교과서 검정에서 교육 중립성의 문제 -고등학교 ‘법과 정치’를 중심으로-

Education shall be operated to perform its functions according to the purpose of the education per se and it shall not be used as a tool for propagating any political, religious or individual biased views according to the Constitution and the Framework Act on the Education. But due to the abstractness of criteria for authorization, it is not easy to judge on violation of neutrality in textbook authorization procedure. To improve the authorization system, the Ministry of Education arranged a detailed criteria guideline on neutrality in education and set up an advisory committee. There are three categories on neutrality in education: maintenance and development of national system, politics and religion. Each category has its own authorization criteria guideline, and authorization committee decides whether contents can be included or excluded in textbook. Moreover, the advisory committee examined each case in order for fairness and reliability. The validity of judgement on neutrality in education was improved in consequence of the systematic complement. But a category of politician, an exceptional clause and a commercial neutrality in detailed criteria guideline on neutrality in education are a still debatable points.