인터넷을 통한 남북통일교육에 대한 소고 - 통일교육지원법을 근거로 하여 -

The policy for the South-North Conciliation and Cooperation conducted sin ce the launch of the former president Kim’s administration laid a solid found ation for the systematic development of further exchanges and cooperation b etween two Koreas, and yielded tangible results of eliminating threats to pea ce at the same time. In addition, the current Participatory Government is dri ving forward with the policy for peace and prosperity, which will establish a sound basis for the peaceful Unification by promoting peace and mutual pros perity on the Korean Peninsula, extended from the policy for the South-Nort h Conciliation and Cooperation. In this regard, it is considered that a huge transition is under way for the existing Unification education of unilateral expectations for the Unification th e past. Still, the Korean society is witnessing that a variety of views and o pinions are emerging on the issue of Unification. It is natural, of course, tha t diverse opinions are shared by citizens in a free democracy. But it is surpr ising that there are many who question even the validity of the Unification. This paper aims to integrate people’s awareness about the Unification into unity, and carry out a new method for the Unification education, by making the best use of broadcasting and Internet. As part of new methods of the U nification education, the broadcasting media will serve as a catalyst to make qualitative and methodological changes for the education program by facilitati ng the direct participation by people. I understand that the web-based Unific ation education is the best form for education in a new era of Informatizatio n and telecommunication. As it is a customized education devoted for users, it is my view that it will be the most appropriate educational method with t he highest level of exploitation rather than any other information media.