The combination of equality and efficiency of the financial assistance is of substantial importance not only for the procurement of financial resources, but also for the distribution of the resource. The government-funding projects are devoid of clear...
The combination of equality and efficiency of the financial assistance is of substantial importance not only for the procurement of financial resources, but also for the distribution of the resource. The government-funding projects are devoid of clear legal bases with respect to the financial assistance, and therefore how to secure the budget allocation on a stable basis has become a matter of concern. In terms of that, this study was carried out to analyze the achievement and evaluation process of the government-funding special purpose projects undertaken by junior colleges of the nation. The primary goal of this research is to suggest policy implications for effective government funding for junior colleges in Korea.
To accomplish the research objectives, this study used questionnaire survey method based on theoretical background obtained through literature survey. The questionnaire used for this survey was self-made method. The data were collected by questionnaires from 207 college administrators representing 69.0% of the sample size 300, and marked by Likert's 5-scales evaluation. The statistical techniques used for analysis were frequence, on way of ANOVA, correlation, and multiple regression. The statistical significance was tested at 0.05 level.
The composition of this study was as follow : The purpose, scope and method of this empirical study were mentioned in chapter 1. The theoretical background of university evaluation and the character of government-funding special purpose projects for junior colleges were reviewed in chapter 2. In chapter 3, the framework and analysis method were established for this study. In chapter 4. the achievement and evaluation process of the special purpose projects undertaken by junior colleges of the nation were analysed by statistical techniques. In chapter 5, the conclusions of this study were figured out.
The major findings of the study were as follow :
Financed by the government, the funding projects for colleges had been generally achieving a positive performance as originally planned, especially highly notable. The government funds had served as seed money to the strengthened determination on the implementation of the projects for which financial supports were provided by inducing a sort of competition among the colleges and also had provided an opportunity to recognize the general direction toward the evolution of the colleges by invoking to the professors of the colleges. It was identified that the inputs, process, outputs of college education were all on the rise, which was analysed to have been contributing to the development of the college education.
On the other hand, there were also rooms for improvement. 1) The first was that the evaluation process should be made properly in order to further promote the college education more efficiently and steadily, and, at the same time, distribution of financial resources was to be made in consideration of equilibrium among the colleges. 2) In financially-assisted projects, programs that could promote cooperation among colleges should be encouraged, and inter-link among them should be promoted for the development of human resources development of the nation and the region. 3) It was recommended to rearrange the system for the evaluation of the government-financed projects and to manage the accumulated evaluation information. 4) From a long-term point of view, there was a need for the local autonomies and business with an expanded financial assistance from the central government with a view to strengthening the role of the colleges as a genre for a life-long education.