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Major Issues of University Restructuring Policy and Discussion for New Alternatives (대학구조개혁정책의 쟁점과 대응 과제에 관한 연구 - 학령인구 감소에 대한 새로운 대학구조개혁 패러다임 탐색 -)

  • Ban, Sang-Jin
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.14-26
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the number of university entrants influenced by the population decline of school age, to discuss the major issues of university restructuring policy initiated by government, and to suggest the mid- to long-term policy agenda on university restructuring. According to the analysis of university enrollment changes, university enrollment quota will decrease to 29% of year 2013. And the ratio of private university enrollment and the entrants of universities in the metropolitan areas will increase. Under these circumstances, it is highly concerned that high school graduates will be more concentrated to private universities located in the metropolitan areas. The government policy on university restructuring have several problems on the direction, the pursuing strategies, and the negative impacts of it. This study suggested the new paradigm for the university development and also the alternative strategies such as the balanced development in universities, financial support system, school-to-work policy, university collaboration system, and an enactment of university development.

A Study on the University Restructuring Policy in Convergence Society: from the Perspective of Habermas's Communicative Action (융복합 사회에서 대학구조개혁정책에 관한 연구: 하버마스의 의사소통행위이론 관점으로)

  • An, Kwan-Su;Lee, Eun-Young
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.13 no.8
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    • pp.439-447
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    • 2015
  • The objectives of this study were to discuss policy for university restructuring from the viewpoint of Habermas' theory of communicative action in Covergence Society, and to provide implications for university restructuring policy in Korea. This study was conducted as a literature review, it discussed the university restructuring policy in Korea, the meaning of Habermas' theory of communicative action, and its implications for university restructuring policy. The main concept of Habermas' theory of communicative action is mutual understanding, and the theory perceives society as systems and lifeworld. Lifeworld pursues communicative rationality. University restructuring in Korea should be promoted through communication between the government and university members rather than through the forced distribution of money by state power.

Restructuring and Performance among Japanese Firms after Prudential Policy Reform

  • Beason, Dick;Gordon, Ken;Mehrotra, Vikas;Watanabe, Akiko
    • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.41-60
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    • 2010
  • After over a decade of sluggish economic growth accompanied by massive fiscal stimulus in the 1990s, it remains an open question whether and how Japanese firms have restructured their operations, and whether these efforts have borne any fruit. Using a randomly selected sample of 300 firms from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, we collect all restructuring announcement in the FY 2000-2001 (April 2000-March 2002) period. Our results are striking in that while we find that firms engaging in restructuring of various sorts display improved earnings in the period following the restructuring announcement, shareholders do not appear to benefit at the time of the restructuring announcements.

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Issues and Solutions of Restructuring Private Universities (사립대학의 구조조정을 둘러싼 쟁점과 합리적 해결 방안)

  • Choe, Ho-Seong
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.901-919
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to conceptualize some issues around university restructuring in Korea, and explore rational-practical solutions ensuring the survival of higher education institutes confronting many challenges like rapid decreasing rate of birth, global open market of higher education system, and the phenomena of concentration on capital city area etc.. In order to achieve study goals, higher education policies and provisions of past governments from DaeJung Kim's to current MeongBak Lee's were analyzed, and also characteristics and directions of university restructuring of each government were identified. Through this analysis, it was evident that the main concern of university restucturing discourse was primarily focused on how to make public universities have high level of competitiveness. On the other hand, private universities had been totally alienated from university restructuring discourse since 1990's, despite their historical and great contributions to national development of our country. Based on some criticisms of educational policies of national government and partial revision proposal of the higher education act initiated by a few assemblymen, this study suggested eight solutions for developmental restructuring of private universities; constructing comprehensive framework of university restructuring, keeping market-friendly restructuring principle to allow universities take an autonomous position, revising methods, criteria and indexes of university evaluation, reducing the number of enrolling students, not the number of universities and colleges, a new policy to develop local universities allying with universities located at capital city area, differentiating private universities into two types of semi- or quasi-national university and complete autonomous university, legislating financial supports to private universities, and lastly, equal treatment of public and private universities in pursuit of half price tuition.

The Restructuring of Elementary and Secondary Teacher Education System: An Analysis of Irish Case (아일랜드 교원양성체제 재구조화 사례 분석 및 시사점)

  • Kim, Ee-gyeong;Kim, Ji-hye
    • Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.81-103
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    • 2016
  • The reform of teacher policies to raise the quality of teachers has been one of the major priorities of countries around the world. Especially, the structure of elementary and secondary teacher education institutions has been the focus of international teacher policy reform agenda. Despite the problems faced by Korean teacher education system, the reform policy effort has not been actively pursued. Based on this problem recognition, this study seeks to analyze the case of Ireland to reveal the characteristics of teacher education system restructuring including background of restructuring, key strategies, and major contents. We found that the restructuring of Irish system was triggered by both domestic and international initiatives to tackle the problems of the system. The restructuring effort was led by the government and showed several distinctive features, such as reducing the number of institutions, combining elementary and secondary teacher education institutions, and strengthening research capacity of institutions. Base on the findings, a few policy recommendations were made to reignite the discussions on the reform of teacher education system in South Korea.

Corporate Life cycle and Restructuring (기업 수명주기와 구조조정)

  • Kim, Jeong-Kyo;Kim, A-Hyeon
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.217-223
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the restructuring strategies that are selected according to the corporate life cycle and to provide evidence that restructuring strategies that are chosen when firms face financial difficulties can have a positive impact on corporate restructuring. This study is logistic regression analysis of 3,593 samples of companies listed on Korea Exchange from 2001 to 2016. The results of this study show that a company that is growing through the expansion of its size and investment can overcome the financial difficulties of the company. And this study finds evidence that the declining firms use the capital increase or debt issuance to revive the corporate regeneration. The results of this study suggest that it is important to consider the life cycle at the time of corporate restructuring and select the appropriate strategy accordingly.

The Status of Higher Education Reform Drive and Improvement Tasks of Moon's administration : Focusing on University Restructuring Project and Higher Education Funding System (문재인 정부 고등교육 개혁 추진 현황 및 개선과제: 대학 구조개혁 및 재정지원 사업 재편 정책을 중심으로)

  • Byun, Ki yong;Song, In-Yeong
    • (The)Korea Educational Review
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.51-79
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to critically reflect on whether the higher education(HE) restructuring & funding policy proposed by the Moon administration can properly tackle the structural problems confronting Korean HE system. The three major structural problems having entrenched during the rapid expansion of Korean HE system since 1945 can be identified as (1) a 'high cost - low efficiency system' based heavily on 4-year private universities, (2) lack of clear distinction of the roles and connection among different types of higher education institutions (HEIs), and (3) provider-oriented education system and culture seemingly still being widespread at Korean HEIs. This study analyzed the validity of Moon Administration's HE restructuring and funding policy from both a macro- and micro-perspective. From a macro-perspective, this study raised concerns regarding the projects to nurture a national university and a government-dependent private university which will require huge public money. In terms of both the feasibility to secure enough funds and the validity of the proposed policy measures in the existence of unclear roles between public and private HEIs in Korea, this study criticized these policies and proposed, as an alternative policy measure, a low-cost and flexibly operated HEIs such as a government-dependent polytechnic, and a measure to increase connection between different types of HEIs. From a micro perspective, this study suggested, based on 'the expanded principal-agent theory (Waterman & Meier, 1998)', that it would be considered to introduce a more flexible approach in designing the level of government intervention depending upon the maturity of quality assurance procedure at individual universities and the level of goal conflicts between government and individual university.

University Mergers in Finland and Norway and Their Policy Implications (핀란드와 노르웨이의 대학 통폐합 사례 분석 및 정책적 시사점)

  • Chae, Jae-Eun;Byoun, Su Youn
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.17 no.8
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2019
  • This study analyzed the process of university mergers that took place in Finland and Norway in order to present policy implications for the Korean government considering university merger as an effective policy instrument for restructuring of the Korean higher education system. Based on reviewing the previous literature and related documents, researchers conducted a comparative case study on the context, strategies, and outcomes of the implementation of university merger policies of the two countries. The results of analyses suggested that combination of government's clear direction-setting and enhanced autonomy of merging institutions was essential for successful mergers. Considerations on upgrading the structure of the whole higher education sector to meet new needs of the future society were also suggested.

Restructuring the Family Policy from the Gender-integrating Perspective: Reconciling Work and Family life (가족정책의 성 통합적 재구조화: 노동 주체의 관점에 근거한 일과 가족의 양립을 중심으로)

  • Yoon, Hong-Sik
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.57 no.4
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    • pp.291-319
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of the paper is to discuss the restructuring of the family policy from a gender-integrating perspective. Several meaningful conclusions were reached. First, examining family policy from the laborer's perspective, the issue of work and family becomes not a gender-related issue but rather an issue for universal people. Second, in order to include the difference in interest among men and women in the labor market, and to view the issue from a gender-integrating perspective, the framework for family policy should consider the place of labor. Third, if family policy is divided into family and labor arena based on the above mentioned framework, the core content of the policy should gear toward loosening and/or eliminating barriers to fulfill the right to work for pay and the right to care for family. Lastly, family policy should aim at men and women sharing the responsibility of supporting and caring for the family. By doing so, we may be closer to maintaining work and family together, the ultimate goal of family policy.

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