선진국의 직업교육 개선 동향과 시사점에 관한 연구 = The Reform of Vocational Education System in Developed Countries and its Implications in Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

ABSTRACTVocational education in Korea has been suffered from various problems. Curricula
do not adequately mirror the needs of the fields. Efforts between vocational high
schools and junior vocational colleges are not sufficient enough to establish the
vertical linkage through which vocational curricula are closely connected according to
the education level. Classroom instructions are managed mainly by textbooks and
teachers and teachers do not use new media. Various work-based learning strategies
aimed at providing hands-on experience for students are not developed and utilized.
Another problem is the mismatch between school curricula and the vocational
qualification system. Because of insufficient linkage between two systems, the
achievements of students in school are not fully recognized within the latter. On the
other hand, vocational education system is facing with abundant tasks to be tackled
with in meeting the needs from life-long learning society.As the era of globalization and information draws near, most of the developed
countries begin to reorganize their vocational education system. Also intensification of
international competition and rapid economic and technological changes makes it
mandatory for the Government to reform vocational education system.The study aims at benchmarking excellent cases of reforms within vocational
education system in developed countries including America, England, and Japan. Implications
are focused on management of curricula emphasizing the smooth transition
of students from school to work, needs of development and utilization of new media,
needs of strategies for work-based learning, strengthening of linkage between school
education system and vocational qualification system, and development tasks in
preparing for life-long learning society.