Contents:
I. Introduction John C. Weidman and Namgi Park
II. History Jongchol Kim
III. Management and Curriculum Jongchol Kim
IV. Entrance Examination System Chul An Joo
V. Continuing Debates: Government Aid to Private Sector Higher Education and Faculty Tenure Namgi Park
VI. Female Students and Faculty Jaelim Oh and Jeannie Myung-Suk Pang
VII. The 31 May 1995 Higher Education Reform Namgi Park
VIII. Battlefield for Higher Education Namgi Park and John C. Weidman
Appendix A. Institutional Information compiled by Byungjoo Kim
Apppendix B. Statistical Trends in Korean Higher Education: 1965-1996 compiled by Byungjoo Kim
A. Korean Higher Education Institutions
A-1. Number of Institutions by Type and Founder
B. Students in Korean Higher Education
B-1. Number of Higher Education Students per 10,000 Population
B-2. Number of Students by Type and Founder
B-3. Percentage of Students by Major (Colleges and Universities/Undergraduate)
B-4. Number of Students by Major and Sex (Colleges and Universities)
B-5. Percentage of Students by Major (Junior Colleges)
B-6. Number of Students by Major and Sex (Junior Colleges)
B-7. Number of Students per Full-time Faculty
^C. Faculty in Korean Higher Education
C-1. Number of Full-time Faculty by Type
C-2. Percentage of Faculty by Degree
C-3. Percentage of Faculty by Major (All)
C-4. Number of Faculty by Major (Colleges and Universities)
C-5. Number of Faculty by Major (Junior Colleges)
C-6. Number of Faculty by Major (Teachers Colleges)
C-7. Number of Faculty by Rank
D. Expenditures in Korean Higher Education
D-1. Public Expenditure Budgets in Higher Education Institutions
D-2. Public Expenditure per Student in Higher Education
D-3. Allocation of Public Expenditure in Higher Education Institutions
D-4. Educational Expenditure of National Colleges and Universities
D-5. Allocation of Educational Expenditure in National Colleges and Universities
D-6. Ratio of Tuition to GNP per Capita in Higher Education
D-7. Ratio of Tuition to Urban Workers' Gross and Net Income
Appendix C. Supplementary Reading: English Language Sources

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