새로운 미래사회를 위한 대학 교양교육의 혁신

Abstract

This study aims at seeking ways to innovate university education for the new future society and the ways are searched on the basis of newly established liberal education at university. For this purpose, the features of new future society which can be considered as a symbol of microscopic social change are studied in terms of knowledge-information based society, digital revolution society, and globalized and diversified society. These features suggest that university education should correspond to the society of ‘technological success’ with rapidity and a new paradigm. The change of ideals and functions in university education, popularized university education, and the change of the right people for society and time have indicated the need of an innovative university general education as a specific action plan of the new paradigm for university education. Therefore, the directions of the innovation for university general education are searched as the following. First, the purpose of liberal education at university lies in the realization of humans, morals, and creativity. Second, the contents of university general education contain reinforcement of the humanities education for the realization of morality and humanity, emphasis on tool-subjects for capable people at the age of globalization, and strengthening of art education for creativity expression. Third, the methods of liberal education at university include seminars and discoverist teaching process. Fourth, the circumstances of university general education need the interdisciplinary approach by establishing the division focused on the education only and various educational facilities. Through the innovation of university general education, the genuine purposes and functions of university education can be accomplished and fulfilled by procuring human resources quipped with humane qualities and professional or technical capabilities.