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Title Preserve competitiveness, culture through education Media name/outlet Korea Times Country/Territory Australia Date 27/08/14 Description The election of 13 liberal (out of 17) city and provincial education superintendents may weaken Korea's position as a world leader in education while hindering Korea's unprecedented economic progression.
A move away from the proven path of a performance-oriented, disciplined and competitive educational approach to a more permissive Western approach may soon be associated with a drop in the country's educational and economic performance.
Korea's biggest challenge is to preserve its cultural heritage, unique Confucian approach to education and to defend its strong economic position, all now contested by other East Asian nations.
If Korea deviates from its traditional approach to education, it may regret the radical shift in the long term. Once education officials realize this, it may be too late to return to Korea's successful roots.Producer/Author Chris Baumann & Hume Winzar URL www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2014/08/113_163697.html Persons Chris Baumann