Military occupation and the socialisation of elites

This paper examines how the production of new elites through education and training at newly formed higher educational institutes affects the ideological effects of educational reform introduced by occupying powers. In particular, the rationale and processes used to reform the higher education systems in North and South Korea under the Soviet and US military governments, respectively, that were established during the military occupation and state formation period are analysed. For this purpose, the political milieu of the two Koreas during the early Cold War period is described using a comparative historical approach, and socialisation theory is employed to investigate the ideologisation of these education systems in accordance with the interests of the occupying powers

Education reform · Government (linguistics · Higher education · Military government · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies