The present study purported to present a foundation of the prospective integration in education of South and North Korea. The study had two research purposes; One was to explore the most desirable research perspective in the comparative analysis of th...
The present study purported to present a foundation of the prospective integration in education of South and North Korea. The study had two research purposes; One was to explore the most desirable research perspective in the comparative analysis of the curriculum/textbooks between South and North Korea. The other was to present the criteria for the comparative analysis in the general curriculum and in several subject areas. Major research methods were two; literature review method and referring to verbal/written testimony of defectors from North Korea. The research results were twofold. First, among three research perpecives regarding the unificaion of Korean peninsular, the research perspective which aims at the educational integration in the unified Korea was identified as the most disirable research perspective. Second, criteria for the comparative analysis of the curriculum/textbooks between South and North Korea were suggested and discussed.