Korean Educational Development Institute(KEDI)

OECD ESP Longitudinal Study of Skill Dynamics (I): Validation of Measures in Korea

This study was carried out to participate in the Longitudinal Study of Skill Dynamics representing the second phase of the OECD ESP (Education and Social Progress) Project. The purposes of the study (to be called the ‘OECD ESP longitudinal study’ throughout this paper) are to identify diverse variables having influence on the process of developing skills and to conduct a causal analysis of social progress, that is, various socioeconomic results given rise to by learning contexts and skills and, for those purposes, this study is being carried out in a form of an international longitudinal study. Accordingly, Korea has also worked out, with priority, a 3-year longitudinal study plan commencing this year (i.e. from 2014 through 2016) in order to prepare for its participation in the aforesaid longitudinal study of skill dynamics on condition that Korea will participate therein. It was determined that further decisions be made on whether or not to participate therein on a continuing basis, by evaluating the subsequent schedule of the OECD study in question and its past results.