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The Design Fallacy of LiFE [Lifelong Education at Universities for the Future Education] Project
Journal of Lifelong Learning Society
Abbr :
JLLS
2020, 16(4), pp.1-34
Publisher : Institute of Distance Education
Research Area : Education
2020, 16(4), pp.1-34
Publisher : Institute of Distance Education
Research Area : Education
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LiFE has displayed several fundamental limitations in its actual design model despite its vision and philosophy. This study set out to review the design model of LiFE, which was currently implemented by the Ministry of Education, and analyze the project's basic contradictions and structural limitations with actual management cases at universities. The main findings of this study are as follows: ➀ The starting point of all problems is the admission of a student group that was not sufficiently prepared for study and varied widely in the level among its members; ➁ The members of universities have an inherent misunderstanding of LiFE as a new path to college entrance; ➂ LiFE offers a rigid set of indicators for recruitment rates; ➃ LiFE has a double-binding nature between the retention of service rate and the dropout rate; ➄ The students are eager to graduate in four years despite the fact that they study while working; ➅ There is ambiguity in the concept of adult learners; ➆ LiFE needs to attract adult learners across various age groups, including those in their forties; ➇ The curriculums constantly change according to level and reality; ➈ The issues of LiFE cannot be solved with only lecture rooms for the aggregate of contractions and the development and management of teaching and learning methods; and ➉ All of these burdens are placed on the shoulders of the teachers. The double-binding nature of the LiFE logic should be resolved institutionally so that the system can contribute to the reorganization of a higher lifelong education system. It also needs to be incorporated into the higher lifelong education Ecosystem at the root of universities beyond its position within the limited scope of financial aid projects for universities.
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