North Korean education system
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The North Korean education system is a state-controlled, highly ideological schooling structure designed to instill loyalty to the ruling Kim family and the principles of Juche from an early age.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | education system ⓘ |
| accessToForeignMaterials | highly restricted ⓘ |
| administration | Ministry of Education of North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compulsoryEducation | universal and state-provided ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
North Korean government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| curriculumControl | centralized ⓘ |
| emphasis |
anti-imperialist propaganda
ⓘ
collectivism ⓘ loyalty to the Supreme Leader ⓘ military preparedness ⓘ political education ⓘ revolutionary history ⓘ |
| evaluationMethod | state examinations ⓘ |
| extracurricularActivities | mass organizations for youth ⓘ |
| funding | state-funded ⓘ |
| higherEducationAccess | limited and competitive ⓘ |
| ideology |
Juche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism NERFINISHED ⓘ Songun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesLevel |
higher education
ⓘ
preschool education ⓘ primary education ⓘ secondary education ⓘ |
| includesSubject |
Juche ideology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean language NERFINISHED ⓘ history of the Korean Workers' Party ⓘ mathematics ⓘ military training ⓘ music and arts praising the leadership ⓘ revolutionary history of Kim Il-sung ⓘ revolutionary history of Kim Jong-il ⓘ science ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Korean ⓘ |
| mediaInSchools | state-controlled ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
instill loyalty to the Kim family
ⓘ
promote political indoctrination ⓘ strengthen devotion to the Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| privateSchools | not permitted ⓘ |
| religiousEducation | absent ⓘ |
| schoolCalendar | includes political study sessions ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
academic performance
ⓘ
political loyalty ⓘ songbun social classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherEmployment | state-assigned ⓘ |
| teacherRole | political indoctrinator ⓘ |
| uses |
standardized national curriculum
ⓘ
state-approved textbooks ⓘ |
| youthOrganization |
Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean Children's Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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