Early Christian English teachers in Korea: Imperialists or advocates? Exploring the lesser known other truth

Education has long been an interest of foreign missionaries. Many criticisms have been raised over the promotion of imperialism in foreign missionary education. However, what is often overlooked is the positive mutual impact foreign educators have had on both their host and home societies. This arti...

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Authors: Wong, Mary Shepard (Author) ; Lee, Seong-Yun (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing [2018]
In: International journal of Christianity & education
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 274-289
RelBib Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
CH Christianity and Society
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBM Asia
KDD Protestant Church
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Missionary
B Imperialism
B ELT
B Christian English teachers
B Korea
B TESOL
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:Education has long been an interest of foreign missionaries. Many criticisms have been raised over the promotion of imperialism in foreign missionary education. However, what is often overlooked is the positive mutual impact foreign educators have had on both their host and home societies. This article explores the influence of early educational missionaries in Korea and considers the “other truth” of the positive impact they had as advocates for Koreans during the Japanese colonial period. After a historical overview, the authors highlight missionary contributions to social justice and the restoration of Korean national spirit. They conclude with implications for today.
ISSN:2056-998X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of Christianity & education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/2056997118793911