지방교육재정교부금법 개정 시행에 따른 16개 시ㆍ도교육청 유아교육예산의 변화

Abstract

In this research, special accounts for educational expenses of 16 offices of education in year 2007 and 2008 were investigated to observe changes in the budget of early childhood education with regard to revised operation of Financial Grant Law for Local Education, which has been transferred to a region. The following are the problems of the research. 1. What are the changes in the scale of child education budget of 16 offices of education related to the local education finances grant law? 2. What are the changes in the composition of child education composition of 16 offices of education related to the local education finances grant law? The following are the results of this research. First, the rate of increase fell short of that of the entire education budget, while the scale of early childhood education budget of 16 offices of education has been increased. Secondly, the rate of budget composition of child education, which was controlled by the autonomy and discretion of cities and provinces as the law was revised, was mid-term and long-term project of substantializing the public education and expanding education welfare. In addition, as the autonomy and responsibility of education offices of cities and provinces became more important, the rate of early childhood education budget composition showed difference compared to the key industries and features of each city last year.