국립대학의 핵심역량기반 교양교육과정 운영 실태에 대한 학생 인식조사

Abstract

This study analyzed the current educational situation of the Core Competency-based Liberal Arts Curriculum at national universities in Korea located outside the capital area. It also examined students’ understandings of the Curriculum. In this regard, this study attempted to suggest how to improve the Curriculum by analyzing students’ understandings of the Curriculum at stage one of the medium and long term development plan (2019-2023) of P University. The research selected more than 3,000 students studying at national universities outside the capital area to compare P students’ attitudes toward the Liberal Art Curriculum with them. It aimed at analyzing each university’s educational policy, human resources development, Core Competency program and its sub-elements, goals of Liberal Arts education, and management condition of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. The analyses used the ‘Student Planning and Evaluation Team’ report organized by P University in 2021. It contained the result of the questionnaire survey. The number of respondents to the objective questions was 1,235, and that to the subjective questions was 1,237. For further investigations, five students were selected for in-depth interviews. Students’ opinions and understandings of the Liberal Arts Curriculum were comprehensively analyzed based on the questionnaire survey by looking at its development, operation, performance, and ways to improve the Curriculum. The following is the analytical result: First, although the Core Competency program classifies Liberal Arts subjects and sets various standards for each Liberal Arts subject, students cannot understand its aim due to the lack of guidance and promotion of the Core Competency program. Thus, they are unable to develop their abilities. Second, further discussion on the composition of the Curriculum based on the Core Competency program is needed. According to the ‘Student Planning and Evaluation Team’ report, many students requested the opening of courses in various subjects. In particular, it is necessary to find ways to improve the Curriculum, which reflects the changing social environment. Third, to achieve the goal, the institutions must systematically tackle the problems to improve the quality of lectures. Through the interview, it was found that the students had a low perception of P University’s attempt at curriculum improvement. The students answered that it was necessary to improve the educational system to feel its reform and innovation directly. This study can be used to provide suggestions for reforming P University’s Liberal Arts Curriculum.