한국대학의 교양교과목 개발의 실태와 방향성 고찰

Abstract

This article aimed to consider the development status of the convergent subject in General Education in korean university and its development direction. For this study, first, has this article examined the development necessity of the Liberal Arts for the convergent knowledge education and the convergent trend which has been spreaded in almost korean university. Then, have we examined lists of the convergent subject in General Education in korean university that have been developed and are developing in domestic and foreign universities up to date. And lastly, have we grasped the pros and cons of the developed convergent subjects in General Education and tried to propose its development principle and direction. This article focused on that we consider the development status of the developed convergent subjects in General Education then checked the present status of the convergent knowledge education which has become a indispensable task in university today. The convergent subjects in General Education have several characters and merits that will bring the positive educational effects in basic general education dimension. Firstly, have The convergent subjects in General Education provide the educational contents for several and balanced learning experience in order to train the talented person whom our society requires in the age of globalization. Secondly, can the convergent subjects in General Education carry faithfully out a role of basic and rational liberal arts course. Thirdly, have the convergent subjects in General Education he teaching-learning modelof experience-discussion-introspection to improve student’s learning ability. There, on the other hand, are demerits and difficulty to develop the convergent subjects in General Education in spite of that to study and development of them take a great deal of time. In order to develop the proper Convergent Liberal Arts must there be the right development principles and direction. Above all, must the convergent knowledge education and the development of the convergent subjects in General Education focus on the building up of students’s basic capability and the development of their’s real ability. I think that participation of student as the educational subject is what will make or break the convergent knowledge education.