Transnational Curriculum Studies: Reconceptualization Discourse in South Korea

Creating transnational spaces of curriculum inquiry calls for dialogic encounters between East and West. This article makes visible, both for Western and non-Western curriculum scholars, the historical development of curriculum studies in South Korea over the last 3 decades. Focusing on reconceptual...

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Published in:Curriculum inquiry 2010-09, Vol.40 (4), p.531-554
Main Author: KIM, YOUNG CHUN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
Case Studies
Change Strategies
Comparative studies
Cross cultural studies
Curricula
Curriculum Development
Discourse Analysis
Educational Change
Educational Development
Educational History
Educational Philosophy
Educational Practices
Educational research
Elementary school curricula
Foreign Countries
History
Influences
Korean culture
Korean literature
Multicultural education
National Curriculum
Performance Factors
Politics of Education
Postcolonial literature
Research methodology
Research methods
Secondary school curricula
South Korea
Teachers
Translation
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Summary:Creating transnational spaces of curriculum inquiry calls for dialogic encounters between East and West. This article makes visible, both for Western and non-Western curriculum scholars, the historical development of curriculum studies in South Korea over the last 3 decades. Focusing on reconceptualist approaches to curriculum, the article argues for a reconfiguration of Western discourses in terms of local and regional knowledges. Beginning with the initial translation of Western texts in the 1980s and moving into the contemporary production of Korean texts on Korean practices of curriculum and schooling, the paper offers a case study in the creative challenges of merging global and local priorities. Writing "regional tales," it is argued, sets a critical example for Western curriculum scholars while at the same time inviting links to curriculum studies and researchers in other non-Western countries.
ISSN:0362-6784
1467-873X
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-873X.2010.00500.x