South Korea Educational Policy

1
South Korea Educational Policy

• Brief History of Korean Education
• Teacher Qualifications
• Seventh National Curriculum
• Tertiary Education
• Lifelong Learning

2
History of Korean Education

• 372 CE - The founding of the Taehak (National
  Academy) - the beginning of formal education in
  Korea.
• 1392-1910 - Libraries, research institutes and
  private schools opened, as well as a school for
  commoners called a Seodang.
• 19th Century - Christian missionaries found some
  of the first private modern schools in Korea
• 1883 - Korean government sponsored and private
  (Korean) modern schools opened.
• 1910 - Japan annexes Korea
• 1930s - 40s - Primary purpose of education was
  converting Koreans into loyal subjects of Japan.
• 1945 - Korea received its
  independence from Japan.
• 1950 1953 - Korean Wars devastates social
  infrastructure, the GNP per capita was only US
  79.
• 1953 - -The memory of Japanese
  colonialism and the Korean War convinces Koreans
  to invest more
• in people than in physical capital.

3
Teacher Education and Prof. Dev.

• Getting a teaching certificate in Korea, is very
  easy, but finding a teaching job in Korea is very
  hard.
• The Teacher Education Programs
• The Teacher Certification Process
• Promotion of Teachers
• The Teacher In-service Training Process
• Qualifying programs
• Professional job training programs
• Special programs
• Overseas programs

4
Seventh National Curriculum
Forces for Change IMF Financial Crisis
Knowledge Economy Confucian Values

• Current Goals
• Informatization
• Globalization
• Localization
• Equal Access to Equal Education

• Current Policies
• ICT usage and connectivity
• Greater school autonomy
• 2004 Public Education Enforcement Policy
• 7.20 Educational Environment Improvement Plans
  for the Knowledge and Information Age

5
The Future of the National Curriculum

• Policies In the Works
• English Immersion Program
• Early Childhood Education Act
• Increased Enrichment/Remedial/Extra-curricular
  after-school programs
• Conclusion and Further Issues
• Korean Educational Policy changes frequently, and
  in broad strokes.
• The Shadow Curriculum is in conflict with the
  goal for egalitarian education.
• School Collapse?
• Education is actively on the governments policy
  agenda, and changes are made each time a new
  government comes into power.

6
Koreas Higher Education Reforms on the Global
Stage of Knowledge-based Economies

• 89 of the population of tertiary age in
  tertiary education (UNESCO country
  statistics in brief)
• Basic policy for the internationalization of
  higher education
• Efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of
  higher education
• Pressures outside inside
• The current controversy The 3 Nos Policy

7
Lifelong Learning

• Lifelong Education Law
• Ministry of Education and Human Resource
  Development (MOEHRD)
• Korean Education Development Institute
• Types of Lifelong Learning
• Para-school Education
• Occupational/Technical Education
• Liberal Education

8
Issues and Outlook of Lifelong Learning

• Issues
• Transferable Knowledge
• Participation Rates (South Korea 17 Other
  Countries 35 or greater)
• Inequities (Primary School 4.9, College
  Graduates 39.6)
• Outlook
• Survey in 2007
• Revision in laws, system, facilities, financial
  support