This study is about the idea and history of Korean alternative school. 'Alternative' is an idea which can be used in sread of another or is different from what is usually accepted. The 'alternative comments or presents a solution for the problems of t...
This study is about the idea and history of Korean alternative school. 'Alternative' is an idea which can be used in sread of another or is different from what is usually accepted. The 'alternative comments or presents a solution for the problems of the current educational system. an alternative school is a newstyle school which practises the alternative method.
An alternative school is a small school based on recovery of humanity, respect of students' freedom, respect of the soul, recovery of ecosystem, emphasis on cooperation and relation to the community.
Comparing with foreign schools, Korean alternative schools have a short history and have developed in a unique way. Historically We can separate Korean alternative schools into two parts. One is alternative schools from 1960s~1980s and another is schools from 1990s to the present.
From 1960s~1980s, deschooling education and supporting education were groped vigorously for the shunned people. Since 1990s, recovery of humanity and ecosystem have been more of a concerned than a change of society for the students who are stressed by university entrance exams to study in a class with a liberty and many educational experiences.
The meaning of the development of the alternative schools is a warning to the public education system and also a hope of new school systems. I expect there will be many studies to practise humanity education, creative education, self-regulated education, and soul education.