Domestic Educational Institutions' On-site Direct Survey Execution Rate for International Education Projects Below 10%

Only 10 out of 113 Cases Analyzed for Local Conditions, etc.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] It has been found that the local survey execution rate of international education development cooperation projects conducted by domestic educational research institutions is less than 10%.

According to an analysis of the report titled 'Analysis of the Promotion Performance and Future Strategies of Education Development Cooperation in the New Southern and New Northern Regions,' submitted by the Ministry of Education to Park Chandae, a member of the National Assembly's Education Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, only 10 out of 113 survey projects (8.8%) conducted local surveys for analyzing local conditions and needs assessment. Moreover, during the implementation phase of education development cooperation projects, 76 out of 113 projects proceeded without conducting any preliminary surveys.

The research report analyzed this time is the result of analyzing 113 project reports conducted from 2009 to 2019 by four research institutions: Korea Educational Development Institute (KEDI), Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE), Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET), and Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS).

Specifically, among the 37 projects that conducted preliminary surveys, 20 involved on-site visits. Of these, 10 visits were nominally for preliminary feasibility studies, and only 10 were conducted to analyze local conditions and assess needs. The remaining 17 projects conducted surveys only through literature reviews, mail, or online questionnaires.

Assemblyman Park pointed out, "International development cooperation is shifting its paradigm from general delivery by experts from donor countries to proactive local participation and long-term capacity building of partner countries," adding, "There are concerns about the project progress as it is being conducted as a desk-based project."

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