Social relations and school life satisfaction in South Korea.

Kim, Ji Hye.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-74).ABSTRACT --- p.iACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iiTABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iiiLIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES --- p.vChapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- BACKGROUND OF STUDY --- p.1Chapter 1.2 --- LAYOUT OF THESIS --- p.4Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5Chapter 2.1 --- DEFINITION OF SCHOOL LIFE SATISFACTION --- p.5Chapter 2.2 --- STUDENTS' SOCIAL RELATIONS AND SCHOOL LIFE SATISFACTION --- p.8Chapter 2.3 --- SOCIAL RELATIONS AND KOREAN CONTEXTS --- p.19Chapter 2.4 --- FOCUS OF THESIS --- p.20Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- THE EMERGENCE OF THE HIERARCHICAL SCHOOL SYSTEM IN SOUTH KOREA --- p.21Chapter 3.1 --- EDUCATIONAL EXPANSION DURING THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT --- p.21Chapter 3.2 --- THE EMERGENCE OF ELITE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEIR REPID DEVELOPMENT --- p.22Chapter 3.3 --- VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS EDGED OF THE HIERARCHY OF HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM --- p.25Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS --- p.30Chapter 4.1 --- HYPOTHESES --- p.30Chapter 4.2 --- DATA AND SAMPLES --- p.30Chapter 4.3 --- VARIABLES --- p.31Chapter 4.4 --- METHOD AND ANALYTICAL STRATEGIES --- p.33Chapter 4.5 --- RESULTS AND FINDINGS --- p.38Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION --- p.51Chapter 5.1 --- MAJOR FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION --- p.51Chapter 5.2 --- ADDITIONAL FINDINGS --- p.56Chapter 5.3 --- THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATION --- p.58Chapter 5.4 --- LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH --- p.59Chapter 5.5 --- CONCLUSION --- p.60APPENDIX A --- p.62APPENDIX B --- p.65REFERENCES --- p.6