...Cahnmann, M., & Varghese, M. M. (2005). Critical advocacy and bilingual education in the United States. Linguistics and Education, 16(1), 59-73. doi:10.1016/j.linged.2005.10.002 This research paper presents the benefits of bilingual education from the socioeconomic perspective based on collecting data from two ethnographic studies of bilingual teachers and their students in the United States. The researchers present that bilingual schooling in which English language teaching is applied prepares learners to be able to keep abreast of economic globalization and international job markets in a global society. Furthermore, they present that bilingual learners are assumed as having a deep understanding of different cultural...
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...objective of the present law is to develop continuous learning, by acknowledging alternative educational routes, the networking of organizations offering continuous learning, and to assure transparency and quality, in order to achieve the connection between continuous learning and employment, the formation of an integrated personality for the students and in general, social and economic growth. The present law regulates the issues regarding continuous learning reaching outside of the standard educational system, including any issues concerning the continuous learning actions conducted by the organizations of the standard educational system. This informal learning is governed by the clauses of the present law only in regards to the aspect concerning the acknowledgment and certification of its results. In particular, the objectives of the present law are the following: […] Article 2 Definitions For the application of the present law, the following terms are used: “Continuous Learning”: Every type of learning activity during the life of a person, aiming to acquire or develop knowledge, skills, and abilities that contribute to the formation of an integrated personality, his employment and growth, to the professional integration and development of the ability of active participation in common affairs, and to the social, economic, and cultural development. It includes formal education, informal education and informal. “Formal Education”: The education offered within...
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...Policy booklet published in March 1967 "Education for Self-Reliance" Julius Nyerere Since long before independence the people of this country, under the leadership of TANU, have been demanding more education for their children. But we have never really stopped to consider why we want education—what its purpose is. Therefore, although over time there have been various criticisms about the details of curricula provided in schools, we have not until now questioned the basic system of education which we took over at the time of, independence. We have never done that because we have never thought about education except in terms of obtaining teachers, engineers, administrators, etc. Individually and collectively we have in practice thought of education as a training for the skills required to earn high salaries in the modern sector of our economy. It is now time that we looked again at the justification for a poor society like ours spending almost 20 per cent of its Government revenues on providing education for its children and young people, and began to consider what that education should be doing. For in our circumstances it is impossible to devote Shs. 147,330,000/- every year to education for some of our children (while others go without) unless its result has a proportionate relevance, to the society we are trying to create. The educational systems in different kinds of societies in the world have been, and are, very different in organization and in content. They are different...
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...Down: Weapons of Mass Instruction" attempts to address issues in the modern education system that, according to the author, are placing constraints on the minds of students. The author believes that these constraints discourage students from thinking for themselves and discovering who they are and presents several possible solutions to the problems. What exactly is the issue though, and what kind of solutions does the author present? The author himself is a former New York City teacher of the year who has written several books, so one can assume that the author has firsthand experience with the very issues he is bringing up. In fact, the author uses several examples of this experience to illustrate his point. For example, when addressing the issue of self-discovery, the author expresses his frustration with the curriculum he taught in his 30 years of teaching; he found himself "amused, disgusted, and disbelieving" when presented with "endless drills" and "reading assignments". These firsthand examples serve to point out the author's frustration with the modern education system; the system that seeks to suppress creative thought and discovery in exchange for a sense of order and discipline. The author then continues to express his disappointment with such a system; he again draws from firsthand experience in paragraph 9 in which he recalls the type of education he received. This type of schooling, the author argues, taught "independent...
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...of their lives. It is seen as possible answer to the long-running problem of the country on poverty issues, necessary to enable Philippines to face new global challenges and trends specifically on economic development. In the presentation, the author also present the existing educational setup of the Philippines which gearing toward the attainment of the KBE. The Philippines created a trifocalized system of education system where the basic education, higher education and technical-vocational education are working together synchronously. Its objective is to develop educated and innovative workforce with relevant knowledge, skills and attitude which could be offered both in domestic and foreign job market. But this move and the present educational achievements (i.e. ladderization, student assistance program, ETEEAP) of the Philippine education system is not enough to cover the gaps and to fill up shortages among different statistical indicators. (i.e. high dropout rates, job mismatch) Challenges for Higher Education that is expected to hinder the implementation of educational reforms in the building of KBE were also presented. Among these are the need to provide quality, excellent, relevant and responsive education with greater access and equity...
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...general terms. What issues does it raise? -This documentary analyzes the failures of the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be accepted into a charter school. The film's title is based on an interview with Geoffrey Canada wherein he recounts being told (as a child) by his mother that Superman was not real, and how he was frightened because there was nobody to save him. 2) What do you see as the main purpose of the documentary? Waiting For "Superman" is an inside look at the problems with education in America. The film is extremely eye-opening, showing just how bad a state most of our education systems are in. They clearly illustrate that no matter the area, teachers are failing America's youth at an alarming rate. I found the film to be very biased though, as it only points out what's wrong with the system, and fails to mention any of the positives that still exist in education. It also fails to offer solutions for the problems. Guggenheim throws lots of facts and figures at us and repeats the same themes. It gets to a point where he's just beating us over the head with the same concepts. Many people saw this as an inspirational call to action, but me, I saw it as a guy complaining. Honestly, if you can't offer up a solution than why present the problem? I'm pretty sure that almost everyone in America knows how bad education has gotten, even if they don't have the exact figures in front of them 3) What are the major...
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...CHANGE IN EDUCATION SYSTEM “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Is said by Margaret Mead. This is probably one of the best lines said by our elders to portray our present day education. What is meant by education? It is a form of learning to enchance our knowledge and skills and a habit of passing on what we learned to our next generation. An article on “Indian Education - Past, Present and Suggestions for Future” by Thomas Babington Macaulay stated there were 7.5 lakh Gurukuls before the british invasation in india and their strength varied from 200 to 20,000, Whereas in Britain there were hardly 250 schools. This clearly shows us that India was once highly literated and well versed in our education system then when india falled in the hands of Britain and we started praising and embracing whatever was western. Our teaching method slowly got destroyed and the trend of theoretical learning only through books increased and the practical application of what we learned got declined. At the same point the rapid increase in our population let to the emergence of various institutions with low quality education. As a result of various institutions evolving rapidly like a fire, education became a business sector and then it was lead by public and private organisation with a tough competition. The education system in India is provided by both government and private organisations and it comes under 3 levels. * Central...
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...INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: CHALENGES AND PROSPECT IN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE ABSTRACT Inclusive education is process of strengthening the capacity of the education system to reach out to all learners, irrespective of their abilities, disabilities, ethnicity, gender and age, and receives quality education. The purpose of the study is to ensure that all children gain access to quality education that will prepare them to contribute to country’s progress. Recommendations to send children with disabilities to mainstream schools were first made in the Sargent Report in 1944 and thereafter the Government of India has created numerous policies around inclusive education since the country’s independence. Despite the promotion of inclusive education, Govt. has focus on inclusive education as being about inclusion in the education system, but not specifically in the mainstream. We have adopted qualitative approach and secondary information on the status of inclusive education obtained from government documents, reports and available literature for the study. The review concludes although India’s remarkable progress to provide inclusive education, there is need to bridge the gaps in education system to build a strong system of inclusive education and must continue to improve the lives of its citizens. The study will help us have holistic perspective with respect to dealing with inclusive education. Keywords: inclusive education, legislation, India Introduction: Inclusion is an educational approach...
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...As people look back on colonial times they realize how much has changed in the way the education system is set up. Several things have been altered such as the purposes of schools, the materials used in school, what is taught in school, who goes to school, and what schools look like. These improvements weren’t made out of nowhere; there have been numerous historical factors that influenced these changes. The best way to recognize these changes is to go back in time. Back in the day, the purpose of schooling was centered on the preparation of boys and girls for their eventual roles in plantation life. Since the purpose was so simple, not many materials were needed. Learning materials consisted of a hornbook, and later on the New England Primer. Luckily there lack in materials goes hand in hand with their dearth of curriculum. Students were taught reading, writing, and arithmetic. This left little emphasis to social studies,...
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...Position Statement Introduction Nursing is a call to serve the humanity. Present day healthcare system focused on preventive care and wellness has become highly advanced which makes every nurse responsible to achieve maximum level of education, skills and power of knowledge to meet the challenges. Continuous research in nursing and the evidence obtained from the research serves to support the nursing care. Continuing education helps nurses to keep track of all the developments taking place in the field, trace advances in technology and care, have a better understanding of all current rules and regulations, beware of all ethical and legal aspects of nursing as envisaged by various boards of nursing and other authorities in the field of healthcare. In this paper, I would like to explain the position statement of career development in nursing. It is only through proper and continued education that nurses can provide patients better care, assess and report what is best for the patient and always seek ways to improve patient outcome. In order to achieve the best results, nurses need to identify the core knowledge, scientific principles, skills and attitudes of nursing practice to improve healthcare system (International Council of Nurses, 2007). Therefore career development must be achieved by integrating care through our scholastic system, giving nurses opportunity to learn, grow and move up the ladder, making them capable of leading from the forefront. Career Development...
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...clinical judgment in professional decision-making and implementation of nursing process while obtaining a physical assessment. (POs 4 and 8) CO 3: Recognize the influence that developmental stages have on physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual functioning. (PO 1) CO 4: Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO 3) CO 6: Identify teaching/learning needs from the health history of an individual. (POs 2 and 5) DUE DATE Please see the Course Calendar. TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 50 points PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT There are four graded parts to this assignment: (1) Obtain a health history and conduct a physical examination on an individual of your choosing (not a patient), (2) compile a health education needs...
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...Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1999, 30(6), 1432±1440 Issues and innovations in nursing education Evaluation of an innovative curriculum: nursing education in the next century 1 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa Hasida Ben-Zur PhD Dana Yagil PhD Lecturer, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa and Ada Spitzer RN PhD Senior Lecturer and Head of Nursing Department, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Accepted for publication 22 March 1999 BEN-ZUR H., YAGIL D. & SPITZER A. (1999) BEN-ZUR Journal of Advanced Nursing 30(6), 1432±1440 Evaluation of an innovative curriculum: nursing education in the next century The present research focused on an interim evaluation of a new nursing curriculum made by ®rst- and second-year undergraduates. Study 1 examined the assessments made by 90 students of the new, actual programme of their studies, as well as an ideal one, on 21 bipolar criteria re¯ecting the developing changes in health care practices and higher educational processes in western society. The results of study 1 indicated that students perceived the actual programme as compatible with health care changes, but lacking in terms of the learning process. Study 2 investigated the same assessments among 105 registered nurses who evaluated the traditional nursing programme under which they were trained as well as an ideal one. The results of study 2 showed that registered...
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...Management, University of llorin, llorin IJEM, VOL. 3, 2004 Table of Content Page Title Page.................................................................i Copyright page..........................................................ii Board of Editors........................................................iii Notes to contributors.................................................iv Notes on contributors...................................................v Table of contents......................................................vii Prof. (Mrs.) N.Y.S Ijaiya - Re-Engineering Educational Management for Quality Education in Kwara State, Nigeria....................................1 2. Prof. Bade A. Agboola -Current Issues in Educational management in Nigeria: The Challenges of Open and Distance Education………………………………………….........15 3. Dr. M.A. Ogunu - The Present Status of Expectancy Theory..............................................................................................31 4. Dr. (Mrs.) A,T. Alabi - Teacher Professionalism and Productivity: Management Perspective...............................................................44 5. Dr. A.A. Olaoye-- Sociological Perspective to Managing School Curriculum and Resources............................................................54 6. Yahaya, Lasiele Alabi Ph.D - Relevance of Student- Assessment and Student- Advisement/ Counselling to Teaching........................77 7. Akinsolu, Abiodun Olatoun - HIV/AIDS...
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...goal of achieving universal primary education, specifically focusing on the country of Ethiopia. Achieving universal primary education is important because it acts as a building block towards the development of counties as a whole. Primary education is not only a necessity, but a right to all individuals regardless of gender or class. Over the course of the last decade, Ethiopia has experienced vast improvements in its education system. In 2005, the net enrollment ratio in Ethiopia was 77.5% for grades 1-4 and 37.6% for grades 5-8. Since then, enrollment has increased to 92.2% for grades 1-4 and 48.1% for grades 5-8 (UNDP). With the aid of the United Nations and other groups, Ethiopia has been making progress towards achieving primary education throughout the country; however, there is a necessity for a final push in completing this development goal. One of the largest obstacles that Ethiopia had towards achieving nation-wide primary education was the fact that the schools had fees. With a poverty rate of about 30% (UNDP), this created a problem for a large portion of Ethiopia’s population eligible for schooling, as they simply could not afford to attend. Between 1974 and 1991, Ethiopia was a communist state. With resources sparse and funds lacking, the communist government of Ethiopia initiated the fees that students had to pay in order to attend schooling. The communist government system fell to make way for a federalist government system in 1991, and over the course of the...
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...improve their health, nutrition and education particularly of children aged 0-14. The poorest households in the municipalities are selected through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) implemented by the DSWD using the Proxy Means Test. This test determines the socio-economic category of the families by looking at certain proxy variables such as ownership of assets, type of housing, education of the household head, livelihood of the family and access to water sanitation facilities. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Management System is a system that provides an all-in-one management of the said program. Although the said program has existing systems that they are using, this system will provide more enhanced and powerful functionality for the user. 1.1.2 Objectives The said proposed system has the following objectives: * It aims to provide organized data to the user. * It aims also to lessen human error when it comes to inputting of data. * It aims also to provide more accurate and updated data than the current system. * It aims to have an easier access of data. 1.1.3 Scope and Limitations The said proposed system has the following scopes and limitations: * This system will focus on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. * This system will cater NCR region only. * The study will focus on the records of the qualified families. * The proposed system will focus on the registration of the...
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