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The Korean economy has experienced rapid changes in its industrial structure requiring workers to have a higher level of education in order to sustain economic growth. At the same time, the education policies of the 1980s have created a surplus of university and college graduates. These two factors have led to the problem of an overeducated labour market in Korea. This study analyses the status of overeducation and job mismatching and offers policy suggestions based on the findings.

This research reviews the purpose and role of textbooks for vocational high school courses and the general applications and configuration methods of editorial design, analyses the motivational factors of vocational high school students and teaching and learning methods, and makes a comparison of design systems between the local textbooks in current use and those used abroad. Recommendations are made for the effective and systematic development of textbooks for vocational high schools.

The focus of human resource management in many Korean companies is on white collar workers in spite of the contributions of the blue-collar workers to Korea’s industrial development and economic growth. This study investigates the importance of ‘skill and function encouragement’ and the methods currently in use as well the gain sharing plans as a measure to increase productivity. The study proposes a gain-sharing model and offers suggestions to implement it correctly.

The purpose of this study was to develop policy guidelines for establishing a new type of school within the Korean education system. The new type of high school was proposed by the Presidential Committee for Educational Reform in February 1996 based on the belief that the existing educational emphasis on college preparation does not improve students’ aptitudes towards their career goals. The distinctive features of these specialised high schools are: (1) courses are offered which develop the professional potentials based on student aptitude, interests and talents; (2) experiential learning is provided through school-to-work relationships; (3)autonomy to allow school-based management of the curriculum, course operation, and flexible scheduling; (4) innovative curriculum to allow various teaching and learning styles; (5) students and parents have the right to choose the school they enrol in; (6) smaller classes and operation of study groups to enhance teacher-student relationships; and (7) better opportunities for college education as well as greater opportunities for employment can be provided for students.

This study explores various related concepts of school evaluation and analyses the school evaluation systems of England, the United States, France and New Zealand in order to develop evaluation standards for vocational high schools in Korea. Based on the results of the study, an evaluation system that includes evaluation directions, purposes, methods, procedures and tools is presented. Suggestions are also made for the successful implementation and operation of the evaluation system in vocational high schools.