Adequacy by Any Other Name: A Comparative Look at Educational Spending in the United States and the Republic of Korea

Autor/inn/en	Alexander, Nicola A.; Kim, Hyunjun
Titel	Adequacy by Any Other Name: A Comparative Look at Educational Spending in the United States and the Republic of Korea
Quelle	In: Journal of Education Finance, 43 (2017) 1, S.65-83 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-9495
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Finance; Financial Support; Expenditures; National Curriculum; Academic Achievement; Comparative Analysis; Investment; Elementary Secondary Education; Costs; South Korea; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausgaben; Schulleistung; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Cost; Kosten; Korea; Republik; USA
Abstract	Scholars and policymakers want to know how much investment is sufficient to attain high-performing schools. Examining education spending in a highly regarded education system can yield insights for the United States. This paper explores conceptualizations and applications of adequacy in the United States and the Republic of Korea. Our exploratory study rests on the premise that adequacy, and the level of investment it implies, is a localized concept. This discussion highlights the fact that context matters because any query on whether a system has sufficient spending begs the question, "Sufficient for what?" In the Republic of Korea, policymakers consider the question in the context of adequate delivery of its national curriculum. In the United States, that question is answered in the context of adequate student achievement. It is important to acknowledge these different perspectives because Korean and U.S. policymakers thus face different negotiables on the appropriate way to spend public educational dollars. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01