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A cognitive survey on the Diversification of class year from Junior Colleges by Changing Educational Environment-Focused on Health Sciences Departments

교육환경 변화에 따른 전문대학 수업 연한 다양화에 대한 인식조사 - 보건계열학과 중심으로

  • Park, Cheolin (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Park, Su-Jin (Department of Nursing, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Kwon, Soon-Mu (Department of Radiologic Technology, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Kim, Won-Gi (Department of Dental Technology, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Chang, Ki-whan (Department of Dental Technology, Daegu Health College)
  • 박철인 (대구보건대학교 임상병리과) ;
  • 박수진 (대구보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 권순무 (대구보건대학교 방사선과) ;
  • 김원기 (대구보건대학교 치기공과) ;
  • 장기환 (대구보건대학교 치기공과)
  • Received : 2017.12.15
  • Accepted : 2018.04.06
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Junior colleges are higher education institutions that have played a major role in the economic development of Korea by providing the necessary human resources for its industrial development. Recently, however, they have experienced difficulties due to the reduction in the number of students. Therefore, it is time for junior colleges as a representative higher vocational education institution to change their role in this rapidly changing environment, and adopt a survival strategy through mutual cooperation and competition. The purpose of this study was to analyze the current state of the national health universities, to investigate the policy changes adopted by colleges and universities, and to utilize the results as data. This study analyzed the current status of health science colleges nationwide and investigated the policy changes as well as the directions presented to the colleges, in order to use the results as the basic data to promote the diversification of the class periods and degree programs. This study surveyed 636 professors from health sciences departments and industry workers from May 1 to May 30, 2017. 70.7% of the respondents supported the transition of the existing three-year systems of the health science departments to four-year systems. The reason for this is that it is possible to strengthen the field practice and personality education of the students by having a sufficient number of class periods, and to provide them with an equal educational background. The most anticipated effect of the transition to a four-year system is to improve the social status of medical personnel and to improve the educational environment of the colleges/universities. Moreover, the universities, associations of medical personnel and Ministry of Education are expected to play a leading role in the transition to the four-year system. Based on the results of this study, it was concluded that a more systematic and advanced vocational education system for the training of professional healthcare workers is needed in the upcoming fourth Industrial Revolution era. Also, this transition is expected to actively foster the education of advanced health care workers thanks to the diversification of the degree programs through the adjustment of the class periods which can be completed by general university (4-year) graduates.

본 전문대학은 고등교육기관으로 우리나라 산업발전에 필요한 인적자원을 제공함으로서 국가경제 발전의 원동력으로서 큰 역할을 하였으나 최근 학령인구 감소로 인한 전문대학의 어려움이 예상되고 있다. 따라서 급변하는 환경변화 속에서 전문대학이 고등직업교육을 대표하는 기관으로서의 역할과 상호협력과 경쟁을 통한 생존전략이 필요한 시점이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 전국 보건대학의 보건계열 중심으로 현황을 분석하고, 전문대학에 대한 정책변화와 대학에 제시하고 있는 방향성을 조사하여 전문대학 수업연한 및 학위과정 다양화 추진을 위한 구체적인 방안마련의 근거자료로 활용하고자 실시되었다. 본 연구는 현재 전국 보건대학 보건계열학과에 재직 중인 교수와 산업체 종사자 636명을 2017년 5월 1일~5월 30일까지 설문지를 이용하여 조사하였다. 연구결과, 3년제 보건계열학과의 4년제 전환에 대해 찬성한다는 의견이 70.7%였다. 이유로는 충분한 수업연한으로 현장실습 및 인성교육을 강화할 수 있고, 동등한 학력을 가질 수 있기 때문인 것으로 나타났다. 4년제 전환 시 가장 기대되는 효과는 의료기사의 사회적 위상 향상과 대학의 교육환경개선이었으며, 4년제 전환을 위해 대학, 협회, 교육부가 주도적인 역할을 수행해야 한다고 하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 토대로 다가오는 4차 산업혁명시대에 요구되는 전문보건의료인 양성을 위한 더 체계적이고 고도화된 직업교육체제가 필요한 상황에서 전문대학의 수업연한 조정을 통한 학위과정의 다양화를 자유롭게 열어놓아 일반대학 졸업자들과의 경쟁력을 갖추어 선진 보건의료인 양성에 적극적으로 대비를 해야 할 것으로 사료된다.

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