Education in East Asia

Overview of education values, histories, systems, policies, problems, and reforms in East Asian societies, examining comparative issues like inequality, gender, ethnicity, and student movements.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.54 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.39 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the history of education and current education systems in East Asian societies.

  • Define and compare the social, cultural, and historical context surrounding formal and informal education in East Asian societies.

  • Critically examine the causes and consequences of educational inequality and stratification related to race, class, gender, and other dimensions in East Asian societies.

  • Relate education systems, policies, problems, and reforms in East Asian societies in a national and global context.

  • Develop skills in critical reading, the use of appropriate style and disciplinary convention and the productive use of core library resources.

Source: UW Guide

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.54 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.39 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Values, histories, systems, policies, problems, and reforms of East Asian education
  • Education's relation to economic development, inequality, gender, ethnicity, identity, and student movements

Skills

  • Knowledge of history and current systems of East Asian education
  • Comparing social, cultural, and historical contexts of East Asian education
  • Critical examination of educational inequality and stratification
  • Relating East Asian education to national and global contexts
  • Critical reading, academic writing style, and library resource use

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