미국의 전문직업주의가 자치단체 공무원퇴출에 주는 정책시사점

One of the most influential themes in contemporary public administration is the focus on professionalism. Public administration should act as if it were a profession even if there is hardly any chance of becoming one. The term professionalism has many different definitions. The difficulty in defining professionalism is also suggested by many scholars. Because professionalism is essentially a value orientation, rather than a concrete set of traits and behaviors, it is not easily defined or measured. Many literature on this subject use professionalism together with profession and expertise. Local administration requires an understanding of all the social and economical activities taking place within the local area. But the expertise of local public officials does not meet the level of authority that local government have and can not cope with environmental changes. This means that the level of professionalism in Korean local public officials is low. The purpose of this study is to suggest systematic alternatives that may improve professionalism of Korean local public officials. And this paper suggests alternatives to improve professionalism in Korean local governments in terms of educational training programs.