가족해체의 극복을 위한 평생교육의 역할 : 새로운 가족교육의 제안 = Lifelong Education As A Coping Mechanism for the Family Dissolution: A Proposal for New Family Education

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

There has existed a growing social concern regarding the unprecedented growth of the family dissolution and its effects on the fam ily and society in Korea. Increasing number of single parent households following the deconstruction of the families due to divorces, deaths, and abandonment, called for a new family policy and fam ily support schemes. Most of the single parents are women, although the number of single fathers are increasing, who are living in poverty, poor health and isolation from the society. The purpose of this paper was to describe the current status and problems of the family dissolution and to discuss feasible strategies by implementing lifelong education. Family policy in Korea has not been considered very adequate in dealing with issues relating to the family dissolution. In the current paper, it was addressed that new family policies are to be developed to encompass the changing context of the family. Moreover, a call for new family education programs was addressed as a part of lifelong education, emphasizing life skills development initiated by UNESCO(2000). Major themes of life skills education should be retlected in the new family education and delivered into community centers. Two types of family education, which were family Iife enhancement education and family function recovery education, were introduced as effective coping mechanism for the family dissolution.