A Study on the Historical Meanings of Deregulation on Curriculum Criteria(Problems of Reform on New Curriculum and Educational Management)

Abstract

December, 1998, MONBUSHO notified a new course of study. Historically, this notification is very interesting. Under the development of devolution policies, MONBUSHO recommended to relieve the regulation of curriculum criteria such as flexible management of school hours. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the position of deregulation of curriculum criteria in the history of educational administration. This paper examines on the following three points: 1. The process of educational policy making a curriculum criteria 2. The history of curriculum composition and curriculum study 3. Reform the system of curriculum development and school based curriculum management The findings of this consideration are as follows: 1. There are four aspects of deregulation of curriculum criteria, succession of "free of pressure and fulfillment" line, development of devolution policies, taking form of the Ad Hoc Council on Education, and finishing of the third educational reform. 2. The deregulation of curriculum criteria promoted schools to change from subjects study to curriculum study and to develop new type curriculum. 3. Though the deregulation curriculum is a positive trial which change historical curriculum administration, there are many historical problems to realize school based curriculum management. Finally, I point out that we need to reexamine comprehensive educational policies and to change curriculum study for the purpose of realizing school based curriculum development.