A Study of Korean High School English Teachers' Concern About the 2009 Revised English Curriculum

• In Event: 60.080 - Measurement Issues in Survey Research

Abstract

The present study explored how the 2009 revised English curriculum of Korea is recognized by the teachers, using the stages of concerns (SoC) developed by Hall and Hord (1979) to measure the teachers’ concern about educational innovation. Also, whether there is any difference in high school English teachers’ concern about the 2009 revised English curriculum by their background (e.g., gender, teaching experiences, responsible grade, job position, school sector, and the participation number of related training) was investigated. The data were collected from 300 English teachers working with high school located in one metropolitan city, South Korea. Ultimately, it’s expected that the results of this study will be able to provide useful information to policy decision makers and educators.

Authors

• Hyojin Seomun, Pusan National University

• Seungbae Lee, Pusan National University

• Sukwoo Kim, Pusan National University