Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Multicultural Policy on Education in Korea

One of the latest, and most contentious, policy developments has been the move to establish the country’s first public high school exclusively for multi-ethnic children, due to open in Seoul in 2012 reported Korea Herlad in an article.

According to the Division of Education and Welfare Policy of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the school, pending public and parliamentary hearings, will primarily cater for older children born outside of the country who have been brought to Korea with limited knowledge of the language and culture.

The school was agreed upon in conjunction with The Presidential Commission on Social Cohesion. According to the ministry, it will help children of multicultural families adapt to Korean society and further their future job prospects.
Read the article in full HERE.

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