Title page
Acknowledgments
Abstract
Contents
Chapter 1 : Introduction 10
Chapter 2 : The Situation in Korea 16
2.1 Defining Policies : Past and Present 16
2.1.1 Industrial Training System (Past) 16
2.1.2 Work System after Training (Past) 19
2.1.3 Employment Permit System (Present) 21
2.2 Defining Foreign Workers 23
2.2.1 Demographics regarding foreign workers 24
Chapter 3 : Research Review and Methodology 27
3.1 Past Literature Review 27
3.2 Research Method 38
3.3 Data collection and Analysis 41
Chapter 4 : Findings 43
4.1 Demographic data and respondents' profile 43
4.2 Analysis of perception regarding foreign workers 44
4.3 Analysis of perception regarding the Employment Permit System 48
Chapter 5 : Conclusions 51
Appendices 56
Appendix A : Survey Questionnaires 56
Appendix B : Descriptive Statistics 60
Appendix C : T-Test and ANOVA Tests 67
Appendix D : Glossary of Statistical Terms 82
References 84
Bibliography 86
Table 1. Research objectives and question 13
Table 2. Changes over time depending on staying status 25
Table 3. Present situation by nationality (In March of 2006) 25
Table 4. Frequencies of respondents by province 43
Figure 1. The map of introduction of industrial trainees(2004) 17
Figure 2. The process of employment regarding foreign workers 22
Figure 3. Age and perception of foreign workers 46
Figure 4. Education and perception of foreign workers 47