Education Fever In South Korea


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Education Fever


Education Fever
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Author : Michael J. Seth
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2002-09-30

Education Fever written by Michael J. Seth and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-30 with History categories.


In the half century after 1945, South Korea went from an impoverished, largely rural nation ruled by a succession of authoritarian regimes to a prosperous, democratic industrial society. No less impressive was the country's transformation from a nation where a majority of the population had no formal education to one with some of the world's highest rates of literacy, high school graduates, and university students. Drawing on their premodern and colonial heritages as well as American education concepts, South Koreans have been largely successful in creating a schooling system that is comprehensive, uniform in standard, and universal. The key to understanding this educational transformation is South Korean society's striking, nearly universal preoccupation with schooling-what Korean's themselves call their "education fever." This volume explains how Koreans' concern for achieving as much formal education as possible appeared immediately before 1945 and quickly embraced every sector of society. Through interviews with teachers, officials, parents, and students and an examination of a wide range of written materials in both Korean and English, Michael Seth explores the reasons for this social demand for education and how it has shaped nearly every aspect of South Korean society. He also looks at the many problems of the Korean educational system: the focus on entrance examinations, which has tended to reduce education to test preparation; the overheated competition to enter prestige schools; the enormous financial burden placed on families for costly private tutoring; the inflexibility created by an emphasis on uniformity of standards; and the misuse of education by successive governments for political purposes.



Education Fever In South Korea


Education Fever In South Korea
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Author : Hyang Eun Kwon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016

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Educational Fever And South Korean Higher Education


Educational Fever And South Korean Higher Education
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Author : Jeong-Kyu Lee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Educational Fever And South Korean Higher Education written by Jeong-Kyu Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.


This paper examines the influence of educational fever on the development of the Republic of Korea education and economy in the context of the cultural history of this country. In order to examine this study, the author explains the concept of educational fever and discusses the relation between Confucianism and education zeal. Educational fever and human capitalization in South Korean higher education are analyzed from a comparative viewpoint. The study evaluates the effects and problems of education fever this country's current higher education, and it concludes that Koreans' educational fever has been a core factor by which to achieve the development of the national economy as well as the rapid expansion of higher education.



Education Fever In South Korea


Education Fever In South Korea
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Author : Hyang Eun Kwon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016

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Korean Higher Education


Korean Higher Education
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Author : Jeong-Kyu Lee
language : ko
Publisher: 지문당
Release Date : 2002

Korean Higher Education written by Jeong-Kyu Lee and has been published by 지문당 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Confucianism and education categories.




Children Dying Inside


Children Dying Inside
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Author : J. M. Beach
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2011-08-25

Children Dying Inside written by J. M. Beach and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-25 with Education categories.


This book analyzes education in South Korea. It presents a brief history of Korea and East Asian education. It also explores the dynamic relationship between the public and private spheres of education in South Korea. A case study of Korean English Preparatory Academy (KEPA) is used to examine the financial, social, and psychological costs of education in South Korea, as well as analyze one particular private academy that is profiting off of "education fever," which is a phrase that labels Korean's obsession with education and social status. Education is big business in South Korea, but whose interest does education serve: society, individuals, or private corporations? Ultimately, I conclude that education in South Korea is driven by a cultural preoccupation with social status and class, as well as by free-market capitalists seeking profit, and only marginally with the private economic returns of a post-secondary degree, let alone the holistic development of the individual. Education in South Korea is not about skill based learning nor is it about individual student development, and to that extent, I examine in the conclusion whether the Korean system of education is just, and whether is should be a model for the rest of the world to follow.



Shadow Education And The Curriculum And Culture Of Schooling In South Korea


Shadow Education And The Curriculum And Culture Of Schooling In South Korea
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Author : Young Chun Kim
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-09-23

Shadow Education And The Curriculum And Culture Of Schooling In South Korea written by Young Chun Kim and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-23 with Education categories.


This book enables Western scholars and educators to recognize the roles and contributions of shadow education/hakwon education in an international context. The book allows readers to redefine the traditional and limited understanding of the background success behind Korean schooling and to expand their perspectives on Korean hakwon education, as well as shadow education in other nations with educational power, such as Japan, China, Singapore, and Taiwan. Kim exhorts readers and researchers to examine shadow education as an emerging research inquiry in the context of postcolonial and worldwide curriculum studies.



English Language Ideologies In Korea


English Language Ideologies In Korea
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Author : Jinhyun Cho
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-07-27

English Language Ideologies In Korea written by Jinhyun Cho and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-27 with Education categories.


This volume critically examines the phenomenon of “English fever” in South Korea from both micro- and macro-perspectives. Drawing on original research and rich illustrative examples, the book investigates two key questions: why is English so popular in Korea, and why is there such a gap between the ‘dreams’ and ‘realities’ associated with English in Korea? These questions are explored through the eyes of English-Korean translators and interpreters, who represent the professional group most intensely engaged in the zeal for English language mastery. Macro-perspectives focus on historical factors leading to the rise of English, with English-Korean translation and interpreting as a key theme. Micro-perspectives explore the dreams that individuals attach to English and the ways in which they imagine it can transform their lives, and contrast these dreams with the stark realities felt on the ground. The gaps between these dreams and realities are explored from various angles, which include commodification, gender and neoliberalism. The book thus offers fresh insights on how the phenomenon of “English fever” has been created, reproduced, and sustained from both historical and contemporary viewpoints. From the reviews: This is an important study of how English is experienced in one country, Korea. A very insightful analysis of the interlocking of historical factors influencing the status of English, and the interlocking significance of class, gender, aesthetics, myth-making, and the role of the media and competitive commodification. The study is based on competent use of relevant theoretical approaches, solid fieldwork, and a personal capacity to draw complex threads together. It demonstrates how language policy can be analysed in a stimulating way that has major importance beyond the borders of Korea. Language ideologies are brought to life effectively. Robert Phillipson, Emeritus Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark



Education And Social Change In Korea


Education And Social Change In Korea
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Author : Don Adams
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-12-12

Education And Social Change In Korea written by Don Adams and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-12 with Social Science categories.


This book, first published in 1993, provides students and scholars with an introduction to Korean education and the dynamics of interchange between the educational system and rapidly changing Korean society. Severe political, social and educational problems may be found in modern Korea: these conditions, together with certain persistent issues pertaining to the purposes, structure, and pedagogical characteristics of schooling make for serious contemporary debate.



South Korea S Education Exodus


South Korea S Education Exodus
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Author : Adrienne Lo
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2015-07-01

South Korea S Education Exodus written by Adrienne Lo and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with Education categories.


South Korea's Education Exodus analyzes Early Study Abroad in relation to the neoliberalization of South Korean education and labor. With chapters based on demographic and survey data, discourse analysis, and ethnography in destinations such as Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States, the book considers the complex motivations that spur families of pre-college youth to embark on often arduous and expensive journeys. In addition to examining various forms and locations of study abroad, South Korea's Education Exodus discusses how students and families manage living and studying abroad in relation to global citizenship, language ideologies, social class, and race.