대학평가의 법적 문제 : 입법론

Abstract

Recognizing that assessment of higher education currently operates on the ambiguous legal basis, this article takes a critical examination of 'the Korean Council for University Education Act', which function as a legal basis for the current university assessment. This article then discusses the necessity of legislation that will lead to construct a new system for university assessment. The discussion can be summarized as follows: First, it is recommended that the stipulation for periodic university assessment should be included in ‘the Higher Education Act’. Second, 'the institute of higher education assessment', the establishment of which is under a huge controversy, should play the role of overseeing and coordinating the national assessment of higher education. Third, the accreditation, which aims to take the periodic quality control of higher education, should be conducted in such a way that the results of the accreditation can be utilized as consulting for the development of the overall academic fields. In the case of the university financial support assessment, the total number of assessment criteria should be minimized, and its current assessment criteria should be modified so that project proposals, past accomplishments, and infrastructure can be reviewed, the results of which will be utilized to establish national policy for higher education. In addition, the relationship between the accreditation and the university financial support assessment should be complementary. The institute of higher education assessment should be operated with the dual operation systems and assessment programs that can encompass the two different types of assessment.