시도교육감 선출제도의 주요쟁점 도출과 향후 제도 개선 방향

Identifying Current Major Issues on Superintendent Election System: Future Policy Directions

This paper aims to identify major policy issues on superintendent election system which has been politically controversial since its introduction in 2007 and to put forward policy alternatives to alleviate drawbacks and to reduce costs associated the system. Current system for electing superintendent has been changed so often and due to many reasons, but institutional problems have been still in place, and accordingly many policy suggestions have been made in order to tackle those problems by policy makers and academics. In recent times, Presidential Committee on Local Autonomy Development has published long-term plan to strengthen local autonomy in days to come, including reshuffling superintendent election system. Against this background, this paper attempts to derive major policy issues regarding superintendent election system and to suggest policy ideas enabling to ameliorate drawbacks relating to the election system. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, the election system which can lower political and administrative costs during election period should be introduced. Second, it is necessary that we discuss more openly and more objectively the superintendent election-related issues rather than politically and ideologically.