A Narrative on the University Life of Asian Students Studying as Foreign Students in Korea

Kang, Ey Goo; Mun, Young-Jae; Hur, Seung-Eun

doi:10.35159/kjss.2019.06.28.3.125

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“…For those who spoke on this topic, all stated their degree programs allowed them to answer their questions in their dissertations or gave them the research tools to find the answers for themselves. These findings are unique to this study and do not corroborate any previous studies on foreign Taekwondo majors [24,44].…”

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Taekwondo as an Academic Field of Study for Non-Koreans: An Unconventional and Extreme Form of Martial Arts Tourism

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2021

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Many Korean universities grant undergraduate and graduate school degrees in part on coursework, theses, and dissertations that explore Taekwondo through various academic lenses in Taekwondo Studies programs, yet only a few individuals have traveled to the Korean Peninsula to study Taekwondo academically. Traveling internationally to earn a university degree in a martial art can be considered extreme martial arts tourism. This multidisciplinary study explores the motivations of non-Koreans who have studied Taekwondo academically in Korea as well as their aspirations after graduation. The study utilized a combination of autoethnographic techniques and interviews with individuals who have given up years of their lives, thousands of dollars, their home cultures, languages, and food, and their families to travel to a foreign university in order to study Taekwondo. Twelve participants were identified that met the selection criteria, but eight responded to the interview requests. The nine participants, including the author, came from a wide assortment of backgrounds, but all shared a passion for Taekwondo; now, most participants (n = 5) have jobs within the Taekwondo industry, including two professors in separate Departments of Taekwondo. This study’s findings elucidate why non-Koreans study Taekwondo academically and thereby offer suggestions on how to improve this educational market.

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“…Participant 2 concurred with this idea, but he had held his present English Literature teaching position long before beginning his PhD program. These findings are unique to these participants and did not correlate with the other studies on foreign Taekwondo majors [24,44].…”

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Taekwondo as an Academic Field of Study for Non-Koreans: An Unconventional and Extreme Form of Martial Arts Tourism

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2021

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A Narrative on the University Life of Asian Students Studying as Foreign Students in Korea

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