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A Case Study on the Project Activating Local Lifelong Education Programs: The Case of Jeju Campus at KNOU
Journal of Lifelong Learning Society
Abbr :
JLLS
2008, 4(1), pp.113-135
Publisher : Institute of Distance Education
Research Area : Education
2008, 4(1), pp.113-135
Publisher : Institute of Distance Education
Research Area : Education
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The lifelong education conceptualizes the emphasis on continuing education affordable for one's lifetime period, not restrictive only to the early period of life exposed to educational opportunities. It is of outstanding importance, in this regard, that it must be activated especially to the locals, which accordingly, all the more, requires the roles of educational institutions in their territories for the lifelong education. Korea National Open University(KNOU) is noticed the biggest distant educating national university locally with the network of 14 local campuses and 35 learning centers scattered over the nation. But it is unfortunate that KNOU, except for academic degree oriented courses, has not played a noticeable role for the lifelong education. At the point this study, by way of random sampling on KNOU Jeju campus, provides for a survey to assess the demand to seek for active lifelong education in the territory as well as analytical business planning and evaluation on the degree of satisfaction to the lifelong education in pursue of analytical accomplishment. The survey on satisfaction degree is analyzed on the basis of a poll putting into practice over 343 participants in a lifelong educational program, named "2007 KNOU Well-being Academy," that was organized by KNOU Jeju campus as part of its business categories to activate the lifelong education. As a result, the study draws out some feasible ways such as; projection of local peculiarities into program development for the lifelong education; introduction of vocational programs applicable for job-seekers; planning to stiff up program images and encourage satisfaction degree in such a way of packaged programs and/or improved brand awareness.
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