Evaluating the effect of settlement services in South Korea: Focused on Korea Immigration & Integration Program

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102400

Min-Chul Hwang

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Abstract

To improve immigrants’ integration, Korea Immigration & Integration Program (KIIP) has been delivered since 2009 in South Korea (hereafter Korea), yet little research has empirically estimated its net effect. Hence, the main aim of this study is to empirically and directly evaluate its net effect, using an Inverse-probability weighted analytical technique controlling selection bias that may distort its net effect. Utilizing the “Estimating social and economic effect of KIIP”, published by the Ministry of Justice, Korea in 2017, this study selects immigrants including participants (n = 800) and nonparticipants (n = 214). The findings indicate that the effect of KIIP is dubious. Specifically, KIIP plays a role in raising the level of naturalization of immigrants, accepting Korean culture, and satisfying their lives. However, there are statistically non-significant differences in employment, monthly income, keeping home country’s culture, social networks, Korean language skills, discrimination, and the sense of belonging to the Korean society between participants and nonparticipants. This shows both the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of KIIP. To find a way to improve integration, this study suggests strengthening advantages and offsetting disadvantages, in managing KIIP.

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评估韩国定居服务的效果：关注韩国移民与融合计划

为改善移民融入社会的状况，韩国自 2009 年起开始实施韩国移民融入计划（Korea Immigration & Integration Program，以下简称 KIIP），但很少有研究对其净效应进行实证评估。因此，本研究的主要目的是利用反概率加权分析技术，控制可能扭曲其净效应的选择偏差，直接对其净效应进行实证评估。本研究利用韩国法务部 2017 年发布的 "KIIP 的社会和经济效果估算"，选择了包括参与者（n = 800）和非参与者（n = 214）在内的移民。研究结果表明，KIIP 的效果值得怀疑。具体而言，KIIP 在提高移民入籍水平、接受韩国文化和满足其生活方面发挥了作用。然而，在就业、月收入、保持母国文化、社会网络、韩语能力、歧视以及对韩国社会的归属感等方面，参加者与未参加者之间的差异在统计学上并不显著。这既说明了 KIIP 的有效性，也说明了它的无效性。为了找到改善融合的方法，本研究建议在管理 KIIP 时加强优势，抵消劣势。

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Evaluation and Program Planning SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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112

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