The purpose of this study is to analyze information-exchange network
which is formed among an education office, a local government, and schools
while implementing Innovative Education District Project in A city, Gyeonggi
province. 28 people working for the innovative Education District Project at
the three institutions were surveyed and interviewed in this study. The
collected survey data was analyzed utilizing NetMiner 4.0 to investigate the
network properties. The analysis results are as follows:
Firstly, it was revealed that the team in the education office was the
central organization in this information-exchange network. Secondly, the
connections among the teachers reflected in the network were scarce.
Thirdly, the contents of the information exchanged in the network were
mainly about employing and managing personnel and budget. Most of the
schools requested information regarding the requirements for employment
and the flexibility in budget expenditure. Fourthly, the people answering
high level of trust in others who are also in charge of the policy
implementation were contacted more often by other actors. Positive
correlation between the perceived level of policy support by local
community and actors’ level of centrality was also found. Lastly, the local
government and the schools exchanged information in terms of budget
expenditure and the accounting methods. In addition, according to the
in-depth interview, they had different perspectives on the way of budget expenditure.
Considering that a network among a local government, an education office,
and schools plays essential roles in implementing and expanding district
reform policy, it is meaningful to understand a network and its properties.
Understanding it will be a useful data while continuously driving the
collaboration-based educational business. In the long term, it is necessary to
establish an effective communication system among the education office, the
local government, and the schools based on research data about networks.