Education Fever: Society, Politics, and the Pursuit of Schooling in South Korea 9780824862305
In the half century after 1945, South Korea went from an impoverished, largely rural nation ruled by a succession of aut
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Korean Education until 1945
2 Establishing the Educational System, 1945–1951
3 Expanding the Educational System
4 Coordinating Education with Economic Planning
5 The Entrance Examination System
6 The Costs of Educational Zeal
7 Education and State Control
8 Democratization, Prosperity, and Educational Change
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
