Socio-Cultural Factors in Diabetes Care in South Korea

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-ae Hahn ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Cultural Factors

Factors Implementing the Adoption of IB in South Korea

2021 ◽  
pp. 114-130
Author(s):  
Jenny Hong Kim ◽  
Soo Kyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
School System ◽  
International Baccalaureate ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Education ◽  
Progressive Pedagogy

Adoption of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in the Asia Pacific region has accelerated at great speed in recent years, with one or more of its programs being employed in 158 countries in 5,284 schools worldwide. The growing interest of IB programs in the Asia Pacific region is largely due to its educational philosophy and progressive pedagogy that is appealing to many educators and parents who seek a high-quality education. However, various contextual and cultural factors need to be considered when it is being implemented within the national school system.

scholarly journals National Differences in Perceived Benefit of Libraries May Be Due to Their Investments in Libraries, Library Supply, and Cultural Factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Glusker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Korea ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Extreme Response

A Review of: Vakkari, P., Aabø, S., Audunson, R., Huysmans, F, Kwon, N., Oomes, M., & Sin, S. (2016). Patterns of perceived public library outcomes in five countries. Journal of Documentation, 72(2), 342–361. http://dx.doi:org/10.1108/JD-08-2015-0103 Objective – To compare citizens' perceptions of the benefits of libraries in five culturally diverse countries. Design – Postal survey to a random stratified sample and web surveys (some with a sampling plan, some apparently not). Setting – Surveys were administered in Finland (by post), Norway, the Netherlands, the United States of America, and South Korea (online). Subjects – Selected or self-selected members of the general adult population in the specified countries who had used a public library within the past year. Methods – Surveys were administered and data were collected in each of the five countries. A dependent variable representing perceived outcomes was calculated from 19 outcome measures (related to life experiences). Within this, 4 indices were calculated from subsets of the 19 measures, relating to work, education, everyday activities, and leisure activities. Five independent variables were used: frequency of library use, number of services used, gender, age, and education level. Respondent country was also entered into analyses. Descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance results were presented. Main Results – It was noted that each country's sample was skewed in some way towards one or more of the variables of gender, age, and education, and some statistical corrections were employed. While patterns within countries are similar, library users from Finland, the United States of America, and South Korea reported higher levels of benefits overall. "Fun in reading" and "self-education" were the two outcomes with the highest scores by respondents. Higher numbers of visits and greater use of services may account for the higher perceived benefits in the three countries reporting them. In fact, these two factors appear to explain a substantial portion of the variance in perceptions of benefits between countries, meaning that between-country variation in library resources and supply plays a role in perception of benefit. There were varied rather than linear patterns of benefit reporting along age and education continua, with those at the lowest education levels deriving the most perceived benefits in all spheres. By gender, women derived fewer perceived benefits in the work sphere than men. Conclusions – There is variation across countries in the level of public library benefits reported, as well as variation across individual measures, creating different profiles of response by country. Even when respondent demographic characteristics and library usage are controlled for, country differences remain. These may be explained by the differences in investment in – and hence supply of – libraries by country, types of investment (e.g., according to the authors, Finland invests in services, Norway in collections, and the USA in staffing), and cultural factors such as the propensity of USA respondents to have a more extreme response style. Future research may profitably concentrate on policy contexts of libraries in each country. In the nineteenth century libraries provided social welfare services and in the twentieth they provided human rights through equitable access to information, so research should focus, by country, on what libraries will provide in the twenty-first century. Future studies might also address how differences in demographic patterns among respondents play out in benefit perceptions between countries.

There Is No Such Thing as the Millennial

2021 ◽  
pp. 230-260
Author(s):  
Camilla Pedrazzi ◽  
Fabio Duma ◽  
Maya Gadgil
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Generational Cohort ◽  
Luxury Market ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Degree Of Internationalization

In this chapter, the authors present a cultural comparative study of how millennials in Switzerland and South Korea define and perceive luxury and prestige and how this might influence their luxury consumer behavior. Labels, such as GenX, millennials, GenY, or GenZ, are often used to distinguish cohorts of individuals based on their shared generational experiences and characteristics. However, as previous research shows, mere membership in a generational cohort is not a sufficient explanation for consumption patterns across geographies and cultures. Given the size and importance of the global luxury market and the degree of internationalization of luxury companies, a better understanding of the luxury consumer and the impact of their macro-context is vital. The results of the present study indicate that economic as well as cultural factors have an impact on the definition and perception of luxury among millennials and might also explain differences in consumer behavior.

scholarly journals Sociocultural Differences in Accepting Technology for Older Adults Between South Korea and the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 551-552
Author(s):  
Jeungkun Kim ◽  
Suk-Young Kang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
Technology Products ◽  
The U.S

Abstract In recent years, Western-originated technology products for older adults are rapidly spreading in Korea, but discussions on technology acceptance taking into account the socio-cultural characteristics of older adults in Korea are relatively insufficient. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of the socio-cultural characteristics of Korean older adults on their intention to use technology compared to the United States. Due to Covid-19, a telephone and non-face-to-face survey was conducted for older adults aged 65-95 residing in New York State in the U.S. and the metropolitan area of South ​​Korea from September 2020 to January 2021(N=155 in South Korea, N=180 in the U.S.).In this study, the expanded technology acceptance model for older adults was conceptualized, and socio-cultural factors were used as mediators or modulators. Results show that Korean older adults had higher expectations that technology use would have a positive impact on their lives, and their product purchase intentions were higher than those in the United States(p<0.001). The main reason was that Korean older adults were less anxious about the leakage of personal information, had higher national trust and were relatively less resistant to robots than American older adults. In addition, Korean older adults were more confident that they could receive help in case of problems with technology products than their counterparts in the United States. This study suggests practical and policy alternatives for securing technology acceptance of older adults, taking into account the social and cultural factors of Korea and the United States.

Challenging New Conservative Regimes in South Korea and Taiwan

Asian Survey ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 643-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-sho Ho ◽  
Chen-Shuo Hong
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Movement Trajectories ◽  
Social Protests

Abstract This article compares anti-American beef politics in South Korea (2008) and Taiwan (2009) to solve the puzzle of why two similar social protests resulted in dissimilar outcomes. Given the highly comparable political contexts of conservative ascendancy, we argue that cultural factors determined the movement trajectories. The presence of anti-Americanism and the centrality of beef in the national diet produced a strong anti-government movement in Korea but not in Taiwan.

BIOBOARD

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 46-55
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
United States ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Medical Laboratory ◽  
Significant Efficacy ◽  
Visual Health

SINGAPORE – Singapore eHealth Innovations Summit Announces the First EMRAM Stage 7 Hospital in Singapore and Emphasized Technology as Transformative Agent in Specialty Functions. TAIWAN – Health2Sync Strategically Partners with Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare in Asia's First Government Supported Online Diabetes Care Program. UNITED STATES – Scientists Identify Protein Involved in Restoring Effectiveness of Common Treatment for Breast Cancer. UNITED STATES – Scientists Reveal How Signals from Pathogenic Bacteria Reach Danger Sensors of Cells. UNITED STATES – Scientists Find New Path in Brain to Ease Depression. UNITED STATES – Tips for Living a Heart Healthy Lifestyle. CANADA – Review Suggests Eating Oats Can Lower Cholesterol as Measured by a Variety of Markers. SOUTH KOREA – CSA Group Opens Highly Advanced Electro - Medical Laboratory in Seoul. AUSTRALIA – Cynata’s Technology Significant Efficacy in Preclinical Asthma Study. INDIA – Essilor Launches ‘Love to See Change’ Campaign to Educate People about Need to Preserve Visual Health.

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