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Description

1. 339 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. "In the globalizing world, South Korea is widely regarded as a model example of how a school education system can enhance national economic development. Similar claims are made for other Asian NICs such as Taiwan. However, less understood is how the education system in South Korea became a site of intense conflict as, in the decade from 1989-99, a large movement of teachers battled with the government over development-related issues such as democratic reforms and human rights in schooling, in a struggle that divided this education-oriented society and at times plunged the nation's schools into chaos.
2. This book analyses the emergence of the National Teachers' Union of Korea, Chunkyojo, and traces its struggle for educational reforms. The book examines the South Korean education system within national and global contexts and the historical experiences that have shaped the modern nation - such as its Confucianist history, its experiences of colonialism and the legacy of the Cold War conflict with North Korea. As South Korea searches for pathways for reunification, economic growth and the consolidation of democratic civil society, important new perspectives on the role of education emerge through this analysis of the teachers' social movement.
3. This book also presents separate chapters on teacher movements in Taiwan and the Philippines, that provide interesting comparisons to the South Korean case, while revealing the distinctive political and historical experiences that have shaped education in these societies and the emergence of reformist teacher movements. In a valuable appendix, the author discusses methodological and theoretical aspects of the research in this book."--Pub. desc.

Subject

1. Chŏn'guk Kyojigwŏn Nodong Chohap (Korea)
2. 1900-1999
3. Teachers' unions > Korea (South) > Case studies
4. Teachers' unions > Asia > Cross-cultural studies
5. Teachers > Political activity > History > Korea (South) > 20th century
6. Teachers > Political activity > History > Asia > 20th century
7. Teachers > Political activity
8. Teachers' unions
9. Bildungspolitik
10. Lehrergewerkschaft
11. trade union
12. teaching personnel
13. teacher
14. educational reform
15. educational policy
16. trend
17. history
18. cultural factor
19. political aspect
20. trade unionization
21. social movement
22. educational system
23. Éducation et État > Corée (République)
24. Éducation et État > Taiwan
25. Éducation et État > Philippines
26. Enseignants > Syndicats > Corée (République)
27. Enseignants > Syndicats > Taiwan
28. Enseignants > Syndicats > Philippines
29. syndicat
30. corps enseignant
31. enseignant
32. réforme de l'enseignement
33. politique éducative
34. tendance
35. histoire
36. facteur culturel
37. aspect politique
38. syndicalisation
39. mouvement social
40. système éducatif
41. sindicato
42. personal docente
43. maestro
44. reforma educativa
45. política educativa
46. tendencia
47. historia
48. factor cultural
49. aspecto político
50. sindicalización
51. movimiento social
52. sistema educativo
53. Asia
54. Korea (South)
55. Philippinen
56. Südkorea
57. Taiwan
58. Republic of Korea
59. Philippines
60. Taiwan, China
61. Corée R
62. Taiwan, Chine
63. Corea R
64. Filipinas
65. Taiwán, China

Genre/Form

1. Case studies
2. Cross-cultural studies
3. History

Contents

1. 1 Teacher Union Studies in Asian and International Contexts -- 2 A Narrative Account of the Chunkyojo Movement in South Korea -- 3 Cultural and Historical Roots of the Teachers' Union Movement in South Korea -- 4 The Social Construction of Teacher Identity in South Korea -- 5 Development and Education in South Korea: Models and Contexts -- 6 Development, Schools and Teachers in South Korea -- 7 Industrial Relations for South Korean Teachers -- 8 Militarism and National Reunification in School Education -- 9 Taiwan: Coalition of Teachers to Establish a New Nation -- 10 Teachers for Social Justice and Liberation in the Philippines -- 11 Educational Social Movements in Asia: Pathways to the Future.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographial references (p. 307-331) and index.