< Contents >
Preface | 3
Chapter 1 Historical Review of the Development of Korean Education | 9
1. Pre-modern education | 10
2. Expansion of democratic education | 11
3. Quantitative expansion in the 1960s and 1970s | 12
4. Qualitative development in the 1980s | 14
5. Human education preparing for future society | 17
Chapter 2 School System in Korea | 19
1. School ladder system in Korea | 19
2. Education by school level | 25
3. Some other educational statistics in Korea | 29
Chapter 3 Historical Review of Curriculum Development | 31
1. The first, second and third revision | 34
2. The fourth, fifth and sixth revision | 36
3. The seventh and 2007 revision | 38
Chapter 4 General Description of the Current Curriculum | 41
1. Ideal types of the educated person | 41
2. Education goals by school level | 42
3. Curriculum structure | 44
4. Major traits of the current curriculum | 50
Chapter 5 Process of National Curriculum Development | 53
1. The process of curriculum development | 53
2. The process of curriculum implementation | 61
3. The process of curriculum monitoring and evaluation | 63
Chapter 6 Process of Textbook Certification | 65
1. Varieties of textbook | 65
2. The criteria of textbook certification | 66
3. The process of textbook certification | 67
4. The process of textbook selection | 69
Chapter 7 Perceived Problems of the Curriculum in Korea | 71
1. Problems directly related to the current curriculum | 71
2. Problems indirectly related to the current curriculum | 75
Chapter 8 Future Prospects of the Curriculum in Korea | 81
1. The desirable direction of curriculum revision | 81
2. The plan of curriculum revision in future | 83
[Appendix] Description of the general guidelines of the 7th curriculum | 85
1. The direction of curriculum design | 85
2. Educational goals by school level | 87
3. Organization of the curriculum and time allotment standards | 89
4. Guidelines for the organization and implementation of the curriculum | 106
