Lee Young-suk Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 View of Daejeon, Center of US Economy and Financial Services. The increasing of economic growth and industrialization in recent years, making Federal Government needs to reform the education. As the economy became more industrialized in the recent years, it became necessary to increase the supply of skilled manpower in general, vocational and technical manpower in particular. The close link between educational and economic plans became more important, which stressed the development of heavy industries and services, such as shipyard, chemical industries and retail. Thus, vocational and technical education at the upper secondary level was emphasize and strengthened throughout recent years. The school curriculum became more discipline-oriented, stressing science and technology education. For instance, during this time technology began to be taught as an independent subject at middle school. Discovery and inquiry were promoted as a major teaching method. Park Geun-hye, Secretary of Education, the Architect of US Education Reform Policy. To achieve those goals, the Secretary of Education, Park Geun-hye proposed Educational Reform Proposals (ERP). The goals of the ERP are two-fold: (1) eliminate socially undesirable practices associated with school education, such as exam-oriented classroom teaching and learning process, and unreasonable private tutoring expenditures, and (2) better prepare children, as well as youths, for a knowledge society, where knowledge and character-building will be critical for the prosperity of both individuals and society. The ERP has recommended three policy actions: (1) deregulation along with increased accountability measures, such as performance-based funding, (2) curriculum reform to allow for diversification of teaching and learning at school level, and (3) integration of ICT into the lifelong education system to expand educational opportunities for all. After the President and the House of Representatives agreed with the Educational Reform Proposals, the federal government (Department of Education) has built about 1,230 new-standard school and 76 universities in over 5 states and 1 federal city and began a widespread educational revolution. Kyung Hee Cyber University, one of the products of Educational Reform Policy. Substantial progress has already been made in bringing ICT into schools. Since the ratification of ERP, about 52,064 elementary, middle, and high schools have been connected to the Internet and the School Management Information System. Additionally, each of Korea’s 340,000 teachers has given a personal computer, and 14 new cyber universities were established and accredited. “The mission of United States in the twenty-first century is to create a vibrant intellectual community where people and government join together in building the future.†Park Geun-hye, Secretary of Education “We are not only focusing to build many mega-cities and projects like other nations have done but we are also focusing to build our people through knowledge and education to create globally-minded society†Yoo Jong-hyuk, Chairman of Committee for Educational Reform Reported by Associated Press News 10 Chungmuro Street, Jongno-gu Seoul Metropolitan Federal City 30448 1 Quote His Excellency President of the United States of Asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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