Education : North Korea

This pathfinder includes information about education in North Korea. The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the ERIC database, which contains more than 1.2 million citations going back to 1966. More than 100,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2006) are available in .pdf format.

Cyber Education Center for Unification / 통일교육센터  (http://www.uniedu.go.kr/)
Providing educational materials on Korean unification, maintained by T'ongil Kyoyukwon, a research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Unification. Presents information on North Korea, introducing North Korean school, curriculum, family, recreation, and value system. Database provides reports, policy commentaries, research papers, with full text, and videos. In Korean.

Institute of North Korea Studies / 북한연구소  (http://www.nkorea.or.kr/)
Provides general information about North Korea with links to additional resources, including North Korean biographical dictionary. In Korean.

Kim Il-Sung Open University (http://www.ournation-school.com/start.htm)
Kim Il-sung University teaches the world about juche, or North Korea's philosophy of self-reliance. Site provides "distance learning. In Korean.

Pukhan Kwahak Kisul Network / 북한과학기술네트워크  (http://www.nktech.net/index.jsp)
Provides links to several educational and research institutions in North Korea. Allows users to search by person's name and institution. In Korean.