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SESSION SIX:
	RESPONDING TO GLOBALISATION
	COURSE EVALUATION

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• When: 18:00-21:00, 15 May 1999
• Where: KLSI conference room

RESPONDING TO GLOBALISATION

1) Evaluation from Participants

What did you like about the study circle program?

"This program was the first opportunity to deal with the issue of globalization."

"It was significant and meaningful for me that I was able to study "Globalization" deeply and concretely for the first time."

"It was exciting that workers in 6 countries have been conducting ISC at the same time and we joined them."

"It was interesting that we were able to know and understand the labor situation in the Asian countries as well as globalization."

"It was important for me that I was able to realize the overseas labor situation, especially in the Asian countries."

"This was a good opportunity for me to think seriously the relations between myself and world economy."

"It was impressive and interesting for me that the facilitator have tried to use several methods to organize discussion such as board seminar or participating the rally."

What didn’t you like about the study circle program?

"It was difficult for me to understand the real meaning of globalization. The theme was somehow difficult for me"

"I could not succeed to apply the theme of the program to the concrete situation of workplace where I work , and to explain it to workers easily."

"In the beginning, 12 participants joined the seminar. But, 2-3 persons of participants has been always absent from seminars. If all participants had joined the seminars, it could been helpful and meaningful for all of us."

"I think that language problem was one weakness of our program. When I visited the ISC web site, I was not able to read it."

"The period from February to May is usually the time to organize the bargaining and industrial action in Korea. I have been absent from the seminars 3 times because I had to deal with the bargaining in the workplace."

"Because the methodology of seminars was based on reading and discussion, they were more or less monotonous and boring."

What did you like about the education materials?

"The education material was excellent. It was simple and well focused on globalization."

"As well as the education material itself, the translation article(South Africa in the Global Economy by TURP) in the Labor Society Bulletin was very helpful for me to understand the comprehensive issues concerning the globalization."

What were the problems of the material?

"The contents of material was more or less abstract to apply it to reality."

"The examples in the materials were inclined not to reflect our Korean situation, so some contents and themes were strange to us."

What did you learn from the exchange with other groups?

"I realized that everywhere the workers have suffered from common problems."

"Their experiences and situations are very similar to ours. It is the concrete result of globalization."

"The issue of child labor in Pakistan and India was very impressive and strange to me. I’ve learnt the importance of international solidarity to remove such kind of evil labor."

"So far, I have thought the issue of labor movement in isolation and nationally. But, thanks to the information from other groups, I’ve started to think it globally."

"Before my participating in the seminar, the issue of overseas workers had been very strange to me, and I had no concerns about it. But, after my participation, I have been interested in international labor movement and have kept the concerns about migrant workers in Korea."

What did you benefit from the program in other ways?

"I was able to get some know-how and idea as to organize the study circle."

"Before my participation in the seminar, I’ve never seen and used the Internet through this opportunity, I had an access to the Internet."

"This opportunity was the first experience for me to get a contact with foreign workers, while it was indirect contact. So it was great and exciting."

What suggestions?

"As well as reading and discussion, how about using the various education methodology such as watching VCR?"

"I would like to organizer and facilitator to try to continuously expand this kind of education activity."

"I want to see other groups’ comrades through photo."

How will you take the results back to union?

"I am planning to organize the similar seminars to the ISC program in my union."

"I have written the seminar reports in my unions’ newsletter from session 1 to now."

"I am going to make the education material to deal with the issue of globalization for union activists using the ISC materials."

2) Evaluation from Facilitator

Strength of material

It suggested well to the facilitator how to guide the seminar, how to organize the discussion, how to deal with the issue of globalization. And, it is well simply and easily written for me to apply itself to the program. (I provided for the participants the arranged translation of South Africa in Global Economy as well as our material.)

The international communication between groups

I failed to well organize the communication between groups because of my problems. Firstly, I failed to send the session report until the scheduled date many times. Secondly, I failed to translate all kind of reports from groups and provide it for the Korean group. I would like to deliver my apology to other comrades not to contribute fully myself to successful management of the program.

The use of Internet

We have used Internet very successful. Most of the participants were good at Internet and they have visited the ISC Website after the seminars. There were no technical problems to use Internet.

The course methodology

I think that seminar methodology be various. Reading material and discussing the theme concerned may make the participants monotonous and bored. Therefore, how about including the methodological program to make the seminar more attractive and dynamic in the planning meeting or evaluation meeting.

Role as facilitator

When I consider the activity of Korean participants separately from the Asian groups, I think that I well organized the seminars and attracted the participants to the program successfully and succeeded to make the participants deepen their concerns about the globalization and international solidarity.

But, when I consider the activity of all groups, I failed to conduct my role and tasks as planned. Many times, my session report have been delivered later than scheduled, and this made other groups difficult (or impossible) to share Korea situation and experience (and, in turn, this problem has resulted in hindering the Korean group from sharing other groups’).

Concerning the role as facilitator, I had three problems. Firstly, I failed to organize and arrange my responsibility and tasks for the program due to my crowded schedule and works in my organization. I think this resulted from my lack of responsibility as well as my immaturity to organize the project. Secondly, I have suffered from my personal problem related to family from the early of April. Over 2 weeks I have not been able to do my works and have been in hospital. Thirdly, This period from March to June was difficult time to organize the seminar steadily due to that the Spring is usually the season of wage and bargaining struggle in Korea, especially that this Spring was combined with the nation-wide workers struggle against the SAP lead by the government. (Unfortunately, the struggle was failed.)

Ideas for improving the program

Firstly, I think that we may consider how to make all the participants in six groups to get more direct and indirect contact such as exchange of each group’s photo or each countries’ labor souvenir like as T-shirt or head band, and include it in the initial plan.

Secondly, in order to manage the seminar and program steadily, we may consider the placement of two facilitators and include it in the initial plan.

Thirdly, we may use the audio-visual materials such as the video tapes or TV programs to deal with the issue or theme concerned as well as the written or printed materials, and include it in one session or two.

3) Statistics

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