Hyung-chan Kim is Editor of Occasional Papers at the Korean American Historical Society and Professor Emeritus of Education at Western Washington University. He holds an Ed.D from Vanderbilt University's George Peabody College.

• Chapter 1 PrologueChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Land, People, and HistoryChapter 4 Introduction to Marxism, 1945-53Chapter 5 Emergence of Juche Ideology, 1954-60Chapter 6 Confirmation of Juche Ideology 1961-70Chapter 7 Refinement of Juche Ideology, 1971-1986Chapter 8 Juche under Siege: Managing Crisis, 1987-presentChapter 9 Pre-School and Primary EducationChapter 10 Secondary and Higher EducationChapter 11 IndexChapter 12 EpilogueChapter 13 Bibliography

This book provides a plethora of descriptive information and statistics....the book provides a wealth of information on the North Korean educational system, thus rendering it a useful reference for studies on North Korea. The authors should be commended for their contribution to the field.

Hyung-chan Kim is Editor of Occasional Papers at the Korean American Historical Society and Professor Emeritus of Education at Western Washington University. He holds an Ed.D from Vanderbilt University's George Peabody College.

• Chapter 1 PrologueChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Land, People, and HistoryChapter 4 Introduction to Marxism, 1945-53Chapter 5 Emergence of Juche Ideology, 1954-60Chapter 6 Confirmation of Juche Ideology 1961-70Chapter 7 Refinement of Juche Ideology, 1971-1986Chapter 8 Juche under Siege: Managing Crisis, 1987-presentChapter 9 Pre-School and Primary EducationChapter 10 Secondary and Higher EducationChapter 11 IndexChapter 12 EpilogueChapter 13 Bibliography

This book provides a plethora of descriptive information and statistics....the book provides a wealth of information on the North Korean educational system, thus rendering it a useful reference for studies on North Korea. The authors should be commended for their contribution to the field.

Hyung-chan Kim is Editor of Occasional Papers at the Korean American Historical Society and Professor Emeritus of Education at Western Washington University. He holds an Ed.D from Vanderbilt University's George Peabody College.

• Chapter 1 PrologueChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Land, People, and HistoryChapter 4 Introduction to Marxism, 1945-53Chapter 5 Emergence of Juche Ideology, 1954-60Chapter 6 Confirmation of Juche Ideology 1961-70Chapter 7 Refinement of Juche Ideology, 1971-1986Chapter 8 Juche under Siege: Managing Crisis, 1987-presentChapter 9 Pre-School and Primary EducationChapter 10 Secondary and Higher EducationChapter 11 IndexChapter 12 EpilogueChapter 13 Bibliography

This book provides a plethora of descriptive information and statistics....the book provides a wealth of information on the North Korean educational system, thus rendering it a useful reference for studies on North Korea. The authors should be commended for their contribution to the field.