Educational Fever and South Korean Higher Education
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Higher education, Republic of Korea, Confucianism, human resources.Abstract
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.Downloads
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Cohn & Geske. (1990). The economics of education (3rd Edition). Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press.
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Hofstede, G. (1980). Culture’s consequences: International differences in work-related values. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
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Iryon. (1972). Samguk Yusa. Legends and history of the Three Kingdoms of ancient Korea (T. H. Ha & G. K. Minz, Trans.). Seoul: Yonsei University Press. (Original work published 1285).
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Kim, B. S. (1977). Samguk-sagi (Historical record of the Three Kingdoms) (B. D. Lee, Trans.). Seoul: Eulyu-moonhwasa. (Original work published 1145).
Kim, Y. H., Lee, I. H. & Park, H. J. (1993). A study of Koreans’ educational enthusiasm. Seoul: Korean Educational Development Institute.
Korean Educational Development Institute. (1992). The synthetic understanding of Korean education and future plans (Vol. III). Seoul: Author.
Lee, J. K. (1997). A study of the development of contemporary Korean higher education. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin.
Lee, J. K. (2001). Korean experience and achievement in higher education. The SNU Journal of Education Research, 11, 1-23.
Lee, J. K. (2002, February 7th). The Korean thirst for higher education: Cultural sources and economic consequences. Paper presented at chet Seminars at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Lee, J. K. (2003). Korean higher education: A Confucian perspective. Edison, NJ: Jimoondang International.
Lee, I. H. & Park, H. J. (1993, summer). A cultural description of the structure of educational enthusiasm. Gyoyook-Jinheung, 64-79.
Ministry of Education. (1996). Statistical yearbook of education. Seoul: Ministry of Education.
Ministry of Education. (1999). Education in Korea. Seoul: Ministry of Education.
Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development and Korean Educational Development Institute (2002). Statistical yearbook of education. Seoul: Ministry of Education.
National Center for Education Statistics (1999). The condition of education. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
National Statistical Office (1999). Social indicators in Korea. Daejon, Korea: Author.
Psacharopoulos, G. (1984). The contribution of education to economic growth: International comparisons. In: J. W. Kendrick (Ed.), International comparisons of productivity and causes of the slowdown (pp. 335-355). Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company.
The World Bank (2000). Higher education in developing countries: Peril and promise. Washington, D.C.: The Task Force on Higher Education and Society.
Tu, W.-M. (Ed.).(1996). Confucius traditions in East Asian modernity. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Weber, M. (1962). The religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism (H. H. Gerth, Trans.). New York: The Free Press of Glencoe.
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