차(茶) 연구동향 분석

Tea Research in Korea: A Trend Analysis of the Journal of the Korean Tea Society

The purpose of this study was to analyze past research studies based on contents and research method. A total of 287 research studies, including those as December 2009, that were published by the Korean Tea Society were the subjects of our investigation. The contents of past research studies were analyzed from five distinguishable approaches: scientific approach, economic approach, sociocultural approach, historical approach, and educational approach. The methods of past research studies were sorted into two broad categories: methods of approach and research design. The methods of approach were sorted into three categories: socio-humanitarian approach and natural science approach.