KEDI Journal of Educational Policy
Volume 5, Number 2, 2008

Editorial
1 Dong-Seop Jin

Articles
3 The educational gaps among Korean elementary students: The learning
experience differences and their effect on math performance
Sung Sik Kim

23 Motivational variables and academic performance of urban and rural
secondary school students in Oyo Sate, Nigeria
T. L. Adepoju

41 Motivation, competence and confidence to teach: An exploratory study
of the impact of an initial teacher preparation (ITP) programme on
beginning primary school teachers
Suat Khoh Lim-Teo, Ee Ling Low, Angela F. L. Wong, & Sylvia Chong

63 Management practices for promoting shared decision-making in school
organization
Cheng Chi Keung

89 Teachers’ salaries in Korea, 1985 to 2007: An in-depth analysis and
policy recommendations
Ee-gyeong Kim, You-Kyung Han, & Jung-shin Park

113 Is educational fever treatable?: Case studies of first-year Korean
students in an American university
Soojeong Lee & Roger C. Shouse