Medical history in the Korean History Textbook.
- Author:
Il Young KO
1
;
Chin Oh CHU
Author Information
1. Department of Medical History Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Biography ; Historical Article
- Keywords:
medical history;
the 7th educational program;
Korean Modern and Contemporary History textbook;
living history;
history of medicine
- MeSH:
Dissertations, Academic/*history;
*Historiography;
History, 20th Century;
History, 21st Century;
Korea;
Textbooks/*history
- From:Korean Journal of Medical History
2004;13(2):297-314
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This thesis is a research how the medical history described and organized in the Korean history textbook to compare the 7th educational program from 2002 to the 6th educational program from 1994-2001 in Korea. The medical history is divided into two parts as social system, science and technology but so small amount. In addition, it is impossible to study medical history in its own program. And we can't find any significant difference between the 6th edition and the 7th edition in the state Korean History textbook. In the Korean Modern and Contemporary History textbook, we can find more abundant and systematical approach from some textbooks published by Joongang and Geumsung company than 6th edition Korean History. The change of textbook system to authorized textbook system makes some advance. However four other books don't show much improvement. On the other hand, the contents are so much devoted into the introduction of medical system and books even in the advanced textbooks. Therefore we have to make the students to understand the life of the past and the present with the concrete contents and intimating of the living history. Besides medical historians have to participate in the process to publish the textbook.
