북한 김정은 체제 ‘전반적 12년제 의무교육제’에 따른 학제와 교육과정

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the characteristics of the revised curriculum of North Korea in 2013 and draw the issues and implications associated with curriculum integration with the curriculum of South Korea. In North Korea, the name of national curriculum is 'education platform'. The framework means 'curriculum plan', and the subject curriculum is called as 'prospectus for instruction'. The items of framework are educational objectives, education system, the areas and subjects of curriculum, education time, school curriculum planning and management and student assessment. The new education system of North Korea is 'universal 12-year compulsory education', I.e. 1-5-3-3. Most of the objectives of North Korea curriculum comprise the socialist morality and idolization of Kim Il Song's family. There are subjects and extracurricular areas. Special subjects for the socialist morality and idolization of Kim Il Song's family are 4 per every school levels. English and Information technology are essential from primary to high school. Some elective subjects are introduced in high school. Most of education time is much more than South Korea. In school curriculum planning and management, the management is stressed. The assessment is concrete and detailed. Recommendations are as follows- First, the similarities and differences between two koreas are needed to research. Second the curriculum integration should be focused what are the merits of two curriculums. Third, the integration between the same subjects of two Koreas is needed to research. Fourth, curriculum integration plan would be changed and need several versions as the period of time during the unification progress.