Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze the issues related to the admission process of general high schools established in planned city. To achieve the research objectives, a convergent and equal-status mixed research method approach was employed, utilizing both qualitative(interview and focus group interview) and quantitative(online survey) investigations. The study results revealed several issues in school districts: ‘Integration with existing school district: diluting the original purpose of establishing new high school’, and ‘Separation from existing school district: differences in cut-off scores among school districts’. In the realm of student choice, issues identified included ‘Mutual support between school districts: allowing mutual support vs. restricting external support’, ‘Granting district choice: balancing cut-off scores between school districts vs. equity issues between school districts’, and ‘Expanding beyond quotas: minimizing students who don’t have admission vs. declining quality of high school education’. Regarding the admission methods, the characteristics identified were ‘Middle school academic performance: the most fair and acceptable selection’, ‘Self-directed learning admission: concerns about fairness’, and ‘Lottery assignment: too much advantage and disadvantage left to luck’. Based on the research results, this study discusses the issues in the admissions system for general high schools in planned cities and suggests plans for designing admissions system.
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