在日한국학교 교육과정 연구 - 한·일 교육과정 유사성 기반 모국이해교육 현황과 함의 - = A Study on the Curriculum of Korean Schools in Japan - The Current Status and Implications of Homeland Awareness Education Based on Korea–Japan Curriculum Similarities -

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The curriculum defines the role of a school and embodies its identity. This study analyzed the curriculum of Korean Schools in Japan to examine how, even within the framework of Japan’s national curriculum guidelines, the subjects prescribed in the Korean curriculum are faithfully reflected, thereby guaranteeing basic academic achievement.
This study also confirmed that various forms of Homeland Awareness Education are being practiced according to each school’s autonomy and specificity. However, the finding that the proportion of English education at the middle school level highlights a potential imbalance between English as a global competency language and Korean as a heritage language.
Furthermore, although Korean Schools in Japan were established over 80 years ago, they are currently operated under the legal framework of the 2007 Act on the Support of Education for Overseas Koreans. Within this framework, Homeland Awareness Education has long depended on school-level autonomy without institutional support.
Therefore, the institutional supplementation and reinforcement of Homeland Awareness Education constitutes a core task directly linked to the reason for the existence of overseas Korean schools. The researcher intends to pursue follow-up studies that propose concrete policy alternatives to ensure the sustainable development of Korean Schools in Japan and other overseas Korean schools.