Educational Dilemmas in East Asia: The Impact of Confucianism in Modern Society

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Educational Dilemmas in East Asia: The Impact of Confucianism in Modern Society

Shuhan Yan 1*
  • 1 Xinjiang Normal University    
  • *corresponding author 20201204141014@stu.xjnu.edu.cn
Published on 26 October 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/18/20231340
LNEP Vol.18
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-061-5
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-062-2​

Abstract

As education-related social issues in East Asia have become more prominent, there has been an increasing amount of discussion about education in East Asia. While the political and economic situations of East Asian countries are very different, there are many similarities in their educational issues, which are thought to be related to the influence of Confucianism on East Asian culture over the centuries. The importance of education and the pursuit of achievement in Confucianism has become part of East Asian culture, and this has become the cultural background of East Asian education issues. This article analyzes three of the more prominent social problems related to education issues in East Asian countries, namely, education fever, the general shortcomings of East Asian students, and the low level of happiness in East Asian societies. The article concludes with a discussion of the issues that governments in East Asian countries need to focus on in solving East Asian education problems.

Keywords:

East Asian culture, Confucianism, education fever, educational system

Yan,S. (2023). Educational Dilemmas in East Asia: The Impact of Confucianism in Modern Society. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,18,272-278.
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References

[1]. Takayama, K. (2017). Imagining East Asian education otherwise: Neither caricature, nor scandalization. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 37(2), 262-274.

[2]. Anderson, T., & Kohler, H. P. (2013). Education fever and the East Asian fertility puzzle: A case study of low fertility in South Korea. Asian population studies, 9(2), 196-215.

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[10]. Leung, F. K. (2001). In search of an East Asian identity in mathematics education. Educational studies in mathematics, 47, 35-51.


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Yan,S. (2023). Educational Dilemmas in East Asia: The Impact of Confucianism in Modern Society. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,18,272-278.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries

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Conference date: 7 August 2023
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References

[1]. Takayama, K. (2017). Imagining East Asian education otherwise: Neither caricature, nor scandalization. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 37(2), 262-274.

[2]. Anderson, T., & Kohler, H. P. (2013). Education fever and the East Asian fertility puzzle: A case study of low fertility in South Korea. Asian population studies, 9(2), 196-215.

[3]. Chen, Y., Huang, R., Lu, Y., & Zhang, K. (2021). Education fever in China: Children’s academic performance and parents’ life satisfaction. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 927-954.

[4]. Marginson, S. (2011). Higher education in East Asia and Singapore: Rise of the Confucian model. Higher education, 61, 587-611.

[5]. Yu, L., & Suen, H. K. (2005). Historical and contemporary exam-driven education fever in China. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 2(1).

[6]. Cheng, Y. H. A. (2020). Ultra-low fertility in East Asia. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, 18, 83-120.

[7]. Chan, E. Y. M. (2019). Blended learning dilemma: Teacher education in the Confucian heritage culture. Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Online), 44(1), 36-51.

[8]. Ng, Y. K. (2002). East-Asian happiness gap. Pacific Economic Review, 7(1), 51-63.

[9]. WANG, H. Y. (2023). A comparative analysis of double reduction policy in China.

[10]. Leung, F. K. (2001). In search of an East Asian identity in mathematics education. Educational studies in mathematics, 47, 35-51.