FRAMEWORK ACT ON THE PROMOTION OF DIGITAL-BASED DISTANCE EDUCATION

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to ensure that a high-quality distance education is provided by education institutions by prescribing fundamental matters regarding distance education and matters regarding the responsibilities of education institutions and support of the State, etc. for distance education, and to contribute to leading the change of future education by supporting the innovation of digital-based education through distance education.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:

1. The term "education institution" means any of the following schools, etc.:

(a) A kindergarten defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Early Childhood Education Act;

(b) A school defined in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act;

(d) A lifelong educational establishment, the graduates of which are recognized as having educational attainment and degrees under Article 31 (2) and (4) of the Lifelong Education Act;

(e) A school of each level established under other statutes or regulations;

2. The term "information and communications media" means a means to search, collect, store, process, transmit, and receive information and to provide services by wire, wireless, optic, or other methods, including telecommunications facilities under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Telecommunications Business Act, broadcasting communications facilities defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Framework Act on Broadcasting Communications Development, computers, postal items, or the like;

3. The term "distance education" means any and all educational activities performed by an education institution (including those operated jointly by multiple education institutions) without having temporal or spatial restrictions, using intelligent information technologies (referring to intelligent information technology defined in subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization) and information and communications media;

FRAMEWORK ACT ON THE PROMOTION OF DIGITAL-BASED DISTANCE EDUCATION

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Basic Principles) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State and Local Governments) #

Article 5(Relationship to Other Statutes) #

Article 6(Standards for Schools to Operate Distance Education) #

Article 7(Infrastructure for Schools to Provide Distance Education) #

Article 8(Linkage with Education of Schools) #

Article 9(Support for Alternative Learning) #

Article 10(Digital Media Literacy Education) #

Article 11(Distance Education Curricula on School Subjects, Special Skills, and Aptitudes) #

Article 12(Standards for Universities to Operate Distance Education) #

Article 13(Duty of Universities to Cooperate in Distance Education) #

Article 14(Distance Education Management Committee of Universities) #

Article 15(Infrastructure for Universities to Provide Distance Education) #

Article 16(Support for Universities in Distance Research) #

Article 17(Managing Quality of Distance Education Content) #

Article 18(Statistical Surveys on Distance Education) #

Article 19(Processing of Distance Education Data) #

Article 20(Protection of Personal Information) #

Article 21(Creating Environment for Faculties to Be Dedicated to Distance Education) #

Article 22(Designation and Operation of Institutions Specializing in Distance Education) #

Article 23(Cooperation with Private Sector and Other Countries) #

Article 24(Request for Cooperation of Relevant Administrative Agencies) #

Article 25(Delegation and Entrustment of Authority) #