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Special Education Expense Status and Trends According to the Enactment of the Special Education Law for the Disabled and the Five-Year Plan for Special Education Development

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2021, 22(3), pp.1-28
  • DOI : 10.19049/JSPED.2021.22.3.01
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : August 4, 2021
  • Accepted : August 17, 2021
  • Published : September 30, 2021

Park, Chan-Woong 1 Gu, Yeong Ju 2 Kim, Hyun Kyung 2 Shin, Ju Won 2

1대구대학교
2대구대학교 대학원

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ABSTRACT

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to analyze how the education budget is secured and is distributed for the implementation of special education policies in Korea by examining the special education budget and its changes in the Five-Year Plan for Special Education Development from the first to the fifth period. The study thus aimed to present an appropriate budget allocation and execution plan for future effective special education policies. [Method] Several papers were reviewed using the many academic research information services, and Special Education Annual Report from 1997 to 2020 of the Ministry of Education, the Five-Year Plan for Special Education Development, and the OECD Education Index were analyzed and compared. [Results] First, although the per capita special education expenses have been continuously increasing, they show irregular increases and decreases by province, with significant differences between them. Second, the special education budget has been steadily increasing compared to the GDP, total education budget, and public education budget. Third, the highest proportion of the total budget for special education consists of labor costs, as accounting for more than 50-60%. [Conclusion] To propose the policy directions according to the special education budget and to accurately evaluate the degree of policy implementation, a unified, clear, and more detailed standard is needed. Moreover, research should be continuously conducted to compare the finances of special education in developed countries and in Korea and to understand the national responsibility for special education and the degree of implementation of policies to improve the quality of special education.

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