To date, the majority of research on migrant identity negotiation and adjustment has primarily focused on adults. However, identity- and adjustment-related issues linked with global migration are not only related to those who have recently arrived, but are also relevant for their subsequent descendants. Consequently, there is increasing recognition by that as a particular group, the “1.5 generation” who were born in their home country but came to new countries in early childhood and were educated there. This research, therefore, investigates 1.5 generation South Koreans’ adjustment and identity status in New Zealand. More specifically, this study explores two vital social spaces—family and school—which play a pivotal role in modulating 1.5 generation’s identity and adjustment in New Zealand. Drawing upon in-depth interviewing with twenty-five 1.5 generation Korean-New Zealanders, this paper reveals that there are two different experiences at home and school; (1) the family is argued to serve as a key space where the South Korean 1.5 generation confirms and retains their ethnic identity through experiences and embodiments of South Korean traditional values, but (2) school is almost the only space where the South Korean 1.5 generation in New Zealand can acquire the cultural tools of mainstream society through interaction with English speaking local peers and adults. Within this space, the South Korean 1.5 generation experiences the transformation of an ethnic sense of identity which is strongly constructed at home via the family. Overall, the paper discusses that 1.5 generation South Koreans experience a complex and contradictory process in negotiating their identity and adjusting into New Zealand through different involvement at home and school.

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Background: Korea is expected to become a super-aged society by 2025. Research has shown that regular participation in physical activity has a positive impact on older adults’ health and reduces national health costs. Aims: Drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model, this study examines ecological systems that influence physical activity in older men and women. Method: The data analysis included information on 537 older adults aged 65 years and older residing in South Korea. The regression analysis identified differences in the ecological systems that influence physical activity in older adults by sex. Results: By examining the ecological systems that affect physical activity in older men, this study found that the macrosystem affected the exosystem (p <.001) and microsystem (p <.001), the exosystem affected the mesosystem (p <.01), and the microsystem affected individuals (p <.001). In the case of older women, the macrosystem affected the exosystem (p <.001), microsystem (p <.001), and individuals (p <.01); the exosystem affected the microsystem (p <.01), and the microsystem affected individuals (p <.001). Conclusions: The microsystem commonly affects the physical activity of older men and women, whereas the macrosystem only affects the physical activity of older women, suggesting that older men may experience limited macrosystem support in fostering their participation in physical activity. To address this disparity, the study highlights the need for targeted policies to enhance macrosystem support for older men, such as developing tailored physical activity programs that promote positive attitudes and accessible opportunities for participation.

Background: As South Korea transitions into a super-aged society, promoting sport participation among older adults is increasingly vital for physical health, emotional well-being, and social inclusion. Objective: This study examines how the interplay between gender and social stratification influence sport participation and health among South Koreans aged 60 and above. Methods: Using data from the 2024 Korea National Sports Participation Survey (n = 1779), this study employed Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), cross-tabulation, and one-way ANOVA with Scheffé’s post hoc tests to examine differences in sport participation and health by gender and social stratification such as income, education, and occupation. Results: The analysis revealed significant differences in sport participation and subjective health outcomes by gender and social stratification. Among older men, sport participation varied strongly by socioeconomic status: higher-status men participated in golf, cycling, and bodybuilding, whereas those from lower strata mainly engaged in walking and gateball. In contrast, older women’s participation types were less stratified and more influenced by gender norms, with consistent involvement in walking, aerobics, yoga, and stretching. One-way ANOVA showed statistically significant differences (p < 0.001) in subjective health status and physical fitness by all socioeconomic variables for both genders. Conclusions: Older adults’ sport participation and health in South Korea are constrained by both socioeconomic inequality and entrenched gender norms. Promoting equitable active aging requires policies that both reduce socioeconomic barriers and challenge restrictive gender norms.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of 3D printing linked physical education STEAM program on problem solving ability of middle school students. In order to achieve this purpose, this research collected data from two different groups; a control group (n=98) and a comparison group (n=101) who are attending middle schools located in Gyeonggi-do. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS 23.0 with statistical methods such as descriptive statistical analysis, exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis, and a t-test. The results are as follows; 3D PRINTING linked physical education STEAM program is efficient in the problem solving ability. As a result, STEAM education should be applied to various ways for creative education in secondary schools.

This narrative inquiry explores structural tensions and institutional frictions that emerge at the intersection of D/deaf and disability sport, and reimagines D/deaf-affirmed narratives within sport contexts. The theoretical framework was developed through a dialogue between the concept of the “Third Space” and critical deaf studies. To inquire into the negotiation of in-between cultural spaces, we engage with the lived stories of two South Korean Deaflympians. Both have trained under the Paralympic-centered disability sport system and have worked as Adapted Physical Activity instructors at a provincial disability association. Following the narrative inquiry tradition of Clandinin and Connelly, researchers engaged in conversations with Deaf athletes and gathered materials such as official documents, media posts, and personal archives to compose field texts. We collaboratively developed timelines, summary tables, and interim research texts based on the three-dimensional narrative inquiry framework (temporality, place, and sociality), and composed the final research texts in a first-person voice. A D/deaf-affirmed hybrid identity, integrated with an athletic identity, is represented in the narratives both as a discursive sign of destabilizing stereotypical discourses and as transformative actions on audiocentric reality. The ambivalence of D/deaf vulnerability not only reveals audiocentric privilege but also creates space for interdependent care and collective responsibility. Engaging in D/deaf-affirmed praxis in sport contributes to operationalizing the intersectionality framework as one of the spokes in the wheel while also advancing axiological practices.