Exploring Korean Mothers' Socially Constructed Meaning of SchoolReadiness in Lower and Higher Socioeconomic Status Communities
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This study explored the meaning of school readiness of Korean mothers in lower and higher socioeconomic status (SES) communities through the qualitative case study method. For the research, 21 Korean mothers from two kindergartens placed in two different SES communities in Seoul, Korea, participated. This study found that the meaning of school readiness among Korean mothers involved academic and social preparation. On a daily basis, more emphasis was placed on academic preparation than social preparation. The meanings of school readiness for the Korean mothers were deeply constituted within and constituted Korea's social and cultural contexts such as education fever, private education and early education in the society. Some differences were found between two groups of mothers in terms of the meaning of school readiness. Two groups of mothers had different standards for extracurricular education in relation to school readiness. This study also confirmed the significance of the ready school and the ready community in relation to children's school readiness. As for the ready school, the higher SES mothers were most concerned about quality of teachers in the school, while the lower SES mothers were concerned more about school violence including the Wangdda (Socially rejected or an outcast in a group) problem in Korean schools.
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This study explored the meaning of school readiness of Korean mothers in lower and higher socioeconomic status (SES) communities through the qualitative case study method. For the research, 21 Korean mothers from two kindergartens placed in two different SES communities in Seoul, Korea, participated. This study found that the meaning of school readiness among Korean mothers involved academic and social preparation. On a daily basis, more emphasis was placed on academic preparation than social preparation. The meanings of school readiness for the Korean mothers were deeply constituted within and constituted Korea's social and cultural contexts such as education fever, private education and early education in the society. Some differences were found between two groups of mothers in terms of the meaning of school readiness. Two groups of mothers had different standards for extracurricular education in relation to school readiness. This study also confirmed the significance of the ready school and the ready community in relation to children's school readiness. As for the ready school, the higher SES mothers were most concerned about quality of teachers in the school, while the lower SES mothers were concerned more about school violence including the Wangdda (Socially rejected or an outcast in a group) problem in Korean schools.
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