Ⅰ. Background and Purpose
□ Need for action in response to 2022 National Curriculum Reforms
◦ In response to changes in social and educational environments, a reform in curriculum is in progress with the vision of cultivating talent with future competency.
- Announcement of main terms of general overview in late 2021, research 2022 general overview and subject curriculums, finalized announcement planned in late 2022 (Ministry of Education, April 20, 2021)
□ Directional and measure recommendations for 2022 Revised Careers Curriculum
◦ The in-school careers curriculum also needs to be reformed in conjunction with the 2022
Research on Career Education in Schools in Response to National Curriculum Reforms
▸Research Lead: Yun Kyeong Jeong, Senior Research Fellow Tel: 044-415-5313 / e-mail: [email protected]
Summary
There is the need to analyze in-school career education (curricular and extra-curricular) in response to the national curriculum reforms planned in 2022, and to recommend reform direction and key contents of careers curriculum in elementary, middle, and high schools, and policy objectives for reform. Analyzed the demands in careers curriculum improvement, reorganization direction and means for in-school careers curriculum, and operational enhancement of in-school career education programs based on student and parent interviews and career counselors as well as policy and academic expert focus group interviews and surveys.
▸Keywords: 2022 Revised Curriculum, In-school Careers Curriculum, Careers and Jobs, Career Activities in Creative Experimental Activities
national curriculum reform that is under development. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze the contextual suitability of current careers curriculum and improvement demands and devise improvement directions and measures.
Category Elementary School Middle School High School
Curricular
“Practicals” Career Chapter Cross-curricular Learning Subject (Career Education)
Elective Subject “Careers and Jobs”
Elective Subject “Careers and Jobs”
Extra-curr icular
Creative Experimental Activities (Career Activity)
Creative Experimental Activities (Career Activity)
Creative Experimental Activities (Career Activity)
<Research Scope and Context of Careers Curriculum by School Levels>
Ⅱ. Key Contents and Results
1. Research Content
◦ Significance and status analysis of Korea‘s 2015 national curriculum and careers curriculum in elementary, middle, and high schools (curricular and extra-curricular)
◦ Observations on the 2022 national curriculum reform and operational case study of school curriculums and career education programs in the U.K., Australia, the U.S., and Finland
◦ Survey and analysis of opinions and demands for careers curriculum reform direction and measures from career counselors as well as policy and academia experts
◦ Derive improvement directions and measures for in-school career education (amended plan), and suggest policy objectives for internalization and activation
2. Research Results
◦ Need to reflect the interests and demands from elementary, middle, and high school students, and improve the linkage and structural hierarchy of career education among elementary school grade bands and school levels
◦ In response to changes in future society, include lifelong career education, academic curriculum-linked integrated career education, and career flexibility development
◦ Maintain the characteristics and reinforce the identity of the elective course “Careers and
Jobs,” creative experimental career activities need to be more concrete and require instructional and learning resources
Ⅲ. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
1. Improvement Direction of In-school Careers Curriculum
◦ Suggest improvement directions such as lifelong career education, self-driven career education, advanced individualized bespoke career education, academic curriculum-linked career education, which meets societal changes and future education trends
◦ Recommendations including systematic structuring and operational enhancement of in-school careers curriculum and reinforcing the distinctions of careers curriculum by school levels
2. Improvement Measures for In-school Careers Curriculum
◦ Recommended curricular improvements such as including career education context within
“Practicals” for elementary school, creating and reinforcing a chapter on careers, enhancing the contents in “Careers and Jobs“ for middle and high schools, organizing third-year middle school curriculum, and organizing first-year high school general elective courses.
◦ Suggested amended sample plan for career activities in extra-curricular creative experimental activities, which include directional clarification of scope, instructional clarification, and specification of scope by school and grade levels
◦ Recommendations for operations internalization of in-school careers curriculum and quality enhancement include reinforcing career education staff competency at national, local, and school levels, and developing career education support system and resources to suit future changes
∙ Related Ministry: Ministry of Education
