Isn't it a pyrrhic victory?: Over-privatization and universal access in tertiary education of Korea

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-137

  Kim, Ki Seok ^a,b   Woo, Yong Je ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Educators without Borders   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Over privatization; Tertiary education for all; The gates; Universal access

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959388612     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12564-009-9007-2     Document Type: Article

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