농어촌 소규모 통합운영학교의 교육과정 편성·운영 사례 분석 및 개선 방안

Abstract

Objectives This study analyzes three cases of small middle schools located in rural areas operated as integrated schools and examines how the curriculum of these schools are organized and implemented. The purpose of this study is to explore what issues or difficulties exist in organizing and implementing the curriculum of these schools, and to find ways to improve them.
 Methods Interviews were conducted with 13 teachers working at integrated middle schools, and based on the interview results, difficulties in organizing and implementing the school curriculum were presented, and ways to improve them were suggested.
 Results As a result of this study, the issues or problems in organizing and implementing the curriculum were there is a limit to linking and implementing between school levels when conducting after-school activities. And there are difficulties in overcoming the difference in human and material resources between school levels. In other words, it was confirmed that integrated schools were operated in a very formal way. In an effort to improve this problem, four things were suggested. That is, ‘formation and implementation of a school curriculum linkage coun-cil for linkage between school levels’, ‘enhancing the operation of adjunct teachers’, ‘developing and distributing management manuals for integrated schools’, and ‘flexibility of budgeting and execution’.
 Conclusions According to the results of this study, the policies to be implemented at the national level are as follows. First, the regulations related to integrated schools need to be improved so that teachers can hold con-current positions. Second, the accounting of integrated schools has to be unified and operated.