And, in light of the teacher's day today here in Korea... we wanted to discuss the business
and economic aspects of the nation's education system.
Korea's education system has long been the subject of controversy...
as some say there is just too much competition while a recent survey released by an education
and publishing firm, Pearson, named Korea the best place in the world for education.
Let's take an in-depth look - for that we're joined by our regular contributor, Dr. Kim
Byoung-joo.
Let us start with something that is very uniquely Korean, but absolutely dominant - the private
education market here.
How big is the industry?
How fast has it
been growing?
Teachers in this
private segment of the education system may, may not, receive carnations today.
Where they stand and what kinds of challenges do they face?
Now, on to the official sector of education?which have been heavily influenced by
the private education industry, the teachers in schools.
How have they changed over time in terms of their status, rewards, and qualifications?
After
all
the troubles, students enter college.
But, there
they find another set of challenges.
What do
we see
in Korea's college education?