The Neutral Education Trap: The Elimination of Critical Thinking and Action from Schools in South Korea...

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Stephen Cowden Jones Irwin

The Neutral Education Trap

The Elimination of Critical Thinking and Action from Schools in South Korea

Stephen Cowden, Jones Irwin, Wonseok Kim

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Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
14 October 2024

Philosophy & theory of education; Teaching skills & techniques

Series: New Disciplinary Perspectives on Education

«I am deeply grateful to the author for clarifying the task of education reform in South Korea by capturing the distorted framing of ‘political neutrality of education’ as the core problem of Korean education, and empirically exploring its anti-educational consequences.» (Minjung Kang, Member of the 21st Parliament of South Korea)

«The Neutral Education Trap provides a fascinating insight into how the laws and ideologies of teacher neutrality or educational neutrality have made students and citizens de-political and conformist.» (Dongchoon Kim, Professor of SungKongHoe University in South Korea)

Despite the remarkable growth of Korean education, this book sheds light on ‘repressive’ Korean education where critical thinking and action, which are essential for living in a democratic society, are considered as threats to society and thus regulated.

Drawing on research findings and many case examples, the author particularly highlights that the concept of educational neutrality has been used by conservative forces as a means of shrinking space for the critical in the field of education, which mirrors the very Korean war-political situation.

By: Wonseok Kim
Series edited by: Stephen Cowden, Jones Irwin
Imprint: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Volume: 8
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 224g
ISBN: 9781789973334
ISBN 10: 1789973333
Series: New Disciplinary Perspectives on Education
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 14 October 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wonseok Kim is an independent researcher whose interest lies in democracy issues in education, critical pedagogy, citizenship education and political education. He previously worked as an aide at the National Assembly of South Korea (2021–2024), as a researcher at the Seoul Education Policy Institute (SEPI) (2020–2021).