Purpose: We propose a promotion plan for the successful introduction of the high school credit system by exploring youth activities.
Methodology: To this end, the importance and performance of the high school credit system were confirmed to 300 youth leaders and prospective youth leaders majoring in youth-related studies. The collected data were analyzed by applying the IPA technique.
Findings: First, it is most important to use professional youth workers to successfully prepare for the introduction of the high school credit system in the youth activity field. Next, various activities, online joint curriculum operation, efficient activity environment establishment, and joint curriculum operation linked to other institutions were considered important. Second, most of the respondents said that what is being implemented in the youth activity field to introduce the high school credit system is the use of professional leaders. In addition, it was found that career activities were internalized, classes were improved, efficient activity environment was established, and online joint curriculum was operated, focusing on youth activities. Third, looking at the IPA analysis results, opening various activities and operating other institutions-linked joint curriculum were included in the areas of key improvement that were important but not implemented. Areas of maintenance and reinforcement, which are important factors for the high school credit system and are fully implemented in youth activities, included opening various activities, operating classes using local institutions and organizations, using professional youth workers, and building an efficient activity environment. The areas of gradual improvement, where both importance and performance are low, included preliminary investigation on the demand for desired activities and activation of process-oriented evaluation. In the areas of maintenance, which are low in importance but high in performance, there were Youth directly apply for opening activities and Improvement of classes centered on youth activities.
