This study was conducted to investigate the dietary adaptation and use of the university foodservice (UF) in Korea according to the residence period of foreign students. The average length of residence in Korea of t he subjects was 8.2 months. The period of residence was divided into quartiles: 1-4 months in the first quartile (average 2.2 months), 5-7 months in the second quartile (average 6.3 months), 8 months in the third quartile, and 9-66 months in the fourth quartile (average 18.3 months). The regularity of meals tended to be the highest in the 1st quartile and lowest in the 2nd quartile and then increased in the 3rd and 4th quartiles. The frequency of consumption of delivery food and convenience store food was lowest in the first quartile and highest in the second quartile and then decreased with the period of residence. The frequency of night eating increased according to the period of residence after the second quartile. The degree of adaptation to Korean foods was highest in the first quartile. The use of the university cafeteria was significantly higher in the 1st and 4th quartiles than in the 2nd and 3rd quartiles (p<0.05, p<0.01, respectively). The satisfaction with the UF decreased as the residence period increased. Based on these results, since international students are very positive and try to adapt to the dietary life in Korea in their early years of studying in Korea, it would be desirable to intensively support them to adjust to their dietary life at this time. In addition, since it takes about 18 months or more to assimilate the Korean food culture and show positive changes, it is necessary to continuously operate the Korean food culture adaptation program for international students over this period.

Based on analysis of connotation and measurement scales of international student satisfaction, dimensions of international student satisfaction toward Korean university and impact of each dimension on total satisfaction were discussed in this study. First, through literature review on measurement of international student satisfaction and depth interview with 12 Chinese students, a four-factor model reflecting dimensions of international student satisfaction was constructed. Second, through regression analysis of 224 data collected by questionnaire survey, influences of four dimensions of international student satisfaction on total satisfaction were revealed. The results showed that international student satisfaction can be divided into four dimensions, including education service satisfaction, administration service satisfaction, facility service satisfaction and support service satisfaction. Education service satisfaction is the most influential variable on total satisfaction, followed by support service satisfaction, facility service satisfaction and administration service satisfaction.

This study was conducted to investigate dietary adaptations and use of university foodservice in Korea according to the religion of international students. The survey was conducted from April to June in 2017 and included 609 subjects studying at a university in Busan. Muslims showed the highest percentage of eating three meals per day (42.4%) but the highest rate of eating unbalanced meals (64.7%) and midnight meals (41.8%). The most frequent problematic eating habit among Buddhists was irregular mealtimes (46.0%). Adaptation frequency to Korean diet was lowest among Muslims and highest among Christians. Securing halal foods was difficult for Muslims in Korea, and demand for halal foods as a school restaurant menu was high. The response rate for experiencing Korean food at university foodservice was highest among Christians (79.7%) and lowest among Muslims (45.3%). The main reason for not using university foodservice for Muslims was “no menu to eat” for religious reasons, and other religious groups cited “lack of menu variety.” Preferred types and recipes of meats, fish, and vegetables also showed significant differences according to religion. As a result, efforts should be made to increase adaptation to life abroad in Korea, including changes in university foodservice management, considering the religious characteristics of international students.

This study was undertaken to examine the dietary adaptation in Korea, and utilization of university foodservice (UF), according to the nationality of foreign students. The survey was conducted from April to June in 2017, and included 604 subjects studying in a university in Busan. The questionnaire was designed to examine the adaptability to Korean food and the consumption of UF. The nationalities included students from China (63.4%), Vietnam (13.2%), Central Asia (8.9%), Southeast Asia (5.0%), and others (9.4%). Vietnamese and Southeast Asians showed higher adaptation to Korean food than Chinese or Central Asians. The degree of contribution of UF to diet was highest amongst the Chinese, followed by Vietnamese. The main reason for not consuming UF for the Chinese and Southeast Asians was ‘lack of menu variety’, and for Central Asians was ‘no menu that can be eaten, including due to religious reasons’. In order to improve UF, all groups asked for increased ‘variety of menu’, and Vietnamese and Southeast Asians also asked for ‘decrease in price’. In meat, fish, and vegetable menus, there were significant differences in the types and recipes of foods preferred, as per the nationality. These results indicate that different approaches by considering the national characteristics are required, to help international students adapt to Korean food, and to increase their consumption of UF.

본 논문은 중국의 대외정책과 유학생 정책과의 관계를 살펴보았다. 먼저, 중국의 시대별 주요 대외 이슈 및 그것의 ‘구성요소’ 중 하나로서의 유학생 정책을 통시적으로 살펴보았는 데, 이러한 연구는 국내와 국외에서도 정리가 되어있지 않은 부분이기도 하다. 즉 신중국 수립부터 개혁개방 이전 시기를 시작으로, 덩샤오핑 시대, 장쩌민·후진타오 시대, 시진핑 시대 까지, 신중국 설립 이후 70여 년 간의 중국 유학생 정책이 목표로 한 지향점을 파악해 보았다. 중국의 유학생 정책은 폐쇄에서 개방으로, 국가 간 조약에 의한 교환학생 중심에서 자비 유학생 중심으로 큰 전환을 보이며 현재에 이르고 있다. 특히, 시진핑 시대에 이르러서는 ‘일대일로’ 구상과 연계하여 선상 국가를 새로운 유학생 유치 공급원으로 삼고자 하는 자비유학생 유치 전략도 엿보이고 있다. 마지막으로 한국과 중국의 대외정책과 유학생 정책과의 관계를 비교해 봄으로써 우리에게 주는 시사점을 파악해 보았다.

Despite the rapid increase in the number of foreign students, there has been a lack of research to help them adapt to Korean food culture and develop healthy eating habits. This study examined the dietary habits and problems of foreign students studying in universities of Korea. Although 97.0% of the 604 people surveyed live in dormitories, the visiting rate of the school cafeteria was low. In addition, only 30.2% of them ate three meals a day, and the frequency of eating midnight snack and convenience store foods was high. International students were positive about experiencing new Korean food, but food satisfaction in Korea was not high because of the difficulties in food selection due to religious problems and maladjustment to Korean sauces and seasonings. Information on Korean eating habits was obtained mainly from other foreign students from the same country (49.5%) and the Internet (33.8%), and there was very little interaction with Korean students at meals. The ratio of subjects who ate halal foods was 33.3%, and they were shown to have difficulty obtaining halal foods in Korea. Therefore, based on the results of this study, a support program should be developed in order to improve the dietary habits of international students.

This paper explores the APEC Edutainment Exchange Program (AEEP) as a model for international student exchange. This program has been conducted in the APEC region since 2007 to respond to the increasing international demand for youth exchange. The AEEP is based on PBL (project based learning)- oriented experiential learning, and includes multinational team activities with support systems formed by human and physical resources. Accordingly, this paper reviewed prior research on international student exchange programs and experiential learning, as well as the AEEP. While the AEEP cases reviewed here focus on the participants in the Asia-Pacific, this paper demonstrates the potential of this program to be applied to similar situations elsewhere.

이 연구에서는 최근 수행된 국제 비교 연구인 TIMSS-R과 PISA 2000에 나타난 우리 나라 학생들의 지구 과학영역에 대한 전체적인 성취도 및 성 차이 경향을 파악하였다. 이를 위해 1999년에 실시된 TIMSS-R에 포함된 33개의 지구 과학 관련 문항과 2000년에 실시된 PISA에 포함된 13개의 지구 환경 과학 문항에 대한 국제 및 국내 평균 정답율을 비교하였다. 분석 결과, 우리 나라 학생들은 문항 유형별로는 선택형 문항에서, 수행 영역별로는 단순 정보 이해문항에서 국제 평균 정답율에 비해 큰 차이를 보이며 높게 나타났다. 또한, 우리 나라 학생들은 그래프 해석, 표 해석등 자료 해석과 관련된 문항에서 국제 평균보다 특히 높은 정답율을 나타냈는데, 이러한 경향은 남학생들에게 더 두드러졌다. 한편, 우리 나라 학생들은 천문학 문항에서 상대적으로 가장 낮은 점수를 나타냈으며, 이는 특히 여학생에게 더 심하게 나타났다. 우리 나라 여학생들은 문항의 내용, 유형, 수행 영역 등 모든 부분에서 남학생들보다 낮은 정답율을 보여 심각한 성 차이를 드러냈다.

This research investigated the impact of the International Student Teacher Exchange Program (I-STEP) on the enhancement of preservice teachers’ cultural sensitivity. The results of this research are consistent to the findings from previous studies confirming the positive effect of international field experiences. Specifically, the analysis of the quantitative survey showed that the 2008 I-STEP programs were effective in improving participant impressions on the hosts’ ethno-groups. The journal analysis confirmed this result by showing that the preservice teachers reconsidered their beliefs about other ethnic groups through the program participation. Although the participants had possessed a set of biases about the ethnic groups, the participants interacted with host ethnic groups and reconsidered their beliefs about the groups. Through person-to-person interaction, the participants found that human beings share some commonalities in ways of feeling and living. At the same time, they realized that people can be different and that the differences are cultural constructions. As the I-STEP allowed the participants to access to others’ lived worlds, they witnessed other possibilities of being in the world and reflected upon their own ways of living. Thus, this experience of cultural emersion expanded the participants’ worldviews and developed the attitude of active respect. Based on these findings, this paper presents several implications for the future development of international field experience programs for preservice teachers and further of multicultural teacher education curricula in general.