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Dr. Soo-yong Byun’s Talk: The Pursuit of Perfection? How Korean Education Has Addressed Excellence and Equality

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
4:30 p.m.–5:50 p.m.
Dr. Soo-yong Byun’s Talk: The Pursuit of Perfection? How Korean Education Has Addressed Excellence and Equality

Young Korean students on average demonstrate a relatively higher level of academic achievement with relatively small socioeconomic achievement gaps compared with many countries. This is remarkable considering that Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world in 1953 when the Korean War ended. A growing concern, however, is that Korea may not be able to sustain these high levels of educational excellence and equality. Dr. Byun will address this by identifying the key institutional features of the educational system that have shaped excellence and (in)equality in Korea, focusing on primary and secondary education.

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