농촌 지역의 학교운영위원 경험에 대한 학부모의 내러티브 연구

Abstract

Objectives The main objective of this study is to conduct qualitative analysis of educational autonomy experiences as ‘parent members of the school governing committee’ in a small-scale high school located in Gangwon-do. Furthermore, the purpose is to discuss an issue of expertise of parent members of small-scale schools in rural areas which was pointed out at the induction of school governing committee.
 Methods Narrative analysis, one method of qualitative analysis, excels in improving the understanding of a certain experience through the process of narrating one’s own experience and also in adding true voice of the narrator. This study selected two participants with ample experience as parent members of school governing committee and conducted in-depth interview for narrative analysis.
 Results In many cases, parent committee members who participated in this study tended to concurrently hold additional positions as the board members of the parent committee and their children were either board members of the student council committee or active participants of school activities. Children were the strongest driving force for their parents to participate in school governing committees. However, because of low number of voluntary participation as parent members, they had been ‘elected without voting process’ and it was often the case for them to serve consecutive terms. The participants found their participation fruitful when carrying out agendas related to actual ‘benefits’ for students (school uniforms, school meals, and issues related to college admission of students). The school governing committee was more like an arena of ‘acceptance’ and ‘agreement’ rather than that of competition.
 Conclusions The study showed that the parent members of school governing committees in small-scaled schools did not lag behind in their understanding of and expertise in educational autonomy. It is necessary for parents and members of school governing committees for schools with strong regional characteristics or those small in size to actively participate in operating the school.