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Ellinger, Thomas R.; Beckham, Garry M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Education in South Korea is compulsory only through the sixth grade, but most students continue through high school. Parents of high schoolers must pay $1,200 tuition and even more for textbooks and private tutoring. The driving force behind this nation's "education mania" is the take-charge Korean mother, who ensures that youngsters…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Corporal Punishment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Presents tables showing that the variability among states for results of the 1992 International Assessment of Educational Progress and National Assessment of Educational Progress is as great as that among countries. Also, Asian-American students score higher than any other students in the world. First- and second-ranked states are listed for math…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Tye, Kenneth A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Offers an update on global education programs from around the world, in the hope that American educators will seek dialogue with their international peers. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Global Education
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
American youngsters could beat the socks off Asian kids if they too, studied constantly. Charter schools' ability to boost student achievement is unproven, and choice programs benefit some clients at others' expense. Schools should stress civic responsibility, not vocational training and the work ethic. Scholastic Aptitude Test scores rose in…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Competition, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
