고졸자 채용에 대한 특성화고 교사·학생·학부모의 인식 비교 연구

Abstract

Recently the Korean government has made efforts to support the employment of specialized vocational high school graduates in the workplace. The objective of the policy actions was to reduce the problems derived from the credentialism and to establish a competency-based society. Especially the government announced “the Measures of Open Employment” in September of 2011, which was intended to increase the employment of vocational high school graduates in companies and alleviate discrimination due to an academic background. In this context, this study examined and compared the perceptions of teachers, students, and their parents on employment of specialized vocational high school graduates. In addition, the study identified the needs to improve the employment of specialized vocational high school graduates The surveys were conducted. The data were collected from two hundred and fifty specialized vocational high school teachers, students, and parents respectively across the nation. The research findings showed that all the three groups agreed to the government efforts to increase the employment rate of specialized vocational high school graduates. In addition, respondents perceived that the employment of high school graduates has been increased as an impact of the government policies. However, the perception of implementing the competency-based employment was found to be low in three groups. Based on the results of the study, several policy implications were suggested to enhance the employment of specialized vocational high school graduates.