Korean adults have the least desire to learn new things among all members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a recent report by a state-run research body.Researchers at the Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training analyzed the “learning strategies” of Korean adults, which include a person’s means to process information, motivation to learn new things and application to real life.They looked at the answers given by 6,667 people aged 1

Educational Testing Services hosted a free-of-charge English camp for socially disadvantaged students last week at Seoul English Village Pungnap Camp in Songpa-gu, southern Seoul.Thirty elementary school students ― five more than last year ― were recommended by 14 district offices of the Seoul city government to participate in the second annual ETS English Camp. Thanks to positive feedback from last year’s inaugural camp, four more district offices agreed to participate this year, said the U.S.-

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Michelle Obama and Laura Bush, first ladies from different generations and opposing political parties, spoke with one voice Wednesday on the importance of educating women and girls worldwide, saying countries will be more prosperous as a result.“You have to change attitudes before you can change behaviors,” Mrs. Obama said. She noted that some 60 million girls, including 30 million in sub-Saharan Africa, do not attend school. The first lady said that until global leaders unders

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― The number of South Korean students studying in the United States fell sharply from the previous quarter to levels seen nine years ago, according to a report from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.As of July 8, South Korean students enrolled in U.S. schools on an F (academic) or M (vocational) visa totaled 83,902, an 8 percent drop from 91,583 in April, according to the ICE’s quarterly report on international students in the U.S.The number of South Korean students in

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has completed the administrative procedure to turn one of its autonomous private high schools into a public one, officials said Sunday.“We have completed the review of legal procedures related to cancelling the designation of Dongsan Christian High School as an autonomous school, which includes possible rejection from the Education Ministry and the school,” a GPOE official told the local media. If the GPOE goes through with the process, it will mark th

The Education Ministry’s recent move to officially register unauthorized alternative education institutes has sparked a dispute about the government possibly being overly authoritative and controlling regarding the operations of these facilities.Last week’s report by the ministry revealed a series of irregularities by some 230 alternative schools in Korea, including illegal curriculums, high tuition and substandard safety measures. But the institutes are saying the ministry is generalizing the p

The Seoul education office will reveal the results of an evaluation on autonomous private high schools next Tuesday, an official said Thursday, a move expected to spark further feuds with members of the schools and the government.“We will announce the results on the 14 autonomous private high schools in Seoul around July 29,” a high-ranking official from the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said. The results will reflect both the government-initiated evaluation and the second evaluation la