Textbook “Moral” as a reflection of socio-cultural changes in South Korean society

Moral education for schoolchildren lays the foundation for ethical human behavior, his interaction with others, life in society. The paper presents an analysis of the changes in the content of the “Moral” discipline, a compulsory subject of study in the South Korean school curriculum. The remarkable thing is that the Republic of Korea’s state curriculum “Moral” and its goals and objectives have undergone a number of changes over the course of its existence. The historical background for this was the country’s political events, from American occupation to the establishment of Western-style democracy. It is emphasized that since 2015 the focus of the teaching material in the textbooks has shifted from society to the subject, and the 2022 draft textbook is entirely based on “universal” values in the Western interpretation. Conclusion dwells upon the fact that the gradual erosion of traditional socio-cultural and moral values and their replacement by globalized ones, including with the help of appropriate educational materials, leads to an intergenerational conflict, de-emphasis in the national cultural heritage, transformation of moral and ethical attitudes.