고등학교 교육에 있어서 선택중심 교육과정의 성격 및 교육적 의의 탐색

A Study of the Characteristics and Meanings of the Elective-Centered Curriculum -the case of General High Schools-

This thesis aims at studying on the characteristics and educational meanings of the curriculum made up of optional subjects in academic high schools. The curriculum designed to take optional subjects introduces general and liberal elective-subjects to help the students sound growth by letting them take balanced subjects. Introducing this curriculum, high schools can give the students opportunities to take various subjects they want to help them find and develop their aptitude. Under this curriculum, it is possible for each school to try to reduce the students burdens of studies by limiting the number of subjects within ten. To sum up, the educational meanings of the curriculum composed of optional subjects, each high school can open such subjects as to be suitable for the school and its community. Also this curriculum can motivate the participations of the parents and local residents by adopting subjects peculiar to the community. After all, this curriculum can reflect the students desire and self-determination at school and it can improve the teachers speciality and spontaneity. Therefore by introducing this curriculum, each school can have more possibility to realize the ideal form of education.