This study reviewed the literature on career education and children's rights, and analyzed Korea's national career education policy from the perspective of children's rights presented in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In Korea, career-...
This study reviewed the literature on career education and children's rights, and analyzed Korea's national career education policy from the perspective of children's rights presented in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In Korea, career-related educational support is provided based on the explicit legal basis of the Career Education Act enacted in 2015, and career education plans for underprivileged groups are being proposed. Regarding children's rights, the principles of non-discrimination, rights to survival and development, rights to development, and provisions related to guaranteeing protection rights are comprehensively specified in the Career Education Act.
As a result of this study, Korea's national career education policy reflects related policies regarding the principle of non-discrimination, the right to survival and development, and guaranteeing the right to development, and detailed policy tasks were also presented. However, there was insufficient policy reflection in relation to respect for children's opinions, children's best interests, participation rights, and protection rights. In particular, although policies to ensure the principle of non-discrimination and the right to life and development of those subject to social consideration are proposed, policies related to respecting the opinions of children subject to social consideration, the best interests of children, and guaranteeing participation rights are insufficient. Arrangements are needed. In policies related to career education, there is a need to go beyond providing policy support to provide career education opportunities to children subject to social consideration, and to propose policies that ensure that the opinions of children subject to social consideration are respected and that they can take the lead in participating in career education. there is. Policies must be established to ensure that the opinions, best interests, and participation rights of children subject to social consideration are respected, and the implementation of career education policies established through this process can be expected to result in a reduction in the career education gap.