교우관계를 통한 탈북대학생의 대학생활 적응에 관한 연구

Abstract

The recent sociological interest on the unification of the Korean Peninsula is expanding onto the social adaptation of the North Korean defectors who are residing in South Korea. However, in reality, a re-defection to overseas due to inability to assimilate into the Korean society, so called “The Flee South Rush,” is becoming the social issue. Of these “South Re-defectors,” more than fifty percent have experiences with either college or company in Korea. Although the studies on the “North Korean Defectors' Social Adaptions” continue as always, the fact is that researches are lacking on the various experiences that these refuge students have to cope with in their college lives. The objective of this research is to investigate how peer relationship with South Korean college students affect and North Korean defector students' assimilation in their college lives. This research was based on the in-depth interviews conducted with five North Korean defector students who were attending colleges from the August 2013 through the March 2014. The research concluded that the peer relationship played an important role in instilling self confidence among the North Korean defector students. The intent of the research is not only to contribute in understanding the interrelationships and educational differences between the North and South Koreas students, but also to provide a suggestion in integration of North and South Korean education after the unification.