KJCKorea
Journal Central

@article{ART002967115},
author={Kim, Eun-Young},
title={Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education},
journal={Legal Theory & Practice Review},
issn={2288-1840},
year={2023},
volume={11},
number={2},
pages={79-113}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kim, Eun-Young
TI - Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education
JO - Legal Theory & Practice Review
PY - 2023
VL - 11
IS - 2
PB - The Korea Society for Legal Theory and Practice Inc.
SP - 79
EP - 113
SN - 2288-1840
AB - After the Imperial Japan occupied Korea Empire in 1910, they enacted a series of education laws and reformed the education system. The most representative educational law was the Joseon Education Ordinance, which was promulgated four times as an edict. Immediately after the occupation, the consistent educational policy of Japan was based on assimilationism. However, the assimilationist educational policy was contradictory in that it actually assumed racial discrimination. In the 1910s, the government policy of the Japanese Government-General of Joseon, expressed as the military colonial rule, was based on the ‘special rule of Joseon’, and accordingly education of Koreans was conducted separately from Japan. The 1st Joseon Education Ordinance was a decree on the education only for Koreans, and Japanese residents living in Joseon were not subject to this ordinance. The educational policy for Koreans at this time was to teach simple and practical contents as much as possible, focusing on general and vocational education. Also, higher education was excluded as much as possible. At that time, only vocational colleges existed as higher education in Joseon, and the establishment of universities was legally prohibited. In the 1920s, Japan promoted assimilation policy through a conciliatory cultural colonial rule. In terms of education system, the 2nd Joseon Education Ordinance was enacted, which revised the school system to be the same as that of Japan under the principle of the mainland extension policy. One of the biggest change was to allow university education as higher education in Joseon. The establishment of public and private universities was permitted under the University Ordinance. Finally, in 1924, the pre-department of Gyeongseong Imperial University was established and university education began. However, any other universities could not be established in colonial Joseon until liberation. Japan deliberately tried to exclude higher education from the education of Koreans or introduce it as late as possible. However, It is noteworthy is that Japanese education policy and laws about Korean higher education were driven by the Korean society. The Korean intellectual class and faculty of mission schools devoted themselves to the growth of private colleges and the establishment of private universities. In order to apply control in response to the education movement of Korean society, the Japanese government enacted higher education-related laws and implemented higher education policies.
KW - higher education;the mainland extension policy;assimilationism;education policy;the Joseon Education Ordinance
DO -
UR -
ER -

Kim, Eun-Young. (2023). Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education. Legal Theory & Practice Review, 11(2), 79-113.

Kim, Eun-Young. 2023, "Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education", Legal Theory & Practice Review, vol.11, no.2 pp.79-113.

Kim, Eun-Young "Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education" Legal Theory & Practice Review 11.2 pp.79-113 (2023) : 79.

Kim, Eun-Young. Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education. 2023; 11(2), 79-113.

Kim, Eun-Young. "Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education" Legal Theory & Practice Review 11, no.2 (2023) : 79-113.

Kim, Eun-Young. Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education. Legal Theory & Practice Review, 11(2), 79-113.

Kim, Eun-Young. Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education. Legal Theory & Practice Review. 2023; 11(2) 79-113.

Kim, Eun-Young. Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education. 2023; 11(2), 79-113.

Kim, Eun-Young. "Educational legislation of colonial Joseon in the 1910s and 20s : ‘absence’ and ‘delay’ of higher education" Legal Theory & Practice Review 11, no.2 (2023) : 79-113.