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Ⅰ. Introduction　  |  　1

Ⅱ. The Context of Education in Korea　 | 　3
　　1. Historical Background　 | 　3
　　2. Formation of the Schooling System　 | 　6
　　3. Educational Expansion　　 | 9
　　　　A. Confucian Tradition　 | 　11
　　　　B. Historical Experiences | 　12
　　　　C. Japanese Ruling in the Colonial Period　 | 　12
　　　　D. Economic Development　 | 　13
　　　　E. Educational System　 | 　13
　　　　F. Divided Situation　 | 　13
　　　　G. Demographic Factors　 | 　14
　　4. Recent Education Reform　 | 　14
　　　　A. 5?31 Education Reform　 | 　14
　　　　B. Second Education Reform　 | 　19
　　　　C. Third Education Reform　 | 　21
　　　　D. Fourth Education Reform　 | 　22

Ⅲ.  Education and Economic Development:The Korean Nexus　 | 　27
　　1. Introduction　 | 27
　　2. Economic Development in Korea : 1945～1995　　 | 28
　　　　A. Economic Development Policies　　 | 28
　　　　B. Changes in the Industrial Structure　 | 　30
　　3. Linkage between Education and Economic Development　 | 　31
　　　　A. The Policy of Sequential Educational Expansion from Primary to Higher Education and the Rapid Achievement of Adult Literacy　 | 　31
　　　　B. The Efficient Educational Financing Policy　 | 　31
　　　　C. The Active Participation of the Private Sector in Education　 | 　46
　　　　D. The Efficient Operation of the School System　 | 　52
　　4. Policy Implications　 | 　54

Ⅳ. The Educational Policy and Administration in Korea　 | 　57
　　1. Introduction　 | 　57
　　2. Governance of Education　　 | 58
　　3. Evolution of Major Education Policies　 | 　62
　　　　A. Expansion of the Education System　 | 　62
　　　　B. Mobilization of Resources 　 | 　67
　　　　C. Monitoring the System　 | 70
　　　　D. Structural Adjustment and Reform Efforts　 | 　71
　　4. Evaluation of Past Education Policies　 | 　72
　　　　A. Achievements　 | 　72
　　　　B. Problems　 | 　74
　　5. Recent Initiatives in Educational Policy and Administration　 | 　75
　　　　A. The Education Reform　 | 　75
　　　　B. New Issues and Challenges　　 | 76
　　6. Lessons from the Korean Experiences　 | 　76

Ⅴ. Education Finance in Korea　 | 　79
　　1. Introduction　　 | 79
　　2. Educational Finance　 | 　80
　　　　A. Educational Finance System　 | 　80
　　　　B. Educational Expenditures　 | 83
　　3. Educational Policy for Manpower Supply　 | 　93
　　4. Educational Investment Strategies and General Assessment　 | 　95
　　　　A. Distinctive Investment Strategies　 | 　95
　　　　B. General Assessment of Education Strategy and Educational Finance　 | 　98
　　5. Future Policy Directions　 | 　103

Ⅵ. Curriculum Development Policies in Korea　 | 　107
　　1. Introduction　 | 　107
　　2. School System in Korea　 | 　107
　　3. A Historical Review of Curriculum Development　 | 　107
　　4. Process of the Curriculum Development　 | 　112
　　　　A. Structure of School Curricula　 |…