On Students′ Evasion of Science and Engineering Course in Korea and the Recent Conditions of College Students Employment

• KIM Youngjong

  金沢工業大学

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 韓国における理工系離れと最近の大学生の就職状況について

Abstract

In the 21^st century as information society, to increase the advancement rate of high capable students in science and engineering majors, we can consider the sociological, economical and psychological aspects of the problem. So, we need promote the gifted and talented students in elementary and secondary education, and through such improving measures we need plan to reform the trend of avoiding science and engineering courses. And also, we have to develop diverse education programs to get higher competence. We have to develop the programs for female students with the help of the experts. We have to establish the career guidance system. As a whole, we have to aim both the specialization and diversification of the education system for improving quality of the education. And by analyzing the difficult situation of finding job for college student in South Korea, we have to devise countermeasures for long-term graduate unemployment. In this article, I will introduce the Korean case of an analysis of the trend of avoiding science and engineering courses and the case of recent job-hunting situations of college students.

Journal

• Journal of JSEE

  Journal of JSEE 55 (6), 72-78, 2007

  Japanese Society for Engineering Education

Keywords

• Korea
• College Students
• Students′ Evasion of Science and Engineering Course
• Finding Employment
• the Jobless

Details

• CRID: 1390001204493135360
• NII Article ID: 10021151912
• NII Book ID: AN10486063
• DOI: 10.4307/jsee.55.6_72
• ISSN: 18810764
• ISSN: 13412167
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed