAs for application in higher education suggested that, based upon the previous statistic, there are probably a significant number of TRKAs currently in higher education and will be for the next several years. The purpose of this study was to advocate for these students, and identify the unique supports they may require in order to develop successfully as well rounded individuals

Ramerican Political Science Review (Vol. 3, 2018)

Letter from the Department of Political Science -- To What Extent Will Peaceful Korean Reunification Impact Both the North and South Korean Economies? / Hayne Noh -- The Impact of Gender Mainstreaming on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers / Katilyn Thomas -- Bangladesh and Its Quest to Become A Middle Income Country: An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Higher Education in Women and Economic Development / Thomas Fratkin -- Framing Bias and Identity Characteristics in the Portrayal of Terrorists in American News Media / Saffeya Ahmed -- The “Drone Memo” and the Targeted Killing of Anwar al-Aulaqi / Kevin Breiner -- The War on Drugs and the War on Race: The Relationship Between the Reagan Administration’s Racial Sentiments and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 / Maryum Elnasse

The historical implications of American missionary dentist W.J. Scheifley and the first Korean Dental Department established in the Severance Union Medical College

This article discusses accomplishments and historical implications of American missionary dentist W.J. Scheifley and the first Korean dental department, which was established in 1915 in Korea. W.J. Scheifley, with Christian service mind and mission as a dentist, applied to American Protestantic missionary dentist overseas. The dental department in the Severance Union Medical College introduced the scientistic dental education of America, facilitated research on the dental condition of the Korean people, and ran independent dental clinic. W.J. Schiefley criticised the profit-seeking attitude of Japanese dentists and denturist(="IPCHISA", in Korean pronunciation) and emphasized on the significance of Oral Health. He did all kind of dental treatments with advanced equipments like X-ray machine, and managed the collective oral health care for missionaries overseas. He trained medical students and assistants of the dentists with the goal of producing Korean dentists, but he failed due to the Dentist law introduced by Japanese colonial administration that interfered with producing Korean dentists. However, O.R. Avison's proposal of the establishment of dental schools stimulated the establishment of Kyungsung dental school, which provided the basis for the Dental department in the Severance Union Medical College becoming special training institution for Korean Dentists.ope

A comparative study of the organizational culture of a South Korean and US high school athletic department.

In South Korea, many high school athletics practitioners are interested in adapting US high school athletics policies to South Korean high school athletics. However, due to the cultural differences in the overall systems and environments of high school athletics in each country, directly applying US high school athletic policies does not always fit in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the perceptions of principals and athletic directors of the organizational cultures of a high school athletic department in South Korea and in the USA. Also, this study examined the effect of the organizational culture of each country’s high school athletic department on its members’ lives and thought. Utilizing a qualitative comparative case study research perspective, the study incorporated Organizational Culture and Stakeholder theories as the theoretical lenses. This study was able to identify all three levels of organizational culture – artifacts, espoused beliefs and values, and underlying assumptions (Schein, 2010) – of each country’s selected high school athletic department through the analyses of official websites and documents and in-depth interviews with the principals and athletic directors. One main finding from the study was the differences in espoused beliefs and values between the schools. The South Korean high school athletic director and principal who participated in the study discussed the following espoused beliefs/values of their athletic department: (a) student-athletes’ athletic performance, and (b) balancing athletics and academics. On the other hand, the US high school athletic director and principal emphasized student-athletes competing at the college level with a scholarship. Both schools were concerned about student-athletes’ athletic performance and achievement since those directly affected their future college or professional careers. A second finding dealt with underlying assumptions. The South Korean administrators identified the underlying assumption of the importance of following the rules implemented by the provincial Office of Education. On the other hand, the underlying assumption at the US high school was making their student-athletes better people. This study provided valuable insights for South Korean high school athletics practitioners who are interested in adapting policies of US high school athletics. Most importantly, South Korean high school athletics practitioners will need to understand the cultural differences in the overall systems and environments between high school athletics in the US and South Korea before adapting the policies of US high school athletics. Athletic departments in each country exhibit their own unique factors at all three levels of organizational culture (i.e., artifacts, espoused values, and underlying assumption)

John Ficca

Emeritus Professor, School of Theater Arts John Ficca taught full time in the School of Theater Arts from 1956-2002 and was also Director of the School of Theater Arts. Ficca comments on entering the Army during the Korean War and his decisions about his education afterwards. He also speaks about the Theatre and Speech programs being part of the English Department at the start of his tenure and how the programs evolved afterwards. Other memories include performances at different theaters on campus and invited guests; curricular requirements, including a Summer Theater; and changes in campus leadership, governance and institutional benefits

KELAS KATA (PUMSA) BAHASA KOREA DALAM PREDIKAT PADA KARANGAN ESAI MAHASISWA (Kajian Sintaksis terhadap Karangan Esai Mahasiswa Angkatan 2016 Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Korea)

KELAS KATA (PUMSA) BAHASA KOREA DALAM PREDIKAT PADA KARANGAN ESAI MAHASISWA (Kajian Sintaksis terhadap Karangan Esai Mahasiswa Angkatan 2016 Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Korea) Inneke Ayu Mutia Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Korea [email protected] ABSTRAK Penelitian ini membahas tentang kelas kata yang terdapat dalam predikat pada karangan esai mahasiswa Pendidikan Bahasa Korea, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) Klasifikasi kelas kata (Pumsa) dalam predikat pada karangan esai mahasiswa pendidikan bahasa Korea angkatan 2016; dan 2) kelas kata (Pumsa) yang dominan dalam predikat pada karangan esai mahasiswa pendidikan bahasa Korea angkatan 2016. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya tulisan siswa. Dalam bahasa Korea, membuat kalimat yang baik perlu ketelitian dalam memilih diksi dan partikel yang tepat sehingga dapat menghasilkan kalimat yang baik. Predikat merupakan salah satu unsur utama dalam sebuah kalimat bahasa Korea karena predikat menentukan tindakan atau aktivitas dalam sebuah kalimat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan desain deskriptif. Teknik pengambilan partisipan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik Purposive Sampling. Hasil penelitian data menunjukkan bahwa dari 14 karangan mahasiswa ditemukan tiga kelas kata dalam predikat diantaranya kata kerja, kata sifat dan partikel posisi predikat. Kata kerja menjadi kelas kata yang mendominasi dalam predikat. Hal ini dikarenakan karangan yang ditemukan sebagian besar merupakan karangan yang menceritakan tentang kehidupan sehari-hari. Kata kunci : Kelas kata, Predikat, Karangan esai KOREAN WORD CLASS (PUMSA) IN THE PREDICATES ON STUDENTS’ ESSAY (syntactic Study on Essays of Korean Language Education Study Program Class of 2016) Inneke Ayu Mutia Korean Language Education Study Program [email protected] ABSTRACT This study analyzes the Korean word class in predicates on the essay of Korean Education Department Students’ of class 2016, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. This study aims to: 1) classify Korean word class (Pumsa) in predicates on the essay of Korean Education Department Students’ of class 2016; and 2) find the dominant word class (Pumsa) in predicates on the essay of Korean Education Department Students’ of class 2016. This research is motivated by the poor quality of students' writing. Precise accuracy in choosing the right diction and particle is essential in making a good sentence in Korea. Predicates are one of the main parts of sentences in Korean due to their function in determining the actions or activities of the sentence. This study employs qualitative methods with descriptive designs. The participant selection process of this study employs purposive sampling technique. The results of 14 student essays show the fact that there are three classes of words in the Korean predicates namely verbs, adjectives and predicate position particles. The verb becomes an interesting class of words in the predicates considering that most of the essays written are essays that describe everyday life. Keywords: Word Class, Predicates, Essa

Making Our Schools More Creative: Korea’s Efforts and Challenges

The Korean government has been interested in developing creativity in education and has attempted to increase the creativity of schools since the mid-1990s. This study aims to critically review the policy efforts of the Korean government for the last twenty years. To achieve this aim, the study analyzes government documents and related department website materials since mid-1990s when creativity emerged as a key agenda in Korean education policy. The results reveal that the government’s endeavors for achieving creativity include increasing flexibility in the national curriculum, developing teachers’ creativity by improving teacher education, and establishing supporting systems such as online information websites and teaching and learning materials. However, these efforts have been inadequate for an authentic transformation of schools. This study recommends that the government should emphasize creativity education through subject matter, support teacher-driven development of teaching materials, define student creativity as an ultimate goal of teacher creativity, and cultivate a co-operative and communicative school culture

A Building Survey of South Dakota Institutions Under the Direction of the Regents of Education

A building survey for the institutions of South Dakota under the jurisdiction of the Regents of Education was prepared by the schools concerned. The recommendations and preliminary information are the work of he Department or Finance and the Regents of Education. The idea of preparing a building survey tor the institutions under the direction of the Regents of Education came from the Appropriations Committee of the regular Legislature Session of 1949. In that session, members constantly asked the very pertinent questions: “How much more building will be necessary after the current appropriations have been made?” “How long has it been since the various institutions were awarded new buildings to meet the changes of the modern times?” After a repetition of these questions day after day, the committee urgently requested the Department of Finance to seek the cooperation of the Institutions or Higher Learning and the Regents of Education to secure the results presented in this publication. In determining the future needs or any institution it is obvious that much of the work will be of a conjectorial nature. The predictions on school enrollments and state populations change from year to year. The needs or the institutions will undoubtedly change after the requests have been made. In spite of these weaknesses, a building survey will constitute an objective basis for planning by the institutions and the legislature. The Korean war situation will materially reduce some of the predicted increases in enrollment. The trends predicted tor America had not reflected themselves in South Dakota increases in institutional enrollments before the Korean trouble The needs of the institutions will be determined to a large degree by the use to which the institutions are to be put. The State should make a careful evaluation of its higher education services to see where there may be an elimination of duplications in services so that the state\u27s investments in improvement will pay the highest possible dividends in educational returns. A survey and recommendation schedule similar to this should be prepared for all other institutions in the State. This will simplify the planning of the Legislature and give the people concrete information upon which to build and plan tor the future

Exploring Constructions of the Meanings of Play among Korean Preservice Kindergarten Teachers

The purpose of this study was to explore what the word "play" means and implies for Korean preservice kindergarten teachers in an early childhood teacher education program. The research questions under investigation were: (1) How do Korean preservice teachers with an early childhood emphasis view play? (2) How do factors such as culture and education influence the constructing of these views? The participants were ten Korean preservice kindergarten teachers enrolled in the Department of Early Childhood Education in one teacher education college in Korea. The data for this study was collected through in-depth qualitative interviews both individual and group and other qualitative methods. The findings of this study showed that Korean preservice kindergarten teachers had a conceptual conflict in the perception of general play and educational play. General play was considered as a fun, enjoyable, and spontaneous activity that is engaged in without concern for a specific outcome. General play was also thought as the opposite concept to work or study. Educational play was regarded as an ironical concept, since Korean preservice kindergarten teachers thought that learning occurs through working, not playing. Korean preservice kindergarten teachers theoretically advocated for the pedagogy of learning through play, just as they were taught in the teacher education program. However, Korean preservice kindergarten teachers did not agree with the practical effect of play on children's learning. Korean preservice kindergarten teachers were more supportive of a structured and pre-planned program for young children, believing that it resulted in better learning opportunities for children than a play-oriented program. The findings of the study revealed that personal experiences with play, the kind of education of the preservice teachers themselves received in their teacher training program, and Korean culture had significant roles in influencing the participant preservice teachers' ideas on play. This study implies that interpretations of play as an educational tool vary from culture to culture. Further research is needed to more deeply understand how views and attitudes on play are created and enacted