The evolution of Higher Education Research in Korea

Abstract

Conference Theme: Educational Reform and Social Change: East-West Dialogue ; 主題: 教育改革與社會變遷 ─ 東西方對話 ; Concurrent Session 1: Panel 2 (CS1.2): paper 5 ; The Conference program's website is located at http://www.fe.hku.hk/cerc/ceshk/doc/Conference%20Program_full.pdf ; Higher education in Korea has been rapidly expanded during last six decades. Not only the tertiary enrollment rate is the highest among OECD countries, but it also shows highest R&D investment recently. Government has adopted strong performance-based policies since 1990s to guarantee the quality of higher education. Despite of growth in higher education issues, higher education research in Korea has been very slowly progressed. There is . ; postprint