잘삶을 위한 일의 교육

Abstract

This study is to explore the education of work. Work involving various meanings may be distinguished from the conception of labour and occupation. In other words, work is an essential activity to well-being and a type of praxis that is demanded phronesis as well as techne. Work closely relates to well-being in the sense that practical skills, knowledge and ethical virtues are required in performing work. From an Aristotelian perspective, well-being consists of the distinctive functions of reason, and activities reflecting virtues. The concept of praxis plays a significant role to comprehend work. The knowledge for wok is usually regarded as techne. However this is rather a narrow understanding as it relates to poiesis that aims to making and its purpose exists outside of productions. Praxis has purpose itself. In other words, it does not aim external productions but internal activities itself. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the definition of work including both techne and phronesis.The economic aims of education is important as much as its intrinsic one. The education of work is itself a valuable activity because it guides pupils to pursuit activities both instrumentally and internally. Education plays important roles in the reformation of national economic system from Low Skill Equilibrium(LSE) to High Skill Equilibrium(HSE). Work identifies human existence and significance. The aims of pre-vocational education should introduce the young to the basic principles underlying their provisional occupational choice, its place in the economy and, within society, its traditions and history. In addition, it also needs to provide practical acquaintance with what it is like to work in that occupation. Further, education should contribute to the autonomous choice of pupils in terms of teaching the ethics of work and the importance of work in our well-being.