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Meister high schools : Experiences as a national leader in turning around failing vocational high schools

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Frame of Image tion Bubble • “Education Bubble”: considerable increase in education spending without contributing to accumulation of human capital • Ex. Private tutoring to enter prestigious universities, blind-rush to low-quality universities • Need for Education Diversification Reform 1. Launching a National Initiative Time for Change • Vocational high schools in Korea have continuously deteriorated after its glory days in 1970’s • Leading cause behind education bubble • Korean parents bear enormous expenses of private tutoring & tuition fees of low-quality universities • Vocational high schools cannot guarantee good employment • Vocational high schools are not good alternatives to universities Korean Education System Source: “How Vocational Education Can Be an Economic Driver,” Heather Singmaster (Jan. 2016) 1. Launching a National Initiative Career Paths of Graduates by Education Level in 2008 Middle School Number of Graduates 690,438 99.7 General HS: 76.8 Vocational HS: 22.0 Others: 0.9 0.01 General High School 423,513 87.9 2-year Uni.: 16.2 4-year Uni. : 70.4 Others: 1.3 0.8 0.1 Vocational High School 158,408 72.9 2-year Uni.: 46.7 4-year Uni.: 25.9 Others: 0.3 19.0 0.6 2-year University 207,741 4-year University 282,670 Study (%) 3.9 9.6 Work (%) Military Service (%) Unemployed +Unknown (%) 80.6 1.4 60.5 1.9 0.3 11.3 7.6 14.0 28.0 Source: Ministry of Education, Statistical Yearbook of Education, 2008. 1. Launching a National Initiative Number of Vocational High School Students & Prop


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Experiences as a national leader in turning around failing vocational high schools
Material Type Proceedings
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Lee, Ju-Ho

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[Sejong, Seoul] : KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Date 2016-06
Pages 30
Subject Country South Korea(Asia and Pacific)
Language English
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Original Format pdf
Subject Social Development < Education
Holding KDI School of Public Policy and Management
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