KEDI Journal of
Educational Policy Vol. 2 No. 2 2005

Editorial
Hyung Yeel Koh 4

International Perspectives on Korean Educational Achievements
Barry McGaw 5

Look on Korean Secondary Education through the Analysis of the PISA Study
Hyun-Jeong Park and Kwanghyun Lee 23

What We Have Learned from PISA so far: A German Educational Psychology Point of View
Detlev Leutner and Joachim Wirth 39

Preference for Challenging Tasks: The Critical Factor on Late Academic Achievement and Creative
Problem Solving Ability
Seokhee Cho, Dohee Ahn, and Suk-Sil Han 57

Social Concerns in the Liberalization of Korea?s Higher Education: Between Regulation and
Deregulation
Man-Hee Lee 79

Characterization of Students?Peer Learning Strategies: A Case Study of a Secondary School
Clarita M. de Leon-Carillo 103

Perspective
The Major Measure in Constructing World-class Universities in China ?The ?Project 98-5?
Guang-wen Song and Li-xu Li 125

Book Review
Pathways Toward Authentic Teaching and Learning
Jaekyung Lee 139