Education fever
Subtitle: society, politics, and the pursuit of schooling in South Korea
By: Michael J. Seth.
Series: Hawaiʻi studies on Korea
Publisher: University of Hawaiʻi Press and Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaiʻi
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: Education -- Korea (South); Education -- Social aspects -- Korea (South); Education and state -- Korea (South); Educational change -- Korea (South)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: Korean education until 1945; title: Establishing the educational system, 1945-1951; title: Expanding the educational system; title: Coordinating education with economic planning; title: The entrance examination system; title: The costs of educational zeal; title: Education and state control; title: Democratization, prosperity, and educational change.