Re-conceptualizing ‘educational policy transfer’: An analysis of the Soviet and US influence on educational reforms in the two Koreas

Thesis

The purpose of this comparative and historical study is to consider a reconceptualization of the notion of educational policy transfer, based on an analysis of how the reforms made during the Soviet and US military occupation in the two Koreas influenced the educational development of North and South Korea from 1945 to 1959. The conceptual framework for the research drew on a definition of 'policy' as a comprehensive concept comprising of policy process and practice 'on the ground,' and go...

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Authors: Kim, S

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Keywords: US; education reforms; North Korea; South Korea; military occupation; Soviet Union; educational policy transfer
• Subjects: Education; International relations; Political science