The purpose of this article is searching for developmental strategies for the Catholic University of the Korea. The perspectives of the article based on the Catholic education. That means, the integration of the mission of the Catholic higher educatio...
The purpose of this article is searching for developmental strategies for the Catholic University of the Korea. The perspectives of the article based on the Catholic education. That means, the integration of the mission of the Catholic higher education, curriculum, and educational administration is the most important task to fulfill the purpose of Catholic University of the Korea.
To get the purpose we asked the followings: Firstly, what is the mission of the catholic higher education? What is the identity of the Catholic higher education? To get the answers, we searched the Catholic Church document about Catholic Higher Education.
Secondly, what are the characteristics of the Catholic University of the Korea? What are the perspectives of the members who are faculty, staff and student in the CUK, about the mission identity and characteristic of the CUK? To get the empirical evidences, we took the way of survey and analysis of the rules. The objects of the survey are the faculty, staff and student in the CUK. The materials of the analysis are the rules about personnel administration, offering curriculum and programs and mission statement.
Thirdly, we proposed the strategies for the integration of the mission and educational system.
According to the documents, the main role of the Catholic Higher Education is the realization the Christian education. To fulfill these, Following things are required to the Catholic Higher the Education; integration of the reason and faith in the research and teaching, keep the scholastic excellence, enlargement of the social service, service learning, catholic experience, making up the merit system.