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Oh, Seong-Cheol; Kim, Ki-Seok – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2000
Historical analysis of the process of structuring Korean elementary education under Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945, including Korean efforts to expand the scope of elementary education. Discusses characteristics of common-school curriculum during the period. Reviews unintended and unexpected consequences of Japan's colonial education.…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Educational History, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries

Lee, Hyangkue – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2001
Examines differences in the public-policy objectives and financing of school expansion efforts in North and South Korea. Institutionalizing credentialism and reliance on financing private education dominates South Korean school expansion, while the financing of public schools and greater government control of education dominates North Korean…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education