World Journal of Educational Psychology

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Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2017

  • The Education System of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

    So Kwang Hyok, Ju Kwon U.

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2017
    Pages: 9-16
    Received: 05 May 2017
    Accepted: 02 June 2017
    Published: 25 July 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.wjep.20170101.13
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    Abstract: Korea was under the Japanese colonial rule up to August, 1945. So in a sense, education never had a chance to develop in the country. There were millions of illiterate adults in northern half of Korea in the pre-liberation period and majority of children could not afford to go to school before its liberation. After liberation an advanced education ... Show More