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ERIC Number: EJ656374
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Democracy and Human Rights Education in South Korea.
Kang, Soon-Won
Comparative Education, v38 n3 p315-25 Aug 2002
A review of the educational history of South Korea provides a frame for descriptions of authoritarianism in various school contexts. The lack of student rights, teacher rights, and parent rights is discussed, and the need for radical transformation of the educational structure and school culture is proposed. (Contains 31 references.) (SV)
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Centralization, Civil Liberties, Educational History, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, School Culture
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Korea
Note: Theme issue title: "Democracy and Authoritarianism in Education"; special number 25.