The social effects of higher education policy in South Korea : the rise of the "pig Mum" phenomenon

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dc.contributor.authorLee, Eugene
dc.contributor.authorCalonge, David Santandreu
dc.contributor.authorHultberg, Patrik
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-03T15:42:21Z
dc.date.available2020-02-03T15:42:21Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_US
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionThis article is licensed under Creative Commons License and full text is openly accessible in CUD Digital Repository. The version of the scholarly record of this article is published in Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (2019), accessible online through this link https://doi.org/10.17477/jcea.2019.18.1.070.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe contemporary educational system in South Korea is built on high-stakes standardised tests, a manifestation of the national project of social reconstruction and reform. One recent outcome is the emergence of an unfamiliar yet ubiquitous phenomenon: the "pig mum"; a Korean parent who is fully involved in organising, scheduling and managing the educational process from primary to secondary school for a group of children in a neighbourhood. Based on a quasimixed method utilizing a survey of a group of students and parents, this pilot study explores the "pig mum" phenomenon and its linkage to education policy. The authors conclude that the current educational policy fails to achieve the ideals it professes to value. This creates deep and negative societal norms that endanger a growing generation of students by creating a parallel private education market environment where "pig mums" thrive. © 2019 World Association for Triple helix and Future strategy studies. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLee, E., Calonge, D. S., & Hultberg, P. (2019). The social effects of higher education policy in South Korea: The rise of the “pig Mum” phenomenon. Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, 18(1), 70–93. https://doi.org/10.17477/jcea.2019.18.1.070en_US
dc.identifier.issn23839449
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17477/jcea.2019.18.1.070
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/111
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relationAuthors Affiliations: Lee, E., Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea; Calonge, D.S., Faculty of Communication, Arts and Sciences, Canadian University Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Hultberg, P., Department of Economics and Business, Kalamazoo College, United States
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Contemporary Eastern Asia;Vol. 18, no. 1
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)
dc.rights.holderCopyright : 2019 World Association for Triple helix and Future strategy studies. All rights reserved.
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectEducation policyen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectPig mumen_US
dc.subjectSouth Koreaen_US
dc.titleThe social effects of higher education policy in South Korea : the rise of the "pig Mum" phenomenonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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