The purpose of this study is to define the theory of industrial education and to trace the practical developmental process of industrial education during Daehan Empire Period (1987-1910).
This study focuses its attention on:
the theory of the indust...
The purpose of this study is to define the theory of industrial education and to trace the practical developmental process of industrial education during Daehan Empire Period (1987-1910).
This study focuses its attention on:
the theory of the industrial education before the Daehan Empire Period. The two periods of industrial education are the early period (1897-1904) and the late period (1905-1910).
This study is based on the analysis of newpapers, magazines and reports of academic journals of the time.
The major findings of the study are as follows:
1. The importance of industrial education was stressed in the eighteenth and nineteen centuries in Korea due to the influence of Silhak thoughts prevalent in the eighteenth century.
2. The modernized formal institutes for industrial education was introduced in the early period of Daehan Empire. Their achievements fell short of the expectations of the advocates of the importance of industrial education.
3. The commercial, technical and medial schools established in 1899 were not popular and had difficulties in recruiting students, while short-term training institutes for vaccination specialists (1899) and sericultural workers (1901) drew many students, producing skilled graduates who contributed much to the respective professional field.
4. The primary schools established in 1985 offered sewing courses for girls. In theory, though not in practice, the middle school senior courses included technical, commercial, agricultural, and medical training.
5. Toward the later period of Daehan Empire, industrial education was emphasized by the press and scholarly journals; however Japanese colonial policy provided only lower level education in the field.
6. Industrial education was attempted at primary, normal, middle and industrial schools but the result fell far short of original expectations.
From the Enlightening Period to Daehan Empire Period industrial education was emphasized for Korean modernization. But in reality, it did little for the industrial development of the country due to the traditional despise of the artisans' job as well as the Japanese colonial policy of discouraging Korea's industrialization.