A Study on Utilization Policy of Empty Classrooms in Elementary School

국민학교(國民學校) 여유교실(餘裕敎室) 활용(活用) 대책(對策)에 관한 연구(硏究)

The primary purpose of this study is to suggest the policy for the effective utilization of empty classrooms in elementary school. The empty classroom in this study means the classroom that is not used now since the number of students decreases, but can be usable for other needs in future. The following results are obtained through this survey; 1) about forty percent of classrooms are empty classrooms, 2) the ratio of empty classrooms is higher in urban area than rural area, 3) the smaller the size of classroom is, the higher the ratio is, and 4) 56.5% of the schools have one to three empty classrooms and 30.0% have four to six empty classrooms. In conclusion it is suggested that 1) the reutilization plan of empty classrooms be established according to particular situation of each school, 2) the government develop the guidelines for reutilization and administrative procedures for renewal, 3) the reutilization plan be established from the view point of the quality improvement of schooling, and 4) the enlargement and rearranagemt of learning space be considerd when reutilization is planned.