Korean Educational Development Institute(KEDI)

A Study for Development of Korean Educational Quality Index

This study is the fifth and the last study of The Development of the Korean Educational Index and Indicators research series which aim to provide useful and relevant information for the general public and the educational decision makers to understand education in Korea and implement policies for the future society. This study traces the qualitative development of the Korean education and developed an educational quality index that the Korean society should monitor in order to ensure a sustainable future.

For this purpose, in establishing the educational quality index framework, this study examined the role of education in response to the changes in the Korean educational policies and the legal system, and in preparation for the future society based on relevant theoretical discussions on educational quality. Using the educational quality indicators, this study explored the current educational quality level and analyzed the results from the general population survey on the perception of the Korean general public on educational quality.