Exploring the implications of the educational governance of CEECES in the U.S. for Korea

Abstract

[Purpose] This study explores how to establish a local and village-centered governance system for continuity between educational institution for early childhood and elementary school(CEECES) in Korea. [Methods] To do so, this study summarized the current status of system of CEECES in Korea and compared it to the U.S. Pre-K-12 systems. [Results] Based on the U.S. Pre-K-12 system, This study found the problems of the CEECES that early childhood education institutions are divided into daycare centers and kindergartens, there is a lack of teacher education programs related to alignment, curriculum alignment is based on simple transitions, and there is a lack of parental involvement. [Conclusion] To build Korean-style governance of CEECES, It is necessary for the District Office of Education to play the role of a control tower, the school principal to play the role of a leader in education governance, and a robust meta-governance mechanism between the government and the governance of CEECES.