조선중기 과거제도 정비과정과 그 교육적 의의

Abstract

This study investigates the improvement on the government service appoint system in middle Chosen Dynasty. In that process, the preliminary examination(Jo-Hul-Kang, 照訖講) was initiated and the important rule of register for examination had been already in existence. I analyze the regulations of preliminary examination and that rule of register. From the results of these investigation and analysis, I discuss its operation backing and practical meanings of school system in that period. To enter the examination for government service appointment, one had to be a industrious member of school; and at the first trial, one had to pass the preliminary examination. Making the register for examination in each school and the execution of preliminary examination, these facts tell us that in Chosen Dynasty there had been inter-connection between the examination system and school system and the latter had been capable of supporting the former. In the process of investigation, I can see the efforts of Chosen Dynasty to make answer for solving the problem that examination system can not affirm to measure the virtue of the candidates. By the register for examination and preliminary examination, any one be in trouble to be a industrious member of school could not enter the examination. In Chosen Dynasty, there was a reciprocal assistance between public examination system and school system; and these two systems had been making advancement in the process of cooperation and corelation. Without the organic and stable existence of school system, five hundred years duration of the government service appointment system could not had been possible.