A Study on Professors' Perception on the direction for the Development of General Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the ideals, present, and the future of general education perceived the professors in A university. this study focused on drawing implications for the direction and tasks of general education by examining not only the general education viewed by professors belonging to the liberal arts but also the thoughts that professors belonging to the department. In order to do, a qualitative interview was conducted with a total of 8 faculty members. As a result of the study, interview participants agreed on the value, necessity, and importance of general education(the ideal of general education). Regarding the current status of general education, it was confirmed that professors had different perception on vision, goals, roles, operating methods, and organizational structure of general education. Lastly, for the future of general education, reevaluation, identity, and structural improvement of general education were suggested. Based on the above discussion, the direction and tasks of general education were suggested.