This study was intended to deeply analyze changes of the school members of Yun Cheon High School which has managed the Open Autonomous School, overcome the limitations of operating the General Highschool, and contribute to seeking possibility of schoo...
This study was intended to deeply analyze changes of the school members of Yun Cheon High School which has managed the Open Autonomous School, overcome the limitations of operating the General Highschool, and contribute to seeking possibility of school change.
To carry out this study, the following research tasks were set : First, how did the change in students' attitudes to school life? Second, how did the change of teachers' attitude? Third, how did change in operating school of naebuhyeong selected principal?
This study was using participant observation and in-depth interviews by qualitative research method to analyze change factors.
To sum up the results of this study were as follows :
First, The school was changed remarkably after operating the Open Autonomous School. ⅰ) students' selection and positive attitude - good students' admission and increasing of students' academic record, ⅱ) teachers' attitude, zest and improvement of ways of teaching and learning - a visiting teachers' zest to students, a change of teachers' attitude, and using the methods and strategies of various teaching-learning(discussion and presentation) ⅲ) increasing concern of parents - remarkable increase of parents' participation for school events, ⅳ) management of curriculum - the necessity of more systematic curriculum(subject-discretion and creative-discretion, operating specialized club activities), ⅴ) educational facilities and learning environment - remodeling the school facilities and constructing the various classrooms for Korean, English, Social studies, biology, chemistry, multi-media.
Second, the change factors of operating the Open Autonomous School were the naebuhyeong selected principal’s educational philosophy and attitude, teachers' passion and expertise, specialized programs, and adequate financial support for education. ⅰ) educational philosophy and attitude of naebuhyeong selected principal - he is a principal who was supported by alumni and community and practiced 'Hi-Five' with his students every day for 3 years. The response of the program among the students and their parents is very high. ⅱ) High enthusiasm and professionalism of teachers - most visiting teachers' classroom management, teaching method, and student guidance are very specialized and they had the power to change students and teachers by using the specialized programs. ⅲ) operating the various specialized programs - Mental development program for students with no goal, Selective level classes for reducing the private education, and Selective training activities program for improving students' leadership skills. ⅳ) adequate financial support for education - It is very important factory for operating the Open Autonomous School. Comfortable learning environment and adequate financial support make the teachers specialize their field and raise the learning efficiency.
Eventually, the degree of satisfaction of operating the Open Autonomous School was higher with students, patients, and teachers and the Confidence in public education was restored.
However, the operating the Open Autonomous School caused many problems. First, personnel decision of the principal - because he was supported by alumni and community, the personnel rights of the principal does not make sense and it cause teachers to compete with each other. Second, program for improving school record for higher students makes lower students feel lethargy and differentiation. Third, increasing teachers' workload pressures - they spend much time on counselling the students and parents and preparing the specialized programs. They have to do much administrative duties, too. Fourth, conflicts between teachers - the overall work of the school was treated by the visiting teachers, so the other teachers feel alienation.
To generalize outcomes of this study, the three important things are required ; ⅰ) adequate financial support, ⅱ) naebuhyeong selected principal and teachers with good educational philosophy, ⅲ) solving teachers' heavy workload pressures.