최근 10년 내외 교원 수급·인사, 교권 보호, 행정업무 경감 정책 변화와 향후 과제 분석 = Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Teacher Policy: Supply and Personnel, Rights Protection, and Administrative Workload Reduction

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This study aims to explore directions for improving Korea’s teacher policy byanalyzing recent institutional changes and trends. To this end, teacher policywas categorized into two domains: policies about teachers, which define theinstitutional foundations of teachers’ status and roles (teacher supply andpersonnel systems), and policies for teachers, which shape the environmentalconditions of their work (protection of teaching authority and reduction ofadministrative workload). The analysis revealed a qualitative shift in the teachersupply system, with a decline in primary and secondary teachers and anexpansion in special education and non-subject areas. The personnel system,though gradually improved, remains limited by a linear and hierarchical careerstructure. Policies for protecting teaching authority have strengthenedinstitutional foundations but have not fully restored public trust in legitimateeducational activities, while efforts to reduce administrative work have shownlimited impact at the school level despite institutional progress. These findingssuggest that achieving policy coherence, establishing systematic management andintegrated governance to overcome fragmented implementation, enhancingcontextual and cultural responsiveness, and institutionalizing policy legitimacyand accountability are central tasks for future teacher policy. In short, thelimitations of individual policies largely stem from shared structural constraints,underscoring the need for a macro-level transformation toward a more coherentand integrated governance framework.