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dc.titleLessons for Latin America from Comparative Education: South Korea’s Teacher Policy
dc.contributor.authorLee, Soohyung
dc.contributor.authorKoh, Anna
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageRepublic of Korea
dc.date.available2020-04-29T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-04-29T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn many Asian countries, such as South Korea, teaching is considered a very high-status profession. A teacher in South Korea must meet a minimum qualification, either by graduating from education university, or by completing teacher-training courses in college. Graduates who are awarded a teaching certificate must then pass a very competitive national exam before being allowed to teach in public educational institutions. Clear evidence from South Korea demonstrates that teacher quality impacts the quality of student education. This paper aims to draw lessons from South Koreas experiences, with a focus on the teacher policy context, that can be applied to the educational environment in Latin America.
dc.format.extent29
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002322
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Lessons-for-Latin-America-from-Comparative-Education-South-Koreas-Teacher-Policy.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEducation Quality
dc.subjectTeacher Effectiveness
dc.subjectEducation Policy
dc.subjectHigh School
dc.subjectCurriculum
dc.subjectTeacher Education
dc.subjectPublic School
dc.subjectPrivate School
dc.subject.jelcodeI24 - Education and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeH55 - Social Security and Public Pensions
dc.subject.keywordsTeachers;human development;Education Quality;teacher quality;Retirement pension;Education reform
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-DP-00744
idb.operationRG-T2764
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