No Alternative?

“No Alternative sheds abundant light on the ways in which the South Korean educational system intricately intersects with intractable problems of class, mobility, politics, and Korea’s ongoing economic transformations. It will be beneficial both for those who have little knowledge of the contemporary South Korean educational situation, and for specialists who would gain from the latest research on this ever-changing but acutely problematic arena of contemporary South Korean society.”—Kelly H. Chong, University of Kansas

About the author

Nancy Abelmann is Harry E. Preble Professor and associate vice chancellor for research (humanities, arts, and related fields) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jung-ah Choi is an assistant professor at Governors State University; So Jin Park is a research fellow at the Institute for Social Development Studies at Yonsei University.

Summary

Examining the education in South Korea beyond daytime K-16 schooling, this book reveals that education producers and consumers often reject mainstream education while simultaneously seeking or embracing its symbolic value.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Abelmann, Nancy Choi Abelmann
• Assisted by: Nancy Abelmann (Editor), Abelmann Nancy (Editor), Jung-ah Choi (Editor), Choi Jung-ah (Editor), So Jin Park (Editor), Park So Jin (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2013
• EAN: 9780520289802
• ISBN: 978-0-520-28980-2
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Seoul-California Series in Kor; Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies; Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies; Seoul-California Series in Kor
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education; EDUCATION / General, Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social and cultural anthropology