Education Systems in East Asia
Document Type
Poster
Event Website
https://source2022.sched.com/
Start Date
16-5-2022
End Date
16-5-2022
Keywords
Education, Comparative Politics, Asia
Abstract
In education discourse, east Asian education systems are often portrayed as sleek, modern, and competitive. Organizations such as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) often tout the test scores that countries such as Korea, Japan, and China produce. The scores of these countries are often the highest in the world. However, those scores provide minimal information as to the true impacts of education policy in their respective countries. Using a comparative lens, this study examines the education systems in Japan, Korea, and China to determine the effects of education policy on economic inequality. It examines how the urban-rural divide, education fever, and high-stakes examinations affect the generation of wealth among families in these respective countries.
ReSOURCE 2022 award winner.
Recommended Citation
Mahoney, Nicholas, "Education Systems in East Asia" (2022). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 70.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2022/COTS/70
Department/Program
Political Science
Additional Mentoring Department
Asian Studies
Additional Mentoring Department
AKS Korean Studies Scholarship
Slides
Mahoney, Nicholas Education Fever from the Masculinized Lens.mp4 (56610 kB)
Video Presentation
Mahoney, Nicholas SOURCE Essay Long Version.docx (43 kB)
Research Paper
Additional Files
Mahoney, Nicholas SOURCE Presentation.pptx (10799 kB)Slides
Mahoney, Nicholas Education Fever from the Masculinized Lens.mp4 (56610 kB)
Video Presentation
Mahoney, Nicholas SOURCE Essay Long Version.docx (43 kB)
Research Paper
Education Systems in East Asia
In education discourse, east Asian education systems are often portrayed as sleek, modern, and competitive. Organizations such as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) often tout the test scores that countries such as Korea, Japan, and China produce. The scores of these countries are often the highest in the world. However, those scores provide minimal information as to the true impacts of education policy in their respective countries. Using a comparative lens, this study examines the education systems in Japan, Korea, and China to determine the effects of education policy on economic inequality. It examines how the urban-rural divide, education fever, and high-stakes examinations affect the generation of wealth among families in these respective countries.
ReSOURCE 2022 award winner.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2022/COTS/70
Faculty Mentor(s)
Chong Eun Ahn