유치원 공공성 강화정책 변동과정 분석: 이익집단위상 변동 및 복합흐름 결합모형의 ‘유치원3법’ 적용 사례

Policy formation is the result of complicacy with social context, formal institutions and co-related participants. The policy process could be favorable or unfavorable in the case of interest group concerned. This study attempts to examine the policy changes under the subsequent phases based on the Interest Group Standing Changes Model(ICM) and the Multiple Streams Model(MSM). The so-called ‘Three Kindergarten Laws’ were passed by the National Assembly on January 13, 2020, which recognized private kindergarten be a public educational institution. Purposive policy change occurs when issue context and institutional context are shown in the same direction, and on that account the fortune of interest group changes. The fortune decline of the Korea Kindergarten Association is clearly shown in the institutional context of the Mucciaroni. The Education Committee of The National Assembly and The Ministry of Education had pushed along resolute strategy under the favorable conditions. Yong-jin Park, the congressman played an important role as a policy entrepreneur. The deterrence and the retrial of policy-making had occurred several times, and then policy change had taken place in the end. The issue and institutional contexts were found to be related to the role of major policy entrepreneurs. This study is significant in that it validates the complex model of ICM and MSM, and focuses on publicness of private kindergarten case of Korea.