Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Education fever : society, politics, and the pursuit of schooling in South Korea / Michael J. Seth.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Hawaiʻi studies on KoreaPublication details: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press and Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaiʻi, c2002.Description: vii, 305 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0824825349 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.5195 Set/Edu
LOC classification:
  • LA1331 .S35 2002
Contents:
Korean education to 1945 -- Establishing the educational system, 1945-1951 -- Expanding the education system -- Coordinating education with economic development -- The entrance examination system -- The costs of education zeal -- Education and state control -- Democratization, prosperity, and educational change.
Item type:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Asiatic Society of Mumbai 370.5195 Set/Edu (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 193723

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-298) and index.

Korean education to 1945 -- Establishing the educational system, 1945-1951 -- Expanding the education system -- Coordinating education with economic development -- The entrance examination system -- The costs of education zeal -- Education and state control -- Democratization, prosperity, and educational change.