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KMID : 1023720170720010093
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2017 Volume.72 No. 1 p.93 ~ p.121
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Classification and Comparison in the Perception Patterns of Users and Social Workers about the Senior Centers` Services
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Kim Hyun-Jeong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this research is to identify users` needs that social workers might overlook through comparison of views of users and social workers after exploring perception patterns of both sides of senior centers` services respectively. Q methodology was applied to achieve this goal. The researcher selected 36 Q samples from data through internet survey and literature review and the reliability was r=.796. 57 people, who were users of a center(25 people) and social workers(32 people), participated in Q-sorting. The collected data was analysed by the QUANL program. The perception patterns were divided into four types for users of services of senior center：`active leisure-centerd` type, `protection of the vulnerable` type, `job-pursuit` type and `health promotion-pursuit` type. The Perception types of social workers were three：`aid of the single elderly` type, `aid of the vulnerable` type and `support of leisure and health` type. In addition, the comparison of perception patterns of Users and Social Workers shows that social workers may not accept easily users` viewpoints of `active leisure-centerd` type and `job-pursuit` type. According to these results, the researcher suggested some implications to supply and deliver senior centers` services.
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KEYWORD
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Senior Centers, Perception of Services, Q-methodology, Subjectivity Study
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