평생학습도시 비교 분석: 한국과 일본을 중심으로

Abstract

This research is aimed at looking into common points and differences between the life-long learning city of Korea and that of Japan, and also inquiring into policy implications concerning the course Korea's lifelong learning has to take. As for the common points between the two countries, there has appeared a phenomenon of stagnancy in lifelong learning in a city and rural areas recently while it was active in central ministry's financial assistance and lifelong learning both in a city and rural areas. Going into the depth of differences between two countries, first, Korea is managing a designation system for lifelong learning city while Japan is employing a declaration system of lifelong learning. Second, Korea has prepared the developmental plan and promotion system of lifelong learning city centering on a small-scale local autonomous entity [city, county and ward], but Japan is seeking after the development into a lifelong learning city while being equipped with an organic cooperation system led by prefecture[which is similar to metropolitan local autonomous entity of Korea] and Sijeongchon[corresponding to a city and county]. Third, Korea is putting its focus on the culture of local residents and increase in faculty, and job creation through governmental support whereas Japan is emphasizing local districts, on the basis of which they are trying to induce local residents to have attachment to their district by inspiring pride. The policy implications shed by the lifelong learning city in Japan on Korea are that Korea has strong characteristic of a tendency toward centralization while Japan is fostering a successful city by centering on local autonomous entities, that the cultivation of lifelong learning cities through metropolitan local autonomous entity could be more effective, that it's important to make a continuous implementation using an independent organ in order for a small scale local autonomous entity to reach its goal in good condition while arming for lifelong learning cities, and that the volition of the heads of local wards is an essential element in determining the success of failure of lifelong learning city project. policy implications.