التعليم والتنافسية في کوريا الجنوبية وإمکانية الإفادة منها في تطوير التعليم قبل الجامعي في مصر

Abstract:

The current piece of research has utilized Porter’s concept of international competitiveness; where Porter refers to the existence of a strong relationship between the increase in labour force’s productivity and the existence of economic activities that are based upon knowledge and innovation. Consequently, human capital has become the most decisive and influential factor influencing the productivity of the labourers. In this way, human capital has become the most important factor in determining the competitive capability of nations.

The current piece of research analyzed the relationship between international competitiveness and pre-university education in South Korea and ended with formulating a number of mechanisms that Egypt could utilize to improve the international competitiveness of the Egyptian pre-university education. This piece of research analyzed the Sixth pillar of international competitiveness entitled skills. The skills pillar has constituent sub-indicators. These constituent sub-indicators are as follows: Mean years of schooling years, extent of staff training, quality of vocational training, skill set of graduates, digital skills among active population, ease of finding skilled employees, school life expectancy years, critical thinking in teaching, and pupil-to-teacher ratio in primary education. The current piece of research did not analyze the 12^th pillar of international competitiveness focusing on innovation capability at universities and research centers as this 12^th pillar could be investigated in a separate piece of research. 

Key Words:

International competitiveness- South Korea- Egypt- Increasing the mean years of schooling years- Improving the quality of staff training- Raising the quality of vocational training-Upgrading the skill set of secondary and tertiary graduates-Fostering digital skills among active population-Increasing the ease of finding skilled employees-Raising the school life expectancy years-Providing more training to teachers to harness critical thinking in teaching inside classrooms-Reducing the pupil-to-teacher ratio in Egyptian primary education-Improving the in-service training programs provided to teachers so as to focus more on nurturing the rational thinking skills.