새마을리더의 새마을운동 의식에 관한 사례연구

A Case Study on Saemaul Leaders’ Saemaul Spirit: Focusing on Cheongdo County in Gyeongsangbuk-Do

This study analyzes Saemaul leaders’ understanding and activities in the Saemaul Undong according to their participation in educational training, and then comparatively explores the contents and importance of factors which influence satisfactory participation such as roles, policy implementation, and satisfaction with educational training. The goal is to seek expansive alternatives for improving Saemaul leaders’ satisfaction, roles, and leadership training in the future based on the results. Results show that irrespective of age, education, and monthly income, the leaders’ understanding and cognitive awareness of the Saemaul Undong were very high, and that their positive evaluations were extremely high. Furthermore, it can be seen that for Saemaul leaders greater periods of activity and voluntary service led to stronger positive evaluations of the Saemaul Undong. And as leaders they showed consistently higher levels of satisfaction with the Saemaul Undong they displayed a greater willingness to participate along with more active roles. The need for systematic leadership education is strongly apparent. These results imply the need for Saemaul leader (re)training, systematic development, identity establishment, and strengthened self-respect.