OECD Reviews of Tertiary Education OECD Reviews of Tertiary Education: Korea 2009

With tertiary education increasingly seen as a fundamental pillar for economic growth, these systems must now address the pressures of a globalising economy and labour market. This book provides an overview of Korea's tertiary education system, including an account of recent trends and developments, an analysis of strengths and challenges, and recommendations for future policy development. Executive Summary......Page 9 1.1 The OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education......Page 15 1.2 The Korean Economy and Labour Market......Page 17 The Current State of Tertiary Education in Korea......Page 21 2.1 The Expansion of Tertiary Institutions......Page 22 2.2 The Funding of Tertiary Education......Page 30 2.3 Comparing Korea with Other OECD Countries......Page 35 2.4 The Issues Created by Expansion......Page 38 Tertiary Education and the Labour Market: Over-education,Mismatches, and New Connections......Page 43 3.1 The Rhetoric of Under-education and the Reality of Over-education......Page 44 3.2 Under-education and Post-Graduate Education......Page 48 3.3 The Mismatch of Skills......Page 49 3.4 Strengthening Labour Market Connections......Page 52 4.1 The Varied Conceptions of Quality......Page 57 4.2 National Mechanisms of Quality Assurance......Page 62 4.4 Alternative Approaches to Quality Assurance......Page 64 The Quality of Teaching and Learning......Page 69 5.1 The Current Efforts to Improve Teaching and Learning......Page 70 5.2 The Challenges in Changing Approaches to Teaching......Page 73 Governance and Regulation......Page 75 6.1 The Current Forms of Governmental Control......Page 76 6.2 The Issues of Institutional Governance......Page 79 6.3 The Internal Governance of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development......Page 80 6.4 Consistency and Communication among Ministries......Page 81 6.5 Developmental Conceptions of Regulation......Page 83 The Roles of Tertiary Education in Research and Development......Page 87 7.1 The Current State of R&D in Korea......Page 88 7.2 Enhancing the Roles of Universities......Page 90 Equity in Tertiary Education: The Issues of Class, Gender, and Region......Page 95 8.1 The Effects of Family Background......Page 96 8.2 Gender Inequalities......Page 99 8.3 Equity Mechanisms: Fee Waivers, Loans, and Special Programmes......Page 100 8.4 A Note on Regional Inequities......Page 102 9.1 The Curriculum Implications of Globalisation......Page 105 9.2 The Roles of Foreign Universities in Korea......Page 106 Improving the Coherence of the System......Page 109 10.1 Effects on Secondary Education......Page 110 10.2 Student Transfer among Tertiary Institutions......Page 111 10.3 The Roles of Colleges......Page 112 10.4 Expanding Choice......Page 114 10.5 Expanding Lifelong Learning......Page 115 10.6 Alternative Models for a Tertiary Education System......Page 116 11.1 The Transition from Quantity to Quality......Page 119 11.2 The Divide between Practice and Theory......Page 121 11.3 Market and Non-market Mechanisms......Page 122 11.4 The Allocation of Scarce Resources......Page 123 11.6 The Emphasis on Economic Purposes......Page 124 References......Page 127 Annex 1: Members of the OECD Review Team......Page 131 Annex 2: Authors of the National Background Report and National Co-ordinators......Page 133 Annex 3: Programme for the National Visit......Page 135 Annex 4: Comparative Indicators on Tertiary Education......Page 137