통일에 대비하는 평생교육의 쟁점 - 평생교육에서 주목해야 할 통일을 바라보는 교육학적 관점 -

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to address the challenges of lifelong education after the reunification of North Korea and South Korea, which may someday come. When looking at examples of reunified countries, reunification comes unexpectedly, so preparing for a transition in education after reunification is no exception in the field of lifelong education. At this time, an important foundation is to be able to look at the reunification issue from a educational perspective that is differentiated from other studies. There are six major issues of lifelong education after reunification that can be presented through theoretical reflection on the case of German reunification. First, the issue of how to help North Korean adults, who have grown passively through orders and instructions after reunification, grow into independent learners is important. Second, after reunification, lifelong education will focus on how to increase the self-activity of North Korean adults. Third, there is the question of how lifelong education will promote North Korean adults' interaction with the changing world after reunification. Fourth, it is important to determine how lifelong education after reunification will provide North Korean adults with opportunities to learn about democracy. Fifth, the key to lifelong education after reunification is how to help North Korean adults escape from unemployment through the development of their vocational skills. Sixth, in order to overcome the social and cultural differences between North and South Korea after reunification, how to increase intercultural competency for all citizens will emerge as an important task.