A Study on the Implementation of Official Family-related Service History Archives in Korea
숙명여자대학교 기초교양대학 교수, Kyoung‐A Kim, Mee Sok Park, Bog Jeong Kang, Youngho Lee, Saeeun Choi, JeeWon Chun, Mi Young Kim · Journal of Korean Family Resource Management Association · 2020
This study aims to provide basic resources for the construction of the archives on the official family service history in Korea. The study collected records of family policies and official family service from 1948 to 2019 and thereafter attempted to classify the official family service. In addition, experts were consulted to diagnose compliance with research contents and directions, investigate priorities of the family policies, and provide opinions on the elements of each process of archiving. The results of this study were as follows. First, there were five areas of concern to be considered in the process of establishing an archive of official family services: concept, scope, collection, arrangement, preservation, and utilization. Second, the findings suggest which processes are critical to developing a sustainable and systematic archive system for the official family service history. The construction of the archives will provide a platform for understanding the contents of integrated family policies and inform the direction of future family policies in Korea. In addition, these archives will be an important factor in building a solid Korean national identity.