Abstract
In East Asia, where the competition for the university entrance examination is intense, there is an option to repeat the preparation for the next year’s examination. This option, to be the examination repeaters (ER) has not been academically focused on. Now that the capacity of universities has been expanded and these countries are facing a low birth rate, the issue of ER doesn’t seem to be a serious problem. However, in some countries, the rate of ER is increasing. This study aims to explore the factors that affect the rise and fall of the number of the ER. Through literature research, it examines the history and recent situation of the ER in East Asia: Japan, China, South Korea, and Taiwan. These regions show different trends of the shift in the number of ER. From a comparative perspective, the factors that affect the number of the ER are derived and categorized into educational, social, and personal. Educational factors include the situations of high school, university admission, higher education, private education, and lifelong education. Social factors include the state of the labor market, national consciousness and the societal images created by the media. Personal factors vary, but they can be raised in terms of personal experience, desire, and parents’ aspirations. In conclusion, although the educational system has changed to prevent repetition and the low birth rate affects the state of the labor market, the college wage premium still exists, and personal aspirations are increased by the media and decreasing competition.
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Kimikazu Nishiyama, Kyoto University, Japan
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Conference: KCE2024
Stream: Educational policy
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Nishiyama K. (2025) The Preliminary Analysis of the Entrance Examination Repeaters in East Asia ISSN: 2759-7563 – The Korean Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 559-569) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2759-7563.2024.44
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2759-7563.2024.44
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