Education Fever

Acknowledgments

vii Acknowledgments Iam indebted to the many people who have assisted in this book. The East–West Center supported much of my dissertation research, which provided some of the material for this work. The Korea Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and James Madison University made it ¤nancially possible to further pursue my study of Korea’s educational development through generous grants. There are so many people who assisted me in my research that I can name only a few: Kim Chong-so, Kim Yông-ch’ôl, Ch’oe Myông-suk, Kim Kyông-sông, and Yu Sang Duk all shared their expertise with me. Lee Jae-kyông and the late Hong Ung-sôn went out of their way to assist me in my research efforts. The staff at the Korean Educational Development Institute was patient, helpful, and kind. Yong-ho Choe and Joanne Charbonneau read two different drafts of my manuscript and offered helpful suggestions on style and content. Patricia Crosby and the staff of the University of Hawai‘i Press helped walk me through the ¤nal stages of the manuscript. Most of all I want to thank the scores of Korean parents, students, former students, teachers, educational of¤cials, academics, and others whom I either formally interviewed or simply met by chance while researching this book. Their willingness to share their thoughts, personal experience, knowledge, and time in spite of their very busy lives made this study possible. Their goodwill, good humor, and encouragement made it fun. ...