본 연구는 청년기 지체 장애 여성의 ‘일자리 찾기’가 그들에게 어떤 의미를 갖고 있는지 탐색하여 ‘일자리 찾기’에 대한 새로운 이해를 도모하고자 질적 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 경제활동을 시작하는 연령의 지체 장애 여성 두 명을 대상으로 심층면담을 통한 자료 수집을 하였다.
연구결과를 요약하자면, 참여자들은 일자리를 찾는 과정에서 크게 사회구성원 되기와 일자리를 찾는 경험으로 나뉘어서 변화를 겪었음을 발견할 수 있었다. 구체적으로 살펴보면 “안해봤던 것 스스로 해보기”, ‘혼자 다니기’, ‘두려운 낯선 사람들과 용기 있게 부딪히기’ ‘두려움’, ‘부담감’, ‘답답함’이었다. 이러한 과정들을 통해 참여자들은 ‘자립의 의지’, ‘함께하는 사람들’, ‘현실에 부딪히기’, ‘또 다른 가능성 찾기’의 변화를 체험하였다.
이렇게 드러난 현상들을 기초로 연구자는 1) 사회적 존재로서의 ‘나’ 찾기 2) 잃어버린 ‘나’ 찾기라는 의미로 해석할 수 있었다. 이를 통해 지체장애 여성의 ‘일자리 찾기’는 개인의 발달, 심리적 측면에서 접근하여 보다 실질적인 교육 및 정책적 지원을 지향할 필요가 있음을 알 수 있다.
This qualitative study is aimed at helping gain a new understanding of young disabled women's efforts in seeking the meaning of job searches. Data was collected by in-depth interviews with two young disabled women with a physical disability. The study reveals that the participants underwent changes during the process of job searches, divided into experience of 'becoming members of society' and 'searching for work'. Specifically, they 'tried themselves what hasn't been done,' 'made a trip to and from a certain place alone,' 'faced up to frightening strangers courageously,' and experienced 'fear’, ‘pressure’, and 'weightiness.' In the process, they experienced changes: 'the self-sustaining will’, ‘people being together,' ‘facing up to reality’, ‘seeking the alternative possibility.' Based on these revealed phenomena, the researcher was able to interpret them as seeking for 'self' as a social being and lost 'self.' This will show job searching efforts of young disabled women with a physical disability need to aim for practical education and policy application approached from the individual development and psychological aspect.
This qualitative study is aimed at helping gain a new understanding of young disabled women's efforts in seeking the meaning of job searches. Data was collected by in-depth interviews with two young disabled women with a physical disability. The study reveals that the participants underwent changes during the process of job searches, divided into experience of 'becoming members of society' and 'searching for work'. Specifically, they 'tried themselves what hasn't been done,' 'made a trip to and from a certain place alone,' 'faced up to frightening strangers courageously,' and experienced 'fear’, ‘pressure’, and 'weightiness.' In the process, they experienced changes: 'the self-sustaining will’, ‘people being together,' ‘facing up to reality’, ‘seeking the alternative possibility.' Based on these revealed phenomena, the researcher was able to interpret them as seeking for 'self' as a social being and lost 'self.' This will show job searching efforts of young disabled women with a physical disability need to aim for practical education and policy application approached from the individual development and psychological aspect.
