South Korean Education and Learning Excellence as a Hallyu by... - 9781032529264

South Korean Education and Learning Excellence as a HallyuEthnographic Understandings of a Nations Academic Success\nAuthor(s): Young Chun Kim, Jae-seong Jo, Jung-Hoon Jung\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032529264, 978-1032529264\nSynopsis\nThis book constitutes a sociological, anthropological, and curricular inquiry into the factors surrounding high academic achievement rates of students in South Korea. \n\nTaking root in similar studies conducted around the exemplary nature of the Finnish education model, it explores the phenomenon of success in South Korea, uniquely connecting it to the scholarship and models for examining the recent shift in attention and popularity of Korean culture. The authors argue that Korean education or \""K-edu\"" can also be studied and understood as a Hallyu and an exemplary form of education. Drawing on longitudinal qualitative studies spanning over 15 years, the authors advance u.