15 Types of Ministry-Collaborated Textbooks to Be Distributed to High Schools Starting March

Distribution to 60 High Schools by Next Year
Ministries of Science and ICT, Culture, Sports, and Foreign Affairs Participate

One of the inter-ministerial cooperative textbooks, the content of the 'Information Security Practice' textbook (Data provided by the Ministry of Education)

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education will distribute 15 types of 'Inter-Ministerial Collaborative Textbooks' to high schools starting in March to support field-customized education.

The Inter-Ministerial Collaborative Textbooks are developed by reflecting the specialized capabilities and the latest knowledge and technology of government ministries to meet the rapidly changing educational demands on the ground and to link with students' career paths and aptitudes. The Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and Ministry of National Defense participated.

The Ministry of Education developed and distributed 5 types of Inter-Ministerial Collaborative Textbooks in the first phase last year and additionally developed 15 types in the second phase this year. They plan to distribute a total of 60 types of textbooks to vocational high schools by March next year.

Status of the 2nd Development Phase of the Inter-Ministerial Collaborative Textbook

The Inter-Ministerial Collaborative Textbooks are classified into ministry-led types, where the collaborating ministry leads budgeting and development, and ministry-supported types, where the Ministry of Education supports the budget and the collaborating ministry provides specialized personnel and technology. Textbooks for vocational high schools, which study various specialized subjects, were relatively more selected. This helps resolve the difficulties teachers faced in having to create learning materials themselves due to the lack of textbooks for minor elective subjects or specialized fields.

To improve the quality of the Inter-Ministerial Collaborative Textbooks, specialized personnel recommended by the ministries and subject teachers jointly participated in the research and writing stages. They reviewed content, expressions, and structural systems, and will support quality management by checking the utilization of distributed textbooks in the field and correcting or supplementing errors or technological changes.

The Ministry of Education plans to add a ‘Self-directed Subject Research Group’ development method to expand teacher participation in the textbook development process.

Lee Sang-su, Director of the School Innovation Support Office at the Ministry of Education, said, "By distributing customized textbooks reflecting the needs and demands of schools through government ministry collaboration, an opportunity has been created to expand students' subject choices. We will continue to support field-centered education to strengthen school autonomy."

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