Korea's Education Fever and Its Association With Changes in Student Academic Performance and Well-Being: A Cross-Classified Longitudinal Multivariate Multilevel Approach

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Abstract

Post-Korean War, South Korea's centralized education system fueled academic and economic success but also resulted in heightened education fever amidst a competitive education system centered around college admissions. Education fever challenges students' academic success and compromises well-being. This study uses the Seoul Educational Longitudinal Study 2010 panel data to explore the relationship between parental education fever and changes in two outcomes of interest: student academic achievement and wellbeing, applying a cross-classified longitudinal multivariate multilevel approach. The hypothesis is that while academic achievement is positively associated with education fever, excessive levels of education fever may be associated with negative student wellbeing.

Author

• Clara Dahee Shim, Boston College