This research aims to investigate the reality of college students' consciousness of Korean national unification and security which can serve as the educational data. The research contain a series of procedure, such as categorizing four different conce...
This research aims to investigate the reality of college students' consciousness of Korean national unification and security which can serve as the educational data. The research contain a series of procedure, such as categorizing four different concepts, collecting answers of question paper and analyzing the data.
The conclusion reached by this research can be summarized as follow :
Firstly, most collegians responded more affirmatively to democratic capitalism than to communism. They are critical, however, about the present condition of Korean democratization, which means that they are acutely conscious of the serious problems posed by the distorted capitalism. They seem to have ideological consciousness that the defects of capitalism and communism can be mutually made up. But their understanding about the theory of communism seems to be scanty.
Secondly, college students are conscious that South Korea is superior to North, politically, economically and culturally, whereas they are negative to the present situation of South. They are well aware of the political, economic, social and cultural condition of North Korea, particularly of its tight solidarity of the people.
Thirdly, College students in general have little consiousness of national insecurity which may be caused by invasion from North, so they think U.S.Army should be withdrawn. They also seem to think South Korea has no economic power to aid North. All this consciousness may be said to be based on the national identity and the expectation of advancement of South.
Fourthly, college students are aware of the essence of democracy, and are proud of national tradition. They seem to think our national unification should be achieved on the basis of democratic principles by means of mutual exchange and the disinterested cooperation. This is founded on their consciousness that we should meet the current international trend with the spiritual armament of national identity and that the national unification should be handled by those concerned.
Fifthly, college students are conscious that national security can be secured by eliminating the social injustice in South such as authoriarianism, the unequal enaction of laws and the economic inequality and by having the social justice come true. This presents their consciousness that Korean national unification can be won through the initiative democratization of South Korea and the accumulated power of advanced South may lead North to shake hands with South.
Lastly, the education on the national unification should lay emphasis on teaching nationalism, democracy and should be also well balaced by teaching the theory of communism.