知識基盤社会における韓国教員の給与システム改善(V 第8回日韓教育行政学会共同セミナー)

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An important subject for securing superior teachers for educational development, and a rational and proper teacher's salary system, is mediation, whenever a qualified person aims the teaching profession. However, the level of teacher's salaries is low when relatively compared with the past and with other professions. It can be said that the salary system doesn't reflect teacher's special abilities. The purpose of this paper is to uncover new information about the above problems and to propose some improvements required for today's knowledge-based society. The following problems for teacher's salaries are raised in Korea : (1) relative decline of pay level for teachers compared with the past and with other professions, (2) the lack of reality of the teacher salary system ; a small basic wage and many allowance items are included in the salary, (3) salary is considered unattractive to talented persons ; teaching years are more important than capability in setting one's level of salary. The following are searched for as improvement :(1) Social atmosphere in which teachers are respected. (2) Preparation of a salary system by which teachers with a specialty are treated advantageously. (3) Preparation of a salary system that attaches more points to teachers-in-school than to educational administration jobs. The concrete policy for resolving these problems is as follows : (1) Under the present single salary system, since the compensation for acquisition for a research career of a degree cannot be performed, a dual salary system is required. (2) It is necessary to unify many allowance items to a basic wage. (3) A positive policy for the adoption of qualified persons is required. (4) It is necessary to consider making the teacher salary system separate from the integrated system with general government officials. (5) In the future, it is also necessary to examine giving a salary partially based on the results of an organization or an individual. In the 21st century, a society that makes creation of information and knowledge will be necessary. In order to make such a society, one of the requirements will be to emphasize the importance of education and the securing of superior teachers. In order to secure superior teachers, it is necessary to consider improvements in the teacher salary system as well. Although we cannot say for certain, a teacher's influence on society is large, and it is clear that teachers support national development. From this point of view, it is necessary to inquire more carefully about the teacher's salary system in Korea.