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KMID : 1148320210060020110
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Journal of Korean Association for Qualitative Research
2021 Volume.6 No. 2 p.110 ~ p.121
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Forest Healing Instructor's Experiences of Providing a Forest Healing Program
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Im Hui-Gyeong
Choi Hyung-Jin
Kwon Ji-Hye
Kim Joo-Hyun
Nam Sook-Hyeon
Yoon Young-Sik
Jang Shin-Myun
Hong Seong-Rae
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the forest healing instructor's experiences of providing a forest healing program.
Methods: The participants were 12 forest healing instructors who experienced managing a forest healing program at B mountain in C city. Data were collected using focus group interviews and individual in depth interviews and data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis method.
Results: As the results of this study, 5 themes and 18 sub-themes were derived. The derived 5 themes were as follows; 1. Choosing a new path as a turning point in life 2. Ambiguity as a new forest healing instructor, 3. Feeling a reward as a forest healing instructor and feeling self-healing. 4. Facing difficulties in operating forest healing programs, 5. Having on-going tasks for the establishment of forest healing programs.
Conclusion: In order to provide good forest healing program, we need to develop additional education programs for enhancing professionality as a forest healing instructor and continous long term economical supports and investment for forest healing instructors by the Korea Forest Service.
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KEYWORD
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Forest, Healing, Program, Qualitative research, Focus group
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