Korean Educational Development Institute(KEDI)

Analysis of Achievement and Improvement Measures of Policy for High School Diversification

This study analyzed the achievement and the limitation of policy for high school diversification that was implemented in the last five years by Lee, Myung-bak
administration. Specifically, it proved the achievement and the limitation of autonomous private high school policy; autonomous public high school policy; public boarding high school policy; and meister high school policy. Especially, in this study, systemic approach was adopted to analyze the achievement of policy goal such as securing the philosophy of public education. Therefore, we could understand how this policy influenced to the whole high school education whether positive influence or negative one. Also, this study conducted literature review, historical review of the policy change, and case studies of foreign countries to facilitate implementing of the ‘education for dream and talent’ of Park, Keun-hye administration within high school level.