Korean Education in Changing Economic and Demographic Contexts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Park, Hyunjoon (Editor), Kim, Kyung-keun (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 23
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; International and Comparative Education.; Sociology of Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This edited volume offers a comprehensive survey of Korean education in transition. Divided into three parts, the book first assesses the current state of Korean education. It examines how the educational system handles the effects of family background and gender in helping students smoothly transit...