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The new residents’ perceptions of local communities in Taiwan

The new residents’ perceptions of local communities in Taiwan. Shih-Mei TAI 1 Ya-Wen OU 2 , Shun-Da Jhao 2 1 PhD Candidate, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan 2 Penghu county service center for the new Residents. Foreign Spouse Service Action Team in Penghu, Taiwan. Shun-Da. Ya-Wen.

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The new residents’ perceptions of local communities in Taiwan

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  1. The new residents’ perceptions of local communities in Taiwan Shih-Mei TAI1 Ya-Wen OU2, Shun-Da Jhao2 1PhD Candidate, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan 2Penghu county service center for the new Residents

  2. Foreign Spouse Service Action Team in Penghu, Taiwan Shun-Da Ya-Wen Angel Krean Shih-Mei

  3. Research Purposes Conducted by Penghu County Service Center of New Residents in Taiwan New residents ( known as Foreign Spouses) from May to July 2011 to understand the new residents’ perceptions of local communities

  4. Penghu—the only one island county in Taiwan

  5. Definition- ”Perceptions” • Including 4 components: (1)The perception of community environment. (2)The interaction with community residents. (3)The acceptance of multi-culture among community residents. (4)The perception of community activities.

  6. Methods • quantitative research • questionnaires survey • Sampling by percentage of population • 250 new residences • through five rural areas and one city in whole Penghu County • Data analysis with SPSS.

  7. Community Perceptions Perception of the community environment. The interaction with local community residents Local community acceptance to multiple-culture. Perception of community activities. Background Birth Date Nationality Years stay in local community Years stay in Taiwan Local Community Education Degree Research Framework

  8. Questionnaires

  9. Data analysis • Frequency distribution • Percentage analysis • One-way ANOVA • F-Test

  10. Key Findings

  11. F=7.704, P=0.004 the perceptions of local communities(Including 4 components) New Residents’ living areas (Including 6 areas)

  12. better interaction between New Residents and community residents better New Residents’ perceptions of the community environment higher level of community acceptance for cultural diversity

  13. To set up an accessible local-helpers network to support the New Residents is the most important thing in the future.

  14. moreover……

  15. Co-author-1Ya-wen Ou, Supervisor,Penghu New Residents Service Center, Taiwan Foreign spouse service is an interpersonal work to let us know what called culture diversity. Keep yourself stopping for a while to access different culture, you will find things great!

  16. Co-author-2Shun-Da Jhao, Social Worker,Penghu New Residents Service Center, Taiwan As for the new residents, communities are their core living areas. So that we should not only provide individual assistance, but also build a friendly community sphere.

  17. Thank you for your listening! Shih-Mei TAI Social Policy and Social Work Dept., National Chi Nan University, Taiwan E-mail: Shihmeitai@gmail.com

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