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South Korean Teaching Policy Trends: A 30-Year Analysis of Educational Reform
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School of Education Science, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan 512005, China
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School of Education Science, Yulin Normal University, YuLin 537000, China
3
School of Education, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Republic of Korea
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School of Education, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea
* Corresponding Author:
Xiaojun He,
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Volume 2, Issue 1
2025
Received: 08 December 2024
Accepted: 27 February 2025
Published: 17 March 2025
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Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis
Volume/Issue
Volume 2, Issue 1, 2025
Pages
1-17
Abstract
This study examines the trends in teacher policy research in South Korea since the May 31st Education Reform of 1995. The focus is on five essential and reliable KCI academic journal papers. The research spans the past 30 years and addresses three aspects: purpose, theme, and method. The results indicate that theoretical and applied research on teacher policies is unevenly distributed, with applied research predominating. Applied research primarily analyzes the current state of teacher policy implementation and suggests improvements. The research themes mainly address government-issued teacher policies, focusing significantly on in-service teacher policies over interns ’policies. Key themes include teacher evaluation, training, and research and development. Regarding research search methods, literature research is predominant but shows a decreasing trend, while quantitative and qualitative research are rising. Future teacher policies should emphasize improving teachers' professionalism and fostering educational dedication.
Keywords
teacher policy
teacher training
educational practice
trend analysis
Data Availability Statement
Data will be made available on request.
Funding
This work was supported by the 2022 Shaoguan University Doctoral Talent Introduction Project under Grant 9900064602 and qualitative research project by Yulin Normal University under Grant G2022SK05.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Yang, L., He, X., An, K., Hwang, J. Y., & Chang, M. (2025). South Korean Teaching Policy Trends: A 30-Year Analysis of Educational Reform. Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis, 2(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.62762/JSSPA.2024.311605
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TY - JOUR AU - Yang, Lian AU - He, Xiaojun AU - An, Kwansu AU - Hwang, Jae Yeon AU - Chang, Mingshan PY - 2025 DA - 2025/03/17 TI - South Korean Teaching Policy Trends: A 30-Year Analysis of Educational Reform JO - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis T2 - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis JF - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 17 DO - 10.62762/JSSPA.2024.311605 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JSSPA.2024.311605 KW - teacher policy KW - teacher training KW - educational practice KW - trend analysis AB - This study examines the trends in teacher policy research in South Korea since the May 31st Education Reform of 1995. The focus is on five essential and reliable KCI academic journal papers. The research spans the past 30 years and addresses three aspects: purpose, theme, and method. The results indicate that theoretical and applied research on teacher policies is unevenly distributed, with applied research predominating. Applied research primarily analyzes the current state of teacher policy implementation and suggests improvements. The research themes mainly address government-issued teacher policies, focusing significantly on in-service teacher policies over interns ’policies. Key themes include teacher evaluation, training, and research and development. Regarding research search methods, literature research is predominant but shows a decreasing trend, while quantitative and qualitative research are rising. Future teacher policies should emphasize improving teachers' professionalism and fostering educational dedication. SN - 3068-5540 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
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author = {Lian Yang and Xiaojun He and Kwansu An and Jae Yeon Hwang and Mingshan Chang},
title = {South Korean Teaching Policy Trends: A 30-Year Analysis of Educational Reform},
journal = {Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis},
year = {2025},
volume = {2},
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pages = {1-17},
doi = {10.62762/JSSPA.2024.311605},
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abstract = {This study examines the trends in teacher policy research in South Korea since the May 31st Education Reform of 1995. The focus is on five essential and reliable KCI academic journal papers. The research spans the past 30 years and addresses three aspects: purpose, theme, and method. The results indicate that theoretical and applied research on teacher policies is unevenly distributed, with applied research predominating. Applied research primarily analyzes the current state of teacher policy implementation and suggests improvements. The research themes mainly address government-issued teacher policies, focusing significantly on in-service teacher policies over interns ’policies. Key themes include teacher evaluation, training, and research and development. Regarding research search methods, literature research is predominant but shows a decreasing trend, while quantitative and qualitative research are rising. Future teacher policies should emphasize improving teachers' professionalism and fostering educational dedication.},
keywords = {teacher policy, teacher training, educational practice, trend analysis},
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publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
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