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Structural adjustment and vocational education in the Republic of Korea: The struggle between markets and the institutionalized system

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Original language: English

Kioh Jeong (Republic of Korea) Master's degrees in political science, social studies and educational administration. Has worked in the Ministry of Education for over twenty years. Recently, he was involved with the Education Reform Commission as an administrator in the Presidential Secretariat preparing reform proposals. Before joining the Presidential Secretariat he had worked for three years in the Education and Training Division of the OECD. He is currently on two years' teaching and research leave at the Graduate School of Educational Management, Hongik University, Seoul.

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Jeong, K. Structural adjustment and vocational education in the Republic of Korea: The struggle between markets and the institutionalized system. Prospects 29, 89–104 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02736827

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