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Korean History: New Edition (Korean: 『시편 한국사』; Hanja: 『新編韓國史』) is a revised version of the series also by the NIKH. It was published in 53 volumes from 1993 to 2003. It was published in 53 volumes from 1993 to 2003.
As of November 2020, the library has 12,768,751 items total. 9,158,363 are Korean-language books, 1,552,489 are foreign-language books, 1,771,738 are non-book items, and 286,161 are old texts. [ 5 ] The library also possesses an extensive digital collection, including archives of newspapers and primary sources related to Korean history and society.
The government pushed ahead the plan to adopt the single state-authored textbooks, suggesting the old ones were too left-leaning with pro-North Korean descriptions. [ citation needed ] Many others claimed this project will monopolize the textbooks and throw the nation into an ideological war over how students should learn modern history.
Though nominally a public broadcasting entity, EBS gets most of its yearly budget from advertisements and sales revenue. In 2012, 72.1% of its revenue came from textbook sales, publications and ad revenues on its TV Radio and internet platforms, while the rest came from TV license fees (EBS gets 3% of the total License Fee being collected by the Korean Broadcasting System) and government grants.
Over 400 Korean history professors have expressed their opposition to the proposal. [10] Outside Korea, the proposal has been criticized by over 200 professors of Korean studies. [9] An opinion poll showed the Korean public opinion divided into approximately 50% against the new textbook plan, and 36% in favor. [3]
The Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, [a] sometimes called sillok (실록) for short, are state-compiled and published records, called Veritable Records, documenting the reigns of the kings of the Joseon dynasty in Korea. Kept from 1392 to 1865, they comprise 1,893 volumes and are thought to be the longest continual documentation of a ...
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All Korean Secondary Schools, from the Japanese colonial days, traditionally used to have a five-point grading system called Pyeongeoje (평어제,評語制), which converted the student's raw score in mid-terms and finals (out of 100) to five grading classes.The system was a modification from the Japanese grading system of shuyuryoka(秀良可) with the addition of the class mi (美), and ...