The purpose of this research is to analyze the revising process of Local
Education Autonomy Act in Roh Moo-hyun government in order to reveal
the characteristics. It account for variation in the ways issues get on the
agenda and in rate of success at achieving agenda status. For this
purpose, the research focuses the process of revising the act, the ways in
which various subgroups become aware of and participate in, and the
issues of political conflicts.
The revising precess is described by the R. Cobb's mobilization model as
one of the agenda-building model. It describes the process of agenda
building in situations where political leaders initiate a policy, but require
the support of the mass public for its implication. Announcement of
revising the act automatically places an issue on the formal agenda.
Because it has been initiate by Presidential Committee on Government
Innovation Decentralization, and the act is proposed by members of the
National Assembly. It means that the governmental decision making is
done, and the crucial problem is to move the issue from the formal
agenda to the public agenda.
The key topic of revising process is integrating local board of education
into local council, and introducing direct election of superintendent.
Unfortunately, the act is not welcomed by local educational administration.
the act smells of much political bargaining without educational
consideration.