스포츠산업,경영학 : 한국과 미국 태권도 수련생, 학부모, 지도자의 태권도에 대한 인식분석 = The Analysis of Students`, Parents` and Masters` Perception of the Taekwondo in Korea and America

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study intends to find out whether there is any difference in the perception of Taekwondo that students, parents and masters have and if there is, what impact the difference has on the adult Taekwondo population. My subjects for the research were chosen from 4 Taekwondo schools in Korea and 4 American Taekwondo schools. From each school , an elementary school student, a junior-high/high school student, an adult, a parent and a master were selected. The total number of the subjects was 40. The data for the study were collected from the semi-structured qualitative interviewing, non-participant observation and literature reviews.The data were analyzed and categorized by the inductive content analysis (Patton, 1980: Kippendorff, 1980; Spradley, 1980). The validity, reliability and morality of the study were ascertained.The questions asked in the research were the following;1) In terms of perceptions of Taekwondo, are there any differences between Korea and America?2) If there is any difference, what factor is involved and how does the difference affect the adult Taekwondo population?The findings of this research and my interpretation are as follows;1) Let's look at the perception of Taekwondo masters my subjects had before learning Taekwondo:There were differences in the image that the subjects had of their Taekwondo masters. Korean participants consider their masters as stern, scary, strict and ignorant. Meanwhile, American participants think of them as strong, patient and generous; especially, it seems interesting to find out that most American participants has a fixed idea that Taekwondo masters should be black-haired Asians.