A Needs‐centred Educational Support Model for the Career Transitions of North Korean Defectors

Implications for South Korea's Support Policy

Bibliographic Data

ID9955339
AuthorsKyung-Ran Roh (Sungshin Women's University, corresponding author), Kyungran Roh (Sungshin Women's University Korea), Romee Lee (Kyungin Women's College Korea)
Year2013
Volume54
Issue1
Pages32-47
Publication date2013-04-18
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.12086
OpenAlexW2022560369
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited7

North Korean defectors have faced significant challenges in finding and keeping jobs in the South Korean labour market due to their many differences from South Korean workers. As the number of defectors has increased, South Korea has experienced an increased need for employment support to assist defectors in overcoming challenges in their employment and leading them to stable economic status. This study aims to develop a needs‐centred educational support model for defectors' career transitions, compare the content of suggested support programmes with the content of currently provided support programmes, and suggest relevant policy implications. Based on this study's findings, the authors argue that defectors' employment needs differ from those of other groups of job seekers in Korea; thus, this population should be served differently with consistent educational support. Each stage of the developed model provides appropriate support programmes that reflect the unique employment needs of defectors

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Political science · Population · Seekers · Sociology · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies

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