Implications For Korea Research Articles

A Comparison of Medical Education Policies in Japan and Singapore with a Focus on Governance: Implications for Korea

Among Asian nations, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea exemplify countries with high standards of medical quality. This review explores the differences in medical education policies between Japan and Singapore, particularly concerning governance, and discusses the implications for South Korea’s medical education policies. Relevant documents were analyzed by referencing scholarly articles and data from governmental and expert organizations in each country. In Japan, advances in medical education policies include initiatives such as the regional quota system and the core curriculum model, which emphasize stakeholder engagement and transparency. However, challenges persist due to limited stakeholder participation, necessitating a transition toward a more equitable governance paradigm. Singapore’s model features robust public-private partnerships with minimal direct governmental intervention, emphasizing innovation and community integration, as seen in the Healthier SG project. These case studies demonstrate effective governance involving significant stakeholder collaboration and strategic financial investments. Conversely, South Korea’s medical education policies face challenges from a predominantly government-centric approach, with an absence of cohesive governance structures and inadequate involvement from essential professional stakeholders. This situation has led to policy inconsistencies and a deficit of strategic direction, exacerbated by insufficient financial support for educational infrastructure and program development. The experiences of Japan and Singapore indicate that it would be beneficial for South Korea to adopt integrated governance frameworks that prioritize transparency and collaboration. Furthermore, increasing financial investment in medical education could mitigate existing deficiencies and improve the quality and effectiveness of its healthcare education system.

A Study on the Foreign Female Military Reserve System and Its Implications for Korea

A Study on the Foreign Female Military Reserve System and Its Implications for Korea

‘학교 교육을 위한 국가 교육과정 프레임워크 2023’ 문서에 따른 인도의 예술교육과정 프레임워크 분석 연구

The purpose of this study is to explore and analyze the arts curriculum framework, including music subjects, in India's newly announced 'National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023', in order to examine various implications for Korea's music curriculum. For this purpose, this paper utilizes a literature research method to examine India’s curriculum documents, focusing on items such as 'document structure', 'competency', 'rationale and aims', 'content system and achievement standards' and ‘teaching & learning and assessment’ according to the components of Korea's 2022 revised music curriculum. As a result of the analysis, the characteristics of each item and the differences with Korea's 2022 revised music curriculum were presented, and based on this, implications related to the design method and content of Korea's music curriculum were derived.

외국 자국어 교육과정의 디지털 리터러시 교육 내용 반영 양상 분석

Purpose: By analyzing previous research on digital literacy and the national language curriculum
 of major foreign countries, we aimed to critically review Korea's media curriculum and suggest ways
 to improve it.
 Methods: We analyzed achievement standards related to digital literacy in the national language
 curriculum of the United States, Canada, and Australia. Implications for media curriculum development
 were derived by comparing the reflection pattern of digital literacy-related content in each country
 with the media area of Korea's curriculum.
 Results: In the U.S. language curriculum, content related to digital literacy is centered on multimodal
 literacy and information literacy. In the language curriculum of Ontario, Canada, relatively much of
 the content related to digital literacy is related to participatory literacy and critical literacy. The
 Australian language curriculum is characterized by reflecting the digital literacy component in the
 knowledge category and including digital literacy-related content in the literature area.
 Conclusion: First, the implications for Korea's Korean language curriculum development include the
 need to reconsider the issue of setting the media area. Second, there is a need to deal more
 comprehensively with the functional elements of digital literacy. Third, there is a need to systematize
 the content elements of attitude categories. Fourth, there is a need to systematize the content elements
 of attitude categories.

Ensuring Energy Security and Carbon Neutrality: Implications for Korea

Ensuring Energy Security and Carbon Neutrality: Implications for Korea

Economic Cooperation Policies of China, Japan and India towards South Asia and Their Implications for Korea

Economic Cooperation Policies of China, Japan and India towards South Asia and Their Implications for Korea

Increasing Supply Chain Risks and Implications for Korea

Increasing Supply Chain Risks and Implications for Korea

EU's 'Open Strategic Autonomy' and its Implications for Korea

EU's 'Open Strategic Autonomy' and its Implications for Korea

Paris Agreement Article 6 and Implications for Korea's NDC Implementation

Paris Agreement Article 6 and Implications for Korea's NDC Implementation

미중경쟁과 동북아 지역질서 시나리오

How will the US-China competition reshape the regional order in Northeast Asia? This study analyzes scenarios of US-China competition, focusing on military and economic variables, and examines their implications for regional order. Economic interdependence and military deterrence are means of US-China competition. The balance of military deterrence will be the foremost factor defining the economic relationship between the US and China and neighboring countries. Under the condition of maintaining a deterrent balance, (1) if interdependence continues, competitive interdependence will be formed, but (2) the US or Chinese camp system can be structured along with decoupling. On the other hand, if the deterrent balance collapses, (3) conflictual readjustment of mutual dependence is inevitable, but (4) with decoupling, a Chinese sphere of influence may be formed. The scenario of the end state of the US-China competition provides two implications for Korea's national strategy as a middle country. A security strategy that contributes to the deterrence balance between the US and China is a key task for maintaining an uncomfortable peace. And in order to manage an interdependent system where competition and cooperation coexist, it is necessary to seek the role of a cooperation with in-between powers.

한국 교육 ODA 교사 연수에 참여한 아제르바이잔 교사들의 경험 분석

This paper uses a qualitative paradigm to analyze the experiences and meanings of Azerbaijani teachers who participated in an online-based training organized by KOICA's Education Official Development Assistance (ODA) project. In other words, the study aimed to explore how Azerbaijani teacher training, designed as a learner-participatory program based on Azerbaijani educational cultural characteristics, is experienced and meaningful to Azerbaijani teachers in the source country and to discuss implications for Korean education ODA, which is strengthening its role as a donor country. To this end, in-depth online individual interviews were conducted with 38 Azerbaijani teachers, and the results are presented using the ‘analysis thematique’ method, which categorizes key interview findings into themes. As a result of the study, the narratives of Azerbaijani teachers who participated in KOICA's education ODA can be categorized as 1) improving their self-efficacy in teaching practice, 2) reconstructing their perceptions of teaching and learning, 3) reconstructing their future education and teacher identity, and 4) aspiring to spread their training effectiveness and join international teacher networks. Based on these findings, implications for Korea's education ODA are presented.

일본 치매정책의 변천과정과 특징을 통해 본 시사점

Purpose: This study aims to draw implications for the advancement of Korea’s dementia policy by systematically examining Japan’s dementia policy, which has the highest level of aging in the world.
 Research design, data, and methodology: This study uses a qualitative research method to derive the characteristics and implications of Japanese dementia policies based on domestic prior studies related to Japan’s dementia policy and literature studies related to Japan’s major dementia policies.
 Results: As a result of the analysis, it was found that Japan’s dementia policy has the following four characteristics. First, in terms of policy design, a flexible step-up method is applied. Second, in terms of the subject of the policy, it is shifting from policies centered on specific ministries to national strategies at the government level. Third, in terms of policy operation, basic local governments are responding rather than the central government. Fourth, in terms of policy management, goals are specified and detailed KPIs are set.
 Implications: Japan’s dementia policy, which has developed six comprehensive policies over 30 years, has three implications for Korea’s dementia policy. First, there is a need to strengthen national dementia management governance. Second, there is a need to strengthen consumer-centered integrated dementia management services. Third, it is necessary to promote detailed tasks within the comprehensive dementia management plan in a balanced manner.

일본 모빌리티 산업동향 및 토요타자동차 전략

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to look at trends in the Japanese mobility industry, analyze Toyota Motor’s mobility strategy, and then seek implications for the Korean government and companies. The reason for looking at Japan’s industrial trends is that not only has Japan made various efforts early on in this field, but Korea is similar to Japan in demographic structure, and so there are many things to refer to from Japan’s industrial trends. Also, looking at Toyota Motor’s case in relation to corporate strategy, we can find that the company not only clearly presents its strategy as a mobility company, but is actually implementing it by launching various products and services.
 Research design, data, and methodology: As to the Japanese mobility industry trend, we first briefly look at the Japanese government’s policies, and then look at the trends by components of the mobility industry such as electric vehicles, autonomous driving, personal mobility, and flying cars. And regarding Toyota Motor’s mobility strategy, we look at electric vehicle strategies and development organizations, and look at strategies for each field, including automobiles, MaaS, personal mobility, and flying cars.
 Results: As a result of analyzing trends in the Japanese mobility industry, the following points were confirmed. At first, the basic direction of mobility policy in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry was securing mobility services that provide new value, realizing carbon neutrality and reducing traffic accidents, and strengthening the industry’s international competitiveness. In the automobile industry, we find that the electrification of automobiles had a significant impact on the industrial structure, resulting in the weakening of the vertical division of labor and the advancement of the horizontal division of labor. In the mobility field, not only automobiles but also personal mobility plays an important role. The Japanese government was promoting deregulation in this field, and startups were playing a large role in the private sector. In addition, in the field of UAM, or flying cars, the government and the private sector were cooperating to improve various standards. In addition to industry trends, this study examined the strategy of Toyota Motor Corporation, and found that the company is advancing into each field that makes up the mobility industry and pursuing business in all directions. First, in the automobile sector, the company was a little late in moving to electric vehicles, but it set a new direction by announcing a large-scale electric vehicle investment plan in December 2021. In addition to investing in electric vehicles, the company was pursuing a transformation of its automobile business from hardware-centered to MaaS-centered, the key elements of which were MSPF and Autono-MaaS. The company also actively entered the personal mobility field and the UAM or flying car business.
 Implications: This study presented the following implications for Korea through consideration of the Japanese mobility industry. First, there is a need to actively refer to Japanese policies when establishing mobility-related policies at the Korean government level. Second, Korean companies also need to actively utilize the experience of Japanese companies, especially in the service sector, when establishing mobility strategies. Thirdly, there is a need for companies in the two countries to jointly solve social problems of both countries and to explore the global market through cooperation, and to this end, the government’s efforts to revitalize exchanges between companies from both countries are needed.

행복과 부패 특성에 관한 연구: OECD 국가 분석과 한국에의 시사점

행복과 부패 특성에 관한 연구: OECD 국가 분석과 한국에의 시사점

The Regulatory Standards of Extraordinary Circumstances in Carriage of Passengers by Air: An Analysis of EU law and Implications for Korea

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to review the statutory framework and Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case law concerning the extraordinary circumstances under EC 261/2004 Regulation (the Regulation). This paper also conducts an examination of the compensation liability system of air carriers within the context of Korean aviation transportation laws.
 Design/Methodology/Approach - This paper studies the scopes, application, and requirements of the extraordinary circumstances in EC 261/2004 Regulation by analyzing cases of CJEU. It seeks to conduct a detailed analysis of extraordinary circumstances in the Korean Aviation Business Act, and contains a comparative analysis between the Regulation and the stance of Korean law.
 Findings - This paper confirms that previous CJEU cases have taken a stringent and passive stance in recognizing extraordinary circumstances that exempt carriers from compensation liability. Also, it presents some critical views against CJEU perspectives and offers several implications for Korean law in its conclusion.
 Research Implications - This paper sheds light on legal issues surrounding applications of the extraordinary circumstances in EC 261/2004 Regulation via case law review. In conclusion, it emphasizes the need for amending the Regulation by explicitly specifying the criteria for the application of extraordinary circumstances to better ensure the appropriate fulfillment of air passenger rights protection. This suggests that it is essential to establish uniform legal standards for procedures related to compensation for air passengers in cases of denied boarding, flight cancellation, or flight delays, rather than solely relying on the flight compensation terms and conditions in Korea.

스위스와 독일의 지방자치단체의 입법참여에 관한 고찰

The purpose of this study is to compare the legal systems of Switzerland and Germany to expand the participation of local governments in legislation in Korea. Today, opinions and participation of local governments are expanding through the strengthening of local autonomy and the expansion of decentralization. Currently, in Korea, local governments can indirectly present their opinions, participate in public hearings, hearings, etc. through the Local Autonomy Act, the National Assembly Act, and the legislative operation regulations, and these procedures remain objects, not subjects. In order to improve this, it is necessary to analyze the legal systems of Switzerland and Germany, where local governments and local government associations are actively participating as legislators and related parties in relation to autonomy, and review their implications for Korea. In the case of Switzerland, Kenton is widely recognized for his participation in legislation. To this end, the federal constitution stipulates in detail. Legislative participation is also recognized by expanding diplomatic affairs, and strong legislative participation is promoted through the right to request a referendum, and similar to Germany, federal senators can be formed as representatives of Canton to participate in parliamentary legislation. Looking at the characteristics of the legislative participation systems of Swiss and German local governments, the following characteristics are shown. First, legislative participation in the central government and the National Assembly is very actively recognized. On the other hand, in Germany, local governments and associations of local governments generally recognize limited and passive participation in legislation in the National Assembly. However, as a supplement to this, local governments are actively realizing legislative participation in the National Assembly through the exercise of members of the Federal Council or the right to vote. In Switzerland and Germany, the scope of affairs related to local governments is widely recognized for the scope of legislation that local governments and local government councils can participate in, but legislative participation is not limited to legislation, but even zero, rules, and plans are recognized. In order for local governments and local government councils to actively present their opinions on local autonomy and improve the legal system, including legislative participation by local governments It is thought that allowing the heads of local governments at the same national level to participate in actual state legislation and policies as State Council members could be a way to expand the institutional guarantees of local governments guaranteed under the constitution.

일본의 감염병 대응 시스템 및 과학자문에 대한 일고찰

In the public health crisis situation that occurred with the onset of the 2020 novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic, Korea is evaluated as having succeeded in initial response compared to other countries. At the time, the government's active strategy to respond to infectious diseases, called preemptive testing, tracking, and treatment(3T), attracted global attention. The success of these infectious disease response policies can be said to have played a significant role in scientific advisory. However, it is questionable whether the current scientific advisory system can effectively deal with another crisis in the future. Therefore, a review of overseas scientific advisory is required. In particular, in Japan, since various problems with the method of scientific consultation were pointed out at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, systematization and theorization in this regard have progressed considerably. However, it has been pointed out that Japan's scientific advisory related to Corona 19 did not function sufficiently in an emergency. Therefore, in this paper, we drew implications in Korea by examining Japan's infectious disease response system and scientific advisory at the time of COVID-19.

저출산 및 노동력 부족 위기의 우리나라 공무원 겸직정책에 대한 시론적 연구

Korea and Japan are facing labor shortage problems in the circumstance of low fertility and an aging population. In particular, problems associated with an aging population is getting much worse in rural areas than in cities, which can be considered as a crisis threatening the foundations of local communities such as local key industries. Earlier than Korea, Japan has experienced the problem of declining and aging population in the provinces, and it is implementing long-term policies as well as short-term policies that allow local government employees to hold more than two offices in order to address labor shortage problems in local governments. As in Korea, Japan's law and policies on local public employees strongly prohibit public employees’ dual office holdings, but recently, some local governments allow their public officials to hold dual office holdings. Relevant cases in Japanese provinces are reviewed and implications for Korea are discussed.

미국 집합건물법제의 동향과 쟁점

I have been to Arkansas Law School for my sabbatical from 2018 to 2019. Arkansas was also the first state in the U.S. to have a condominium act along with Hawaii at the state level. In America, as each state has a different condominium law, the trend of uniform law is also seen. To me, the city's approval of hybrid buildings, owners' associations, and development projects were impressive. Owners' associations or community associations are now normal.
 The United States has a variety of laws at the federal and state levels surrounding collective buildings and regulating statutory controls and housing and owners. In particular, the definitions and differences of condominiums, townhouses, cooperatives, and time-sharing, the creation and conversion of collective buildings, and the governance of owner associations will have many implications for Korea, which has an unfinished collective building law system.

독일 사례를 통해 알아본 우리나라 (최)중도장애학생을 위한 특수교육 지원 과제

Objectives This study tried to find out the implications of Korea through the components of the special education school support system for students with (most) severe disabilities in Germany, the arrangement and cooperation of manpower resources, and the perception and competence of special teachers who play key role.
 Methods The purpose of the study is to systematically examine various literature studies, including a field survey report for education of students with (most) severe disabilites published in Baden-Württemberg, Germany since 2000, and compare and analyze them with the special education support system for students with (most) severe disabilities in Korea.
 Results The results of the study are as follows. First, the German special education support system for students with (most) severe disabilities is operated in close connection with three areas of class, care, and treatment based on the direct participation of parents. Second, although the necessity of team cooperation is recognized and practiced in the process of educational support for students with (most) severe disabilities, limitations appear. Third, special teachers apply various educational intervention concepts and models in the course of teaching and educational support for students with (most) severe disabilities. Fourth, in the process of supporting the education and life of students with (most) severe disabilities, special teachers have positive thoughts and difficulties at the same time. Fifth, in the German special education support system, improvement of school space, recruitment of manpower, purchase of new educational media and auxiliary engineering equipment, expansion of various treatment support programs, improvement of awareness of related professionals, qualifications, and capacity were mentioned.
 Conclusions Through these research results, it was suggested that the localization and development of an approach to practical education support for students with (most) severe disabilities and research on practical cooperation procedures and methods to promote team cooperation, including special teachers.