Soo-Yong Byun
Biographic Data
| ID | 209918 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Soo-Yong Byun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Soo-Yong |
| FAMILY NAME | Byun |
| SIGNATURE | BYUN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 291 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Does Shadow Education Affect Behavioral (Dis)engagement? Evidence from South Korean Elementary School Students
Shadow education, or private supplementary tutoring aimed at enhancing academic performance and examination preparation, has become a global phenomenon and a significant focus in international and comparative education research. Although much of the literature examines its determinants and effects on academic outcomes, its impact on students’ engagement in mainstream classrooms remains underexamined. Using longitudinal data from a nationally repr…
Understanding educational inequality in Hong Kong: Secondary school segregation in changing institutional contexts
Since the mid-1990s, important education policy changes, such as the growth of Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools and the reform of the medium of instruction (MOI) policy, have been made in Hong Kong. Little is known about their impact on school segregation and educational inequality. We address this issue using six successive cycles of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study data. We found evidence for rising levels of seconda…
Socioeconomic Status, Vocational Aspirations, School Tracks, and Occupational Attainment in South Korea
Immigrant integration policy and native adolescents’ attitudes towards ethnic minorities: A comparative study of European Countries
This study investigated whether a country’s policy context for immigrant integration was related to native adolescents’ attitudes towards ethnic minorities in European countries, using data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study. We found that students in a country with more inclusive and multiculturalist policies for immigrant minorities showed more positive attitudes towards ethnic minorities, compared to their counterpart…
The Influences of Family and Place on Rural Adolescents’ Educational Aspirations and Post-secondary Enrollment
Relation of Opportunity to Learn Advanced Math to the Educational Attainment of Rural Youth
Our study examined the relation of advanced math course-taking to the educational attainment of rural youth. We used data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. Regression analyses demonstrated that when previous math achievement was accounted for rural students take advanced math at a significantly lower rate than urban students. Compared to urban students, rural students have less change in their math achievement from 10th to 12th gra…
Cultural capital and academic achievement in post-socialist Eastern Europe
Using the 2000 and 2009 waves of Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) data, we examined the relationships between family socio-economic status (SES), cultural capital, and reading achievement among students in five post-socialist Eastern European countries while comparing the findings with three Western bench-marking countries. Findings: In all studied countries, higher-SES students possessed higher levels of cultural capital and e…
When Different Types of Education Matter: Effectively Maintained Inequality of Educational Opportunity in Korea
Using longitudinal data for a nationally representative sample of ninth graders in South Korea, we examine socioeconomic differences in the likelihood of making transitions into different types of high school and college with a goal of testing the validity of the effectively maintained inequality hypothesis. We find significant socioeconomic disparities in the likelihood of attending an academic high school and a 4-year university. However, the p…
School Characteristics and Experiences of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American Youth in Rural Communities: Relation to Educational Aspirations
The primary purpose of this study was to examine differences in the school characteristics and experiences of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American youth in rural high schools as well as their relation to educational aspirations. We also investigated the characteristics and experiences of students and their families given that these are important in rural youths’ preparation for the transition to adulthood. Data were from the Rur…
Rural–Nonrural Differences in College Attendance Patterns
Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, this study documented college attendance patterns of rural youth in terms of the selectivity of first postsecondary institution of attendance, the timing of transition to postsecondary education, and the continuity of enrollment. The study also examined how these college attendance patterns among rural students differed from those among their non-rural counterparts and which facto…
Rural-Nonrural Disparities in Postsecondary Educational Attainment Revisited
Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study, this study revisited rural-nonrural disparities in educational attainment by considering a comprehensive set of factors that constrain and support youth’s college enrollment and degree completion. Results showed that rural students were more advantaged in community social resources compared to nonrural students, and these resources were associated with a significant increase in the like…
Revisiting the Role of Cultural Capital in East Asian Educational Systems: The Case of South Korea
The concept of cultural capital has proved invaluable in understanding educational systems in Western countries, and recent work seeks to extend those insights to the diverse educational systems of other geographic regions. Using data from the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment, the authors explored cultural capital in South Korea by investigating the relationships among family socioeconomic status (SES), cultural capital, and ch…
The Academic Success of East Asian American Youth: The Role of Shadow Education
Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study, this study assessed the relevance of shadow education to the high academic performance of East Asian American students by examining how East Asian American students differed from other racial/ethnic students in the prevalence, purpose, and effects of using the two forms-commercial test preparation service and private one-to-one tutoring-of SAT coaching, defined as the American style of shadow educ…
Relationship of School Context to Rural Youth’s Educational Achievement and Aspirations
Interpersonal Competence Configurations, Attachment to Community, and Residential Aspirations of Rural Adolescents
Parental Involvement and Students' Cognitive Outcomes in Korea: Focusing on Private Tutoring
Studies of parental involvement and children's education in a variety of contexts can provide valuable insights into how the relationships between parental involvement and student outcomes depend upon specific local contexts of family and education. Korean education is distinctive with its high prevalence of private tutoring, which not only imposes an economic burden on parents but also requires parents' time and efforts to select the best kind o…
The Academic Success of East Asian American Youth: The Role of Shadow Education
Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study, this study assessed the relevance of shadow education to the high academic performance of East Asian American students by examining how East Asian American students differed from other racial/ethnic students in the prevalence, purpose, and effects of using the two forms-commercial test preparation service and private one-to-one tutoring-of SAT coaching, defined as the American style of shadow educ…
Parental Involvement and Students' Cognitive Outcomes in Korea: Focusing on Private Tutoring
Studies of parental involvement and children's education in a variety of contexts can provide valuable insights into how the relationships between parental involvement and student outcomes depend upon specific local contexts of family and education. Korean education is distinctive with its high prevalence of private tutoring, which not only imposes an economic burden on parents but also requires parents' time and efforts to select the best kind o…
Revisiting the Role of Cultural Capital in East Asian Educational Systems: The Case of South Korea
The concept of cultural capital has proved invaluable in understanding educational systems in Western countries, and recent work seeks to extend those insights to the diverse educational systems of other geographic regions. Using data from the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment, the authors explored cultural capital in South Korea by investigating the relationships among family socioeconomic status (SES), cultural capital, and ch…
Rural-Nonrural Disparities in Postsecondary Educational Attainment Revisited
Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study, this study revisited rural-nonrural disparities in educational attainment by considering a comprehensive set of factors that constrain and support youth’s college enrollment and degree completion. Results showed that rural students were more advantaged in community social resources compared to nonrural students, and these resources were associated with a significant increase in the like…
Relationship of School Context to Rural Youth’s Educational Achievement and Aspirations
Cultural capital and academic achievement in post-socialist Eastern Europe
Using the 2000 and 2009 waves of Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) data, we examined the relationships between family socio-economic status (SES), cultural capital, and reading achievement among students in five post-socialist Eastern European countries while comparing the findings with three Western bench-marking countries. Findings: In all studied countries, higher-SES students possessed higher levels of cultural capital and e…
The Influences of Family and Place on Rural Adolescents’ Educational Aspirations and Post-secondary Enrollment
Interpersonal Competence Configurations, Attachment to Community, and Residential Aspirations of Rural Adolescents
School Characteristics and Experiences of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American Youth in Rural Communities: Relation to Educational Aspirations
The primary purpose of this study was to examine differences in the school characteristics and experiences of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American youth in rural high schools as well as their relation to educational aspirations. We also investigated the characteristics and experiences of students and their families given that these are important in rural youths’ preparation for the transition to adulthood. Data were from the Rur…
Rural–Nonrural Differences in College Attendance Patterns
Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, this study documented college attendance patterns of rural youth in terms of the selectivity of first postsecondary institution of attendance, the timing of transition to postsecondary education, and the continuity of enrollment. The study also examined how these college attendance patterns among rural students differed from those among their non-rural counterparts and which facto…
Socioeconomic Status, Vocational Aspirations, School Tracks, and Occupational Attainment in South Korea
When Different Types of Education Matter: Effectively Maintained Inequality of Educational Opportunity in Korea
Using longitudinal data for a nationally representative sample of ninth graders in South Korea, we examine socioeconomic differences in the likelihood of making transitions into different types of high school and college with a goal of testing the validity of the effectively maintained inequality hypothesis. We find significant socioeconomic disparities in the likelihood of attending an academic high school and a 4-year university. However, the p…
Understanding educational inequality in Hong Kong: Secondary school segregation in changing institutional contexts
Since the mid-1990s, important education policy changes, such as the growth of Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools and the reform of the medium of instruction (MOI) policy, have been made in Hong Kong. Little is known about their impact on school segregation and educational inequality. We address this issue using six successive cycles of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study data. We found evidence for rising levels of seconda…
Relation of Opportunity to Learn Advanced Math to the Educational Attainment of Rural Youth
Our study examined the relation of advanced math course-taking to the educational attainment of rural youth. We used data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. Regression analyses demonstrated that when previous math achievement was accounted for rural students take advanced math at a significantly lower rate than urban students. Compared to urban students, rural students have less change in their math achievement from 10th to 12th gra…
Immigrant integration policy and native adolescents’ attitudes towards ethnic minorities: A comparative study of European Countries
This study investigated whether a country’s policy context for immigrant integration was related to native adolescents’ attitudes towards ethnic minorities in European countries, using data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study. We found that students in a country with more inclusive and multiculturalist policies for immigrant minorities showed more positive attitudes towards ethnic minorities, compared to their counterpart…
Relationship of School Context to Rural Youth’s Educational Achievement and Aspirations
Interpersonal Competence Configurations, Attachment to Community, and Residential Aspirations of Rural Adolescents
Parental Involvement and Students' Cognitive Outcomes in Korea: Focusing on Private Tutoring
Studies of parental involvement and children's education in a variety of contexts can provide valuable insights into how the relationships between parental involvement and student outcomes depend upon specific local contexts of family and education. Korean education is distinctive with its high prevalence of private tutoring, which not only imposes an economic burden on parents but also requires parents' time and efforts to select the best kind o…
Rural-Nonrural Disparities in Postsecondary Educational Attainment Revisited
Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study, this study revisited rural-nonrural disparities in educational attainment by considering a comprehensive set of factors that constrain and support youth’s college enrollment and degree completion. Results showed that rural students were more advantaged in community social resources compared to nonrural students, and these resources were associated with a significant increase in the like…
Revisiting the Role of Cultural Capital in East Asian Educational Systems: The Case of South Korea
The concept of cultural capital has proved invaluable in understanding educational systems in Western countries, and recent work seeks to extend those insights to the diverse educational systems of other geographic regions. Using data from the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment, the authors explored cultural capital in South Korea by investigating the relationships among family socioeconomic status (SES), cultural capital, and ch…
The Academic Success of East Asian American Youth: The Role of Shadow Education
Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study, this study assessed the relevance of shadow education to the high academic performance of East Asian American students by examining how East Asian American students differed from other racial/ethnic students in the prevalence, purpose, and effects of using the two forms-commercial test preparation service and private one-to-one tutoring-of SAT coaching, defined as the American style of shadow educ…
Rural–Nonrural Differences in College Attendance Patterns
Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, this study documented college attendance patterns of rural youth in terms of the selectivity of first postsecondary institution of attendance, the timing of transition to postsecondary education, and the continuity of enrollment. The study also examined how these college attendance patterns among rural students differed from those among their non-rural counterparts and which facto…
School Characteristics and Experiences of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American Youth in Rural Communities: Relation to Educational Aspirations
The primary purpose of this study was to examine differences in the school characteristics and experiences of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American youth in rural high schools as well as their relation to educational aspirations. We also investigated the characteristics and experiences of students and their families given that these are important in rural youths’ preparation for the transition to adulthood. Data were from the Rur…
Relation of Opportunity to Learn Advanced Math to the Educational Attainment of Rural Youth
Our study examined the relation of advanced math course-taking to the educational attainment of rural youth. We used data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. Regression analyses demonstrated that when previous math achievement was accounted for rural students take advanced math at a significantly lower rate than urban students. Compared to urban students, rural students have less change in their math achievement from 10th to 12th gra…
Cultural capital and academic achievement in post-socialist Eastern Europe
Using the 2000 and 2009 waves of Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) data, we examined the relationships between family socio-economic status (SES), cultural capital, and reading achievement among students in five post-socialist Eastern European countries while comparing the findings with three Western bench-marking countries. Findings: In all studied countries, higher-SES students possessed higher levels of cultural capital and e…
When Different Types of Education Matter: Effectively Maintained Inequality of Educational Opportunity in Korea
Using longitudinal data for a nationally representative sample of ninth graders in South Korea, we examine socioeconomic differences in the likelihood of making transitions into different types of high school and college with a goal of testing the validity of the effectively maintained inequality hypothesis. We find significant socioeconomic disparities in the likelihood of attending an academic high school and a 4-year university. However, the p…
The Influences of Family and Place on Rural Adolescents’ Educational Aspirations and Post-secondary Enrollment
Understanding educational inequality in Hong Kong: Secondary school segregation in changing institutional contexts
Since the mid-1990s, important education policy changes, such as the growth of Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools and the reform of the medium of instruction (MOI) policy, have been made in Hong Kong. Little is known about their impact on school segregation and educational inequality. We address this issue using six successive cycles of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study data. We found evidence for rising levels of seconda…
Socioeconomic Status, Vocational Aspirations, School Tracks, and Occupational Attainment in South Korea
Immigrant integration policy and native adolescents’ attitudes towards ethnic minorities: A comparative study of European Countries
This study investigated whether a country’s policy context for immigrant integration was related to native adolescents’ attitudes towards ethnic minorities in European countries, using data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study. We found that students in a country with more inclusive and multiculturalist policies for immigrant minorities showed more positive attitudes towards ethnic minorities, compared to their counterpart…
Does Shadow Education Affect Behavioral (Dis)engagement? Evidence from South Korean Elementary School Students
Shadow education, or private supplementary tutoring aimed at enhancing academic performance and examination preparation, has become a global phenomenon and a significant focus in international and comparative education research. Although much of the literature examines its determinants and effects on academic outcomes, its impact on students’ engagement in mainstream classrooms remains underexamined. Using longitudinal data from a nationally repr…
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Academic achievement (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Education Systems and Policy (5 works) · Geography (5 works)