| Meta-analysis of course selection data of the university graduates revealed the problems of course structures |
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Yoo Young Koo, Don Ha Park, Jung Jae Kim, Younghee Park, Chul Ki Ko, Bokyoung Lee |
| 대학생 전공-교양 교과목 이수 특성에 나타난 교육과정 구조와 이수체계의 문제 |
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구유영, 박돈하, 김정재, 박영희, 고철기, 이보경 |
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| Abstract |
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Every students are required to select certain credits of courses within a degree program prior to each semester. It is of great importance for higher education to provide well structured courses to maximize the study outcomes of each students during their degree programs. Thus the statistical data such as the course selection pattern of each students, the decision to change the programs and the selection of dual-diploma programs would provide important informations for higher education administrations to make better structured courses. However, unfortunately, such data are scarce. Here we analyzed students’ pattern of course preferences during their degree program. Our results showed that students selected more basic- and major-related courses rather than interdisciplinary classes. It is not desirable for students taking too many major-related courses to become a successful life-long learner in modern society. Thus higher educations needs to develop well structured courses by providing open-ended major courses and interdisciplinary courses. It should be cautious to generalize our results, which has been focused on the case of a private university. However, our data also represent the similar problems of the major centered Korean higher education and the structural limitations of the liberal arts curriculum. |
| Key Words:
“course selection”, “liberal arts”, “major”, “course structure”, “dual-diploma” |
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