A Qualitative Study on the North Korean defectors e-learning Experience in South Korea

Purpose: In this paper, North Korean defector experience in e-learning is studied. Based on qualitative research, the main method of research is the in-depth interview. Method: The subjects of the interview are 10 North Korean defectors. For data analysis, which is proposed by narrative analysis, has been used. Results: There were 90 concepts, 27 subcategories and 9 categories extracted from the results of the analysis. Those 9 categories are as follows: North Korean defectors meaning on learning in South Korea, North Korean defectors a strange experience about educational system in South Korean, North Korean defectors interpersonal relationship in e-learning environment, difficulty of North Korean cyber university student, condition precedents for improving the effect of North Korean defectors e-learning, North Korean cyber university students requirement, study style that North Korean defectors preferring, North Korean defectors learning motivation, North Korean defectors social support system in learning environment, the effect of expectation in North Korean defectors e-learning.본 연구는 2008년도 서울대학교 통일학 연구비 지원에 의해 수행된 논문임