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A Fad or the New Norm for Student Access Today? Holistic Admissions and Student Enrollment Patterns in Korea
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Heeyun Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Since it was introduced in 2007, holistic admissions have been one of the most controversial policies in Korea. In 2007, the Korean government launched the Admissions Officer Project and selected leading institutions to administer holistic admissions in reviewing their applicants. The selected institutions received financial assistance for…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Holistic Approach, Access to Education, Foreign Countries
Regional Guidelines on Innovative Financing Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
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UNESCO Bangkok, 2019
The development of the Regional Guidelines on Innovative Financing Mechanisms and Partnerships for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) was a joint initiative of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education (UNESCO Bangkok) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Financial Support
Testing the Relationships between Motivation and Future Intention in Physical Activity: Does Governmental Financial Support Matter?
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Kwon, Hyungil H.; Pyun, Do Young; Kim, Ji Young – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2019
As a new sports policy, named "School Sport Promotion Group (SSPG)", the Korea government selected 50 schools in 2011 and 2012. Each school was granted US$40,000 a year for a three-year term. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the SSPG programme when it pertained to students' motivation and participation in…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Intention, Physical Activity Level, Government Role
The Expansion of Higher Education Led by Private Universities in Korea
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Chae, Jae-Eun; Hong, Hee Kyung – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2009
This article explores the role of the Korean government in expanding private higher education over time and attempts to examine the impact of such expansion on access to and equity in higher education. The enrolment rate in Korean higher education has increased to over 80% within the past 60 years. This can be attributed to two factors: the rapid…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Private Colleges, Academic Aspiration
Guidelines for a National Policy Model for Early Childhood Education and Care in Korea: Meeting the Needs of Knowledge-Based Societies.
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Yang, Ok Seung – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2002
Analysis of early childhood human resource development and management policies in South Korea and six other countries precipitated guidelines for establishing national policy for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in South Korea. The guidelines address basic principles, educational purpose, early childhood education and care operation,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Principles
Social Sciences in Asia II: Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Nepal. Reports and Papers in the Social Sciences, No. 33.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1976
The document focuses on social science teaching and research in Afghanistan, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, and Nepal. One chapter is devoted to each of the five nations. The first chapter suggests that social science has not played a major role in the socioeconomic development of Afghanistan because most Afghans favor traditional ways of thinking. The…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Cooperation