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Kim, Ki Su – International Education Journal, 2004
Statism is a political economy that prevails in many East Asian countries. This paper explores its negative role in South Korea's education reform since the restoration of civilian democracy in 1993. It takes note of South Koreans' aberrant use of the terms "public education" and "private education" and the frame of reference…
Descriptors: Private Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy