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http://dx.doi.org/10.7743/kisee.2019.18.3.050

Research on the number of elementary school students and class sizes in Korea  

Yoon, Yong-Gi (한국교원대학교 교육정책전문대학원)
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The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research / v.18, no.3, 2019 , pp. 50-59 More about this Journal
Abstract
The results of a survey on 6,192 elementary schools across the country in April 2019 are as follows : First, there was a correlation between the number of students and the number of classes. Second, 2,788 schools (45.0%) were small schools, 1,931 schools (31.2%) were suitably sized schools, and 1,473 schools (23.8%) were large schools among the 6,192 elementary schools surveyed. Third, there was a significant difference in the proportion of small schools, suitably sized schools, and large schools by province. Among the 8 metropolitan cities, Seoul had the lowest percentage of small schools at 9.8%, followed by Incheon at 18.0%. Among the 9 provinces, Gyeonggi Province had the lowest rate at 26.8%, while Jeollanam-do had the highest rate at 87.2%. This means that adopting the same standard for abolition of small schools throughout different provinces can cause serious problems. Therefore, it is necessary to reflect the educational conditions of each province.
Keywords
Elementary Schools in Korea; Number of elementary school students and classes; Suitable school sizes; Small schools;
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