知識基盤社会における韓国教員の専門性向上のための方策(V 第8回日韓教育行政学会共同セミナー)

抄録

Why the emphasis about the improvement in teacher's specialties now? (1) The teaching profession is considered professional in essence. One's capability or talent is not secured only by possession of a teacher's certificate : continuous efforts are required. (2) In order to be adapted for a knowledge-based society and to make a living, lifelong education, including self-training, is demanded. Student's capabilities have especially been nurtured by teachers who possess creative thinking about this knowledge-based society. (3) To secure the equal opportunity of education in which students can demonstrate their capabilities. (4) The diversification of educational contents for student's developmental stage, capabilities, and social needs, etc. (5) The conversion from an old, passive, and uniformed instruction into an active and diversified education based on creative and integrated thinking. (6) In order to play the role of an adviser for learning so that students can acquire knowledge and information themselves by their direct experience. Many arguments for development of the teaching profession are discussed now in Korea : the "teaching profession development synthesis policy" which presents synthetic measures for cultivation, licensure, appointment and training of teachers was announced by the Ministry of Educational Human-Resources in 2001. The following contents should be included for teaching professional development. (1) Extend the training period in colleges and institutes, secure substantial educational contents, and improve training institutes ; establishment of graduate school courses for teacher training, extension of the training period for 6 months through all grades, expansion of institutes and professors for training. (2) Strengthening of evaluation in the training process, and conferring of certificates according to one's capacity not with schooling. (3) Secure independent and autonomous appointment in the region concerned. (4) Active strengthen autonomous teacher training in terms of various training with no restrictions of space and time, not only training led by an organization but school training and self-training. These should be strengthened, run by the teacher educational center managed by the teaching profession organization, and while discussing educational problems cooperatively. In order to secure a superior teacher, the above contents need to be enforced continuously. Particularly expected are teacher's autonomous training and reliance on the surrounding society for specialties in today's knowledge-based society.