Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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An Analysis of School Change of A Middle School according to the Free Semester Policy

자유학기제 정책에 따른 A중학교 학교변화 사례 분석

  • Lee, In-Hoi (Dept. of Education, Graduate School of Education, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2015.11.09
  • Accepted : 2016.01.20
  • Published : 2016.01.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze a case of school change according to the free semester policy and provide its suggestions for the entire implementation of the policy in 2016. For the study, a middle school case was examined qualitatively. The main results are as follows: First, the structural change and psychological change should be simultaneously implemented in order to bring out overall school change. Second, the free semester should be focused on either teaching and learning improvement or career experience by having concrete action plans. Third, school stakeholders' trust and expectation should be improved by the consistency and continuity of the policy, and local educational authorities should reduce teachers work load as well as unnecessary works from the other areas besides teaching.

이 연구의 목적은 자유학기제 정책에 따른 학교변화의 사례를 분석하여 2016년의 전면 실시를 앞두고 있는 자유학기제 운영을 위한 시사점을 제공하는 데 있다. 이러한 연구목적을 달성하기 위하여 A중학교의 학교변화 사례를 질적연구방법으로 분석하였다. 중요한 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 자유학기제를 통해 전반적인 학교변화를 유도하기 위해서는 학교 운영 구조적 측면과 학교 구성원의 심리적 측면에서의 변화를 동시에 추진해야 한다. 둘째, 자유학기제 운영의 초점을-학습 개선 또는 진로체험 중 어디에 둘 것인지를 선택하여 실천 전략을 구체화해야 한다. 셋째, 자유학기제 정책의 일관성과 지속성에 대한 학교 구성원들의 기대와 신뢰를 향상시키고, 교육청 차원에서는 교사의 교육활동과 관련된 수업시수 조정, 학급당 학생수 감축과 평가부담 해소 및 교사의 교육활동 이외의 업무를 경감시키는 지원 방안을 모색해야 한다.

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