Mid-and long-term plans for enlarging the special recruitment of incumbents
Eun Sang Cho, Jin Mo Kim, Sun Hee Hong
The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the performance, consider the limitations, and verify the issues with the policies related to the special recruitment of incumbents (SRI), and then adopt the necessary mid to long-term plans.
To achieve this objective, we adopted the following research methods. First, we reviewed the existing literature on the SRI. Second, we conducted focus group interviews with university staff and policy makers. Third, we surveyed the university staff and incumbents, and conducted an analysis using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique.
On the basis of the research, we came up with a series of suggestions related to the implementation of four major tasks. First, the public relations aspect of the SRI-related policy should be strengthened. Second, the recruitment system should be improved, with clear guidelines put in place. Third, other academic affairs that take incumbents' situations into consideration also need to be improved. Fourth, financial support needs to be expanded to include scholarships, tuition fee support and corporate support.
Based on expert surveys, we drew some conclusions about the middle and long-term policies which should be implemented within a relatively immediate time frame. These consist of the offering of scholarships to outstanding students; the provision of clear guidelines for the selection process; the holding of a workshop for the teachers in specialized high schools; the strengthening of public relations; support for evening and weekend classes; the provision of financial support for universities; the diversification of the selection process; the provision of an information guideline on students' academic and campus life.
We finally suggested the policies appropriate for each individual sector. While the incumbents need to be given scholarships and tuition aid, the government should implement a series of policy measures that includes a survey of the demand for graduates from specialized
high-schools; verification of the public relations of the policy; the provision of guidelines for the selection process; and the diversification of the selection process and recruitment units.
Meanwhile universities should not only provide incentives for professors, but also support evening and weekend classes in an effort to improve the incumbents' situations. Finally corporations, need to be given incentives and tax reductions.
