Higher Education in Korea

This definitive collection takes an in-depth look at the higher education system in Korea. The editors and contributors present a fundamentally Korean view of the important issues for the Korean higher education system. In systematic, well written essays, they construct theoretical perspectives to analyze the development of the higher education system in Korea's competitive society, a project never before undertaken in the English language. Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Historical Development Chapter 3 Curriculum and Management Chapter 4 The Entrance Examination System Chapter 5 Continuing Debates: Government Financial Aid to the Private Higher Education Sector and Faculty Tenure Chapter 6 Female Students and Faculty Chapter 7 The 31 May 1995 Higher Education Reform Chapter 8 Battlefield for Higher Education