Educational Fever and South Korean Higher Education
This paper examines the influence of educational fever on the development of the Republic of Korea education and economy in the context of the cultural history of this country. In order to examine this study, the author explains the concept of educational fever and discusses the relation between Confucianism and education zeal. Educational fever and human capitalization in South Korean higher education are analyzed from a comparative viewpoint. The study evaluates the effects and problems of education fever this country's current higher education, and it concludes that Koreans' educational fever has been a core factor by which to achieve the development of the national economy as well as the rapid expansion of higher education.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo
2006
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1607-40412006000100002 |
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