교육이념과 학교 교육

The Ideal of Korean Education and School Education

The purpose of this paper is to establish a desirable relation between the ideal of Korean education and school education. Following the establishment of the Republic of Korea in 1948, the Education Law was enacted on the basis of principles of education and democracy. The Education Law set for the basic ideal and aims of education in general. It is stipulated in Article 1 that the ideal of education is 'Hongik Ingan' which means the greatest service for all mankind. In order to realize this ideal of education, the law adopted the aims and objectives of education. Unfortunately Korean people did not realize the ideal and aims of education satisfactorily. Several factors, for instance, the sudden outbreak of Korean war, appearance of authoritarian governments, lack of respect for law, and neglect of procedural principles prevented the realization of the ideal and aims of education. School education has been regarded as identical schooling. But schooling is not the same as school education. It usually refers to all kinds of activities of school in a given society. It is one of the most powerful sources of social mobility for individuals. School education is under the rule of the fundamental principles of education. If the current Education Principal Law accord with principles of education in general, schools must follow the official ideal and aims of education which the current Education Principal Law proposed. The official ideal and aims of education are principles governing the educational system.