충북지역 일부 여성결혼이민자의 한식에 대한 인식 및 교육 요구

Perception on Korean Foods and Demand for the Related Education among Married Female Immigrants in Chungbuk

This study was to investigate perception on Korean foods and demand for the related educational program among married female immigrants. Subjects of this study were a total of 190 married female immigrants residing in Chungbuk. Major findings of this study are as follows: 1) Both of the recognition and preference for most of the Korean foods and cooking methods were scored to moderate to high level, but the actual use of Korean foods was scored to relatively low level; 2) The subjects who had been residing for longer than 5 years in Korea showed a tendency of obtaining information on Korean foods from internet or friends/neighbors rather than obtaining such information by attending an educational program in regional public centers; 3) The subjects that had an experience in attending an educational program on Korean foods were more than those that did not have such an experience (66.1% versus 39.9%). The demand of the subjects for the education was scored to high level (4.2 out of 5 points), but their will for attending education programs (3.8 out of 5 points) was not scored as high as their demand. The present study suggests that effective offline and online educational programs on Korean foods are needed for married female immigrants in order to increase their use of Korean foods and improve their understanding on Korean foods.