이 연구의 목적은 대학원 교육의 질 개선 방안을 모색하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 대학원 교육의 질적 수준에 대한 구체적이고 실증적인 방안에 대해서 교수들을 대상으로 ‘대학원 교육의 질 개선에 대한 의견’을 조사하였다. 이를 위해 5개 권역의 대학원 규모를 고려한 15개 대학의 교수 750명을 대상으로 설문지를 배부했고, 이중에서 200부를 결과분석에 사용하였다. 주요 내용은 ①대학원 입학제도 방향, ②학사운영, ③교육과정, ④졸업시험 및 논문지도에 대한 것이었고, 통계처리는 계열별 차이를 검증하기 위해 분산분석(ANOVA)을 활용하였다. 이 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 국내 대학원이 국제경쟁력을 갖추고, 사회적․국제적 공신력을 확보하기 위한 자율 혁신 노력에 정책적 시사점을 제공해줄 것으로 기대한다.

This study reviewed the variations affecting the quality in graduate school and provided detailed policy suggestions for graduate schools in Korea to successfully enhancing quality in education and research based on professors' opinion. Surveys were mailed to 750 subjects in considering the region and scale of graduate schools and the response rate was 27.5%. The positive policies for enhancing quality in graduate school management system are as followings. First, admission policy ought to be changed to enter qualified and potential students by expanding open enrollment and improving selection process applied various criteria for admission. Second, the system of an academic degree can be flexibly reformed by policies such as integration of bachelor and master course, and master and doctoral course, expanding cross registration system, and provision of student consumer oriented academic degree course, etc.. Third, curriculum for graduate students can be reorganized to meet the social demands, by introducing accrediting system be approved the collaboration university and enterprise. It can be considered that students opinion are reflected in curriculum organization process. Fourth, the quality management in graduation process ought to be enforced, by strictly controlling graduation exam and the examination of a thesis. Finally, we expect that the major policy suggestions would help change culture of graduate schools and enhance quality in the level of education and research.

This study reviewed the variations affecting the quality in graduate school and provided detailed policy suggestions for graduate schools in Korea to successfully enhancing quality in education and research based on professors' opinion. Surveys were mailed to 750 subjects in considering the region and scale of graduate schools and the response rate was 27.5%. The positive policies for enhancing quality in graduate school management system are as followings. First, admission policy ought to be changed to enter qualified and potential students by expanding open enrollment and improving selection process applied various criteria for admission. Second, the system of an academic degree can be flexibly reformed by policies such as integration of bachelor and master course, and master and doctoral course, expanding cross registration system, and provision of student consumer oriented academic degree course, etc.. Third, curriculum for graduate students can be reorganized to meet the social demands, by introducing accrediting system be approved the collaboration university and enterprise. It can be considered that students opinion are reflected in curriculum organization process. Fourth, the quality management in graduation process ought to be enforced, by strictly controlling graduation exam and the examination of a thesis. Finally, we expect that the major policy suggestions would help change culture of graduate schools and enhance quality in the level of education and research.