Seong Ji Jeong

 Dr. Seong Ji Jeong is working as a postdoctoral scholar in the Ohio Education Research Center and as a lecturer in the department of educational studies at Ohio State University. She earned a doctoral degree with a major in vocational education and workforce development at Seoul National University, South Korea. 

Her specialty is in education program and policy evaluations, school-to-work transition and labor market outcomes, and career trajectories and transitions. She has a wide range of research experience applying Ohio administrative data to identify p-12 schools that perform at higher-than-expected levels in reading and math proficiency and find out their best practices through a mixed method, evaluate the workforce outcomes of public vocational rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities using a quasi-experimental method, and investigate the school-to-work transition patterns of public college students in Ohio. Her recent publication, "Middle-aged adults’ career trajectories and later-life financial security: evidence from Korea", examined how the career trajectory patterns of mid-aged adults in South Korea unfolded over their entire work histories and how these patterns are associated with their financial security later in life. 

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Education:

• Ph. D. – Vocational Education & Workforce Development March 2018 – August 2021
• Department of Agricultural and Vocational Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Master of Education – Vocational Education & Workforce Development March 2016 - February 2018
• Department of Agricultural and Vocational Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Bachelor of Art – English February 2012 - February 2016
• Sungkonghoe University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Publications:

(In Press)  

[JP1] Jeong, S. J. & Ha, J. (2023). Unraveling the Relationship of the Main Job Retirement Events and Work-abilities. Quarterly Journal of Labor Policy. (Korea Citation Index) 

(Published) CA: Corresponding Author 

(SSCI, Social Science Citation Index) 

[J1] Jeong, S. J., Choi, S. J., & Hawley, J. (2023). Mid-Aged Adults’ Career Trajectories and Late-Life Security: A Sequence Analysis Approach. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. https://doi.org/10.1332/175795921X16843342371110 

[J2] Jeong, S. J., Choi, S. J., & Hawley, J. (2022). How Can Urban Middle-aged Participants Increase Their Agricultural Entrepreneurship Volition During COVID-19? Evidence from South Korea. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2022.2153886 

[J3] Jeong, S. J. & Choi, S. J. (2020). Agricultural literacy in the context of agricultural education: A multilevel analysis of urban elementary school students and teachers in South Korea. Journal of agricultural education and extension, 26(4), 401-419. http://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2020.1748670 

(KCI, Korea Citation Index) the journals below are written in Korean. 

[J4] Jeong, S. J. (2022). Identification and Exploration of Agricultural Entrepreneurship Preparation Patterns using Latent Class Analysis. Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development, 29(2), 111-129. http://doi.org/10.12653/jecd.2022.29.2.0111 

[J5] Jeong, S. J. & Choi, S. J. (2022). Measuring Agricultural Entrepreneurship: Instrument Development and Validation.  Journal of Agricultural Education and Human Resource Development. 54(1). 1-26. http://doi.org/10.23840/agehrd.2022.54.1.1 

[J6] Jeong, S. J., Ha, J. Y., & Kim, G. H. (2021). Analysis of the Relationship Between Farmers’ Performance and Satisfaction with Farming Education, Achievement of Farming Education, and Field Application by Applying Double-mediated Analysis. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Human Resource Development, 53(3), 77-100. 

[J7] Park, B. & Jeong, S. J.(CA) (2021). A Study on Activation of Online Youth Public Employment Service Using Digital Nudging Strategy. The Journal of Learner-Centered Curriculum and Instruction, 21(15), 19-37.  

[J8] Jeong, S. J. & Choi, S. J. (2021). An Analysis of the Progressive Retirement Process of Middle-aged Men: Focusing on the Period of Retirement and Job Stability. The Journal of Vocational Education Research, 40(2), 71-94. https://doi.org/10.37210/JVER.2021.40.2.71 

[J9] Jeong, S. J. & Ma, S. J. (2021). What Determines the Rural In-migrants’ Adaptation to Rural Communities? Focusing on Motivation for Rural In-migration and Job Satisfaction. Journal of Agricultural Education and Human Resource Development, 53(1), 1-27.  

[J10] Jeong, S. J. & Park, B. (2020). A Topic Modeling Approach to the Analysis Research Trend on Career Transition of Middle-aged Adults. The Journal of Career Education Research, 33(4), 101-124. https://doi.org/10.32341/JCER.2020.12.33.4.1 

[J11] Jeong, S. J. (2020). A Topic Modeling Approach to the Analysis of Domestic Environmental Education Research Trend: Focusing on Journal of Korean Society for Environmental Education. The Korean Journal of Environmental Education, 33(2), 231-246. http://doi.org/10.17965/kjee.2020.33.2.231 

[J12] Jeong, S. J. (2020). The Roles of Social Farming for Young Beginning Farmers. Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development, 27(2), 89-110. http://doi.org/10.12653/jecd.2020.27.2.0089 

[J13] Jeong, S. J. & Choi, S. J. (2020). An Analysis of Labor Market Outcomes According to Occupational Career Types of Male Undergraduates. Journal of Agricultural Education and Human Resource Development, 52(1), 165-190.  

[J14] Jeong, S. J. & Choi, S. J. (2019). The Relationship among Agricultural Literacy, Life Experiences with vegetation, Naturalist Intelligence, and Interest on Agricultural News of Urban Elementary School Students. Journal of Korean Practical Arts Education, 25(4), 39-55. https://doi.org/10.29113/skpaer.2019.25.4.003 

[J15] Jeong, S. J. & Ha, J. Y. (2019). Work incentive effects of the customized benefit system for the National Basic Livelihood Protection Program: Focused on the Youth. Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies, 50(3), 161-184. http://doi.org/10.16999/kasws.2019.50.3.161 

[J16] Jeong, J. C., Kim, J. H., Nam, J. S., Lee, H. M., Jeong, S. J., Lee, Y. G. (2019). Development Accreditation Indicators for Career Experience Agencies: Using AHP Techniques. The Journal of Learner-Centered Curriculum and Instruction, 19(16), 765-785. http://dx.doi.org/10.22251/jlcci.2019.19.16.765 

[J17] Jeong, C. Y., Jeong, J. C., Nam, J. S., Jeong, S. J., & Lee, Y. G. (2018). A Study on the Derivation of the Policy Issues for Construction of Career Education Infrastructure: Using Boundary Analysis. The Journal of Career Education Research, 31(4), 1-20.  

[J18] Jeong, S. J., Choi, S. J., & Yun, S. J. (2018). A Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Environmental Education Programs on Environmental Literacy of Elementary Students. Korean Journal of Environmental Education, 31(3). 241-258. http://doi.org/10.17965/kjee.2018.31.3.241 

[J19] Jeong, S. J. & Choi, S. J. (2018). An Analytic Review of Research Trends in Lifelong Learning Cities: Using studies published in Korea between 2003 and 2017. Journal of Agricultural Education and Human Resource Development, 50(2), 73–104.  

[J20] Jeong, J. C., Kim, J. H., Nam, J. S., Im, S. H., Jeong, S. J., & Jo, H. Y. (2017). A Study on Job Analysis of Career Teacher in Elementary School by using DACUM Method. The Journal of Learner-Centered Curriculum and Instruction, 17(22), 957-978. http://dx.doi.org/10.22251/jlcci.2017.17.22.957 

[J21] Choi, S. J., Bae, S. H., & Jeong, S. J. (2016). A Comparative Study of the Vocational Education Training in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. The Journal of Vocational Education Research, 35(6), 1-19.  

Conferences: 

[CP1] Jeong, S. J. (2023). Unraveling the Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies for Korean College Students in STEM Majors in the COVID-19 Era. 2023 US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship. Dallas, US, August 3, 2023  

[CP2] Jeong, S. J., Hawley, J. (2023). Exploring the Relationship Between CTE Interventions and Employment: Does Vocational Education Lead to Decent Work? 2023 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, US, April 16, 2023  

[CP3] Jeong, S. J., Hawley, J. (2023). Pursuing Successful Transition to Decent Work of Vocational High School Graduates in Korea: Comparing Specialized versus Meister Schools. 67th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Washington D.C., US, February 18, 2023  

[CP4] Ha, J. Y., Jeong, S. J., & Hong, S. H. (2022). The Education & Training Effect on the Relationship between Age structure and Automation in Workplace. 2022 Autumn Korean Human Resource Development Conference. Gyeonggi, Korea, November 11, 2022  

[CP5] Jeong, S. J., Choi, S. J., Hawley, J. (2022). Exploring Firm-related Career Trajectories of Korean Middle-aged Adults: Sequence Analysis Approach. 2022 International Annual Conference of Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, The Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, US, October 23, 2022 

[CP6] Jeong, S. J., Choi, S. J., Hawley, J. (2022). Middle-Aged Adults’ Career Trajectories and Later Life Financial Security: Evidence from Korea. 2022 Consumer Science Research Seminar, The Ohio State University, Ohio, US, September 9, 2022