Do You Know Godeung Gongmin School? Gyeongnam Office of Education Publishes Record Research Book

Eradicating Illiteracy After Liberation, a Symbol of Studying Day and Night

The assembly scene of Seonhwa High Public School featured in the research record book "The Historical Development Process and Significance of Masan Area High Public Schools."

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Se-ryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education has published a record research book studying the development and decline process of high-level public schools in the Masan area.

The record research book, titled "The Historical Development Process and Significance of High-level Public Schools in the Masan Area," was published as a standalone volume.

It is filled with research results focusing on Masan Girls' High-level Public School (1951, later renamed Uisin Girls' High-level Public School), Masan High-level Public School (1957, later renamed Wesley High-level Public School), Salvation Army High-level Public School (1962), and Seonhwa High-level Public School (1966) in the Masan area of Gyeongnam from 1949 to 1985.

High-level public schools provided general education at the middle school level, vocational education, and community-linked education to those who graduated from elementary or public schools but could not advance to middle school.

After liberation, they emerged nationwide and became synonymous with eradicating illiteracy and studying by day and night, but they are gradually disappearing now.

The Office of Education evaluated that high-level public schools played a very significant educational role in Masan's secondary education and are an indispensable part of Korean educational history and regional history.

The research book was co-authored by Yu Jang-geun, Professor Emeritus of the Department of History at Gyeongnam National University, Park Young-joo, Non-standing Researcher at Gyeongnam National University Museum, and Moon Chae-kyung, Record Researcher at the Gyeongnam Office of Education.

The book also includes the results of several years of research on high-level public schools by Professor Yu Jang-geun, who was in charge of the research.

Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the meaning of high-level public schools, and Chapter 2 covers the origins and early aspects of high-level public schools.

Chapter 3 deals with the establishment and development process of high-level public schools in the Masan area, and Chapter 4 analyzes the historical significance and characteristics of high-level public schools in the Masan area.

An official from the Office of Education said, "There have been a few papers researching high-level public schools, but this is the first standalone research book that comprehensively analyzes high-level public schools."

The record research book can be accessed as an e-book on the Gyeongnam Office of Education website or found in print at libraries throughout Gyeongnam Province.

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon said, "We have clearly organized and historically reexamined the history of high-level public schools, which no one has dealt with before. We will actively promote the discovery and research of historical records for the transmission of Gyeongnam's educational history to future generations."

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