Tiger Moms and Liberal Elephants: Private, Supplemental Education among Korean-Americans
- Authors
- Yi, Joseph
- Issue Date
- Apr-2013
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Cheating; Churches; Hagwon; Korean-Americans; Private education; Southern California; Tiger moms
- Citation
- SOCIETY, v.50, no.2, pp.190 - 195
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- SOCIETY
- Volume
- 50
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 190
- End Page
- 195
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/162970
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12115-013-9638-0
- ISSN
- 0147-2011
- Abstract
- This article discusses the transnational industry of private, supplemental education (PSE) among ethnic Koreans, especially in Southern California. PSE offers a unique vantage point to examine the educational struggles and values of students, parents and teachers. A Tiger Mom educational culture reflects the extreme competition for elite, educational credentials, which can foster academic cheating and racial prejudices among Korean-Americans. In response, a growing number of educators, parents and students espouse more traditional, liberal-humanistic values of developing individual interests and talents and of mutual respect among diverse persons. This Liberal Elephant culture receives significant support from some members of actively proselytizing, Christian churches.
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