학교운영위원회에 대한 특수학교 교장들의 인식경향 조사 연구

Abstract

In the postmodernism society, Korean Education has many problems. Roles of schools, teachers, students, and community have changed and been complicated. Relationship between community and school is very important factor to achieve the goal of education. Teachers, parents, and students need to participate community activities to develop educational contents. The school council was made after the establishment of new educational reform policy in May 31 1995. The school council was managed by the members of the school community including principals, teachers, parents, and community leaders. This management system made parents and community people pay their attention on the school administration. The decision making process of this system could be done in democratic ways. The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of the implementation of the school council system and assess the process of the reform. Previous research on the school council system of other countries was reviewed. In this study data was collected from 107 principals of special schools among a sample of 127 principals. The returning rate was 84%. The questions asking principals' cognition on school councils included four areas : basic purpose, composition, function and operation status of the school council for special school. The major findings are as follows : 1. Seventy one percent of research participants expressed their positive feedback on having the school council in the special school. 2. Many special school principals agreed on the basic concept and purpose. 3. Many special school principals perceived that the school councils functioned well. But most principals did not agree on the separation of the school councils from the school principal. 4. Major problems of the school council are the lack of expertise and authority of the parents and community members.