This publication is the fourth in a series of reports on educational innovation in Asia. In describing the educational situation in Korea, the author has organized his discussion into two broad subject areas. Section 1 is concerned with innovations in national educational policies, while section 2 focuses on educational innovations at the…

Data analyzed in this study are drawn from varied sources including documents provided by governments in the context of the World Bank's operational activity. The data on a basic set of indicators were assembled for a core of 11 Asian countries (Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri…