우리나라 영재교육 정책의 변화와 향후 전망

Abstract

The offer of special educational services for gifted and talented is based on legal,administrative, and financial supports of the government. These governmental supportswould be fulfilled only when the interests and supports of the citizen, the consent ofnational assembly and the consultation between government ministries are in place. Theevolution of gifted and talented education policy in Korea can be summarized asfollows. First, the gifted and talented education policy can be divided into four periods:dark age, root age, seed age, and stem age. Second, gifted and talented education policyis based on legal foundation. Third, gifted and talented education policy is conductedby joint-ministrative actions with Ministry of Education as the center. Finally, Masterplan for the promotion of gifted and talented education, which is the blue print of thefuture policy orientation, is dividing the history of the policy as introduction stage,development stage, and and take-off stage. To make the gifted and talented educationpolicy mature qualitatively in the future, the following policy orientation would berequired. First, it is needed to secure sufficient budget to support gifted and talentededucation and to promote social interests for gifted and talented education. Second, thecontrol tower is needed to coordinate the policies proposed by different ministries. Third, the improvement of competency and the reinforcement of motivations of giftedand talented education teachers are needed. Finally, the researchers should participatemore actively in the policy making process.