Quality in education is one of the most discussed issues around the globe among educational community. There is an emerging consensus that quality in education depends on the enabling inputs, educational processes, teachers’ abilities, and learners’ characteristics and the specific context.…
In the Gurukula system, students lived with the Guru in his family until the time they completed their study. The Gurukula tradition of total quality was successfully transferred to the early Indian Universities like Nalanda and Takshasila. The expertise of visionaries also in institutional planning should be a part of planning the academic curriculum. Quality education in schools will lead to qualified human resources moving to higher education and in their producing highly qualified manpower for demanding careers (Barnett,…
McWatt, A. (2002) The Misleading Use of the Word ‘Quality’ within the Higher Education System [online] Available from: http:/www.moq.org/forum/mcwatt/AntsEducationEssay1.html [Accessed 12/12/03]…
In the article “A Good Education”, the author poses the question of whether a good education is a broad one, with traditional subjects, or a specialized one, providing practical skills. The author states that in the XVIIIth and XIXth century a good education was a broad one, which provided men the possibility to pursue any career. However, he/she contends that since the latter part of the XIXth century, workers were required to have a more specialized training because the world was more complex, specialized, and competitive. The author explains that, around the 1960s, American students’ complaint about taking useless courses and not choosing their subjects lead to a reform in Universities’ programs, which now included many specialized subjects and dropped several traditional ones. According to the author, now both graduates and employers complain that practical knowledge lacks depth and flexibility, and is not enough to perform successfully at work. To conclude, he/she states that every teacher and student has their own ideal program and that it is hard to decide who has to right to define what a good education should be like. In my opinion, the fact that the author has presented the changes in the educational system within a historical frame is very important, because I believe that the historical and social context is closely related to the definition of a good education. As the renowned author, Sir Ken Robinson, states in his talk “Changing Education Paradigms”, nowadays the reasons why many countries are reforming public education are mainly economic and cultural. On the one hand, the economies in the 21th century are constantly changing and children should be educated to take their own place in their country’s economy. On the other hand, due to globalization, children need to find a balance between adapting to this process and having their own cultural identity. This context is completed by the fact that, according to Robinson, children are growing up in the…
The word quality is important especially in the field of education. The basis of having quality education is upon the capabilities of an institution to produce professionals. Qualification to become a professional is usually evidenced by passing Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) board examination. (Ditan, 2008)…
In reviewing the definition of education, it cannot be placed under an umbrella due to its’ purpose differentiating somewhat from person to person (Wilson,…
It is a comprehensive approach to talk in teaching and learning across the whole curriculum.…
Stephenson, J. & Weil, S. (1992) Quality in Learning: A Capability Approach in Higher Education, Kogan Page, London.…
Central governments and their service ministries of education hold the responsibility for underpinning the development of education with quantitative, independent advice on the state of the system. The twin responsibilities of quality control and quality improvement are undertaken by through supervision and inspection. These give rise to the need for supervision and an element of inspection in the schools.…
Various studies have been conducted time to time to find the relationship between student achievements at the secondary and elementary levels vis. a vis. teacher contribution and the evidences available in this respect are somewhat mixed in nature. The clarity is much lesser when the question comes of measuring student outcomes at the postsecondary level with respect to the quality of instruction provided by the teachers. The reason is that standardized tests are not used at the postsecondary level and moreover, students select their own professors and their own course work so they are not assessed at the common platform to judge the real outcome. Thus, measuring teacher quality has been an issue at the postsecondary level.…
-Used when there is little research done on an issue or when there is a need to further study a particular area…
In the essay “Your So Called Education” by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa the ideas of education quality and the lack of it not being held to the highest standard are evident throughout the essay. These two authors have written many different works about problems in education today. Richard Arum is a professor of sociology at New York University, and he is also the Director of Education Research. Arum received his doctorate in sociology from the University of California at Berkley. Finally he led Research Partnership for New York schools, giving them solutions to improve the public school system. Josipa Roska is the associate professor and director at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. She also is the professor of sociology at the University of Virgin. Both of these authors have high degrees in higher education, and have qualified backgrounds. Their goal in this essay is to target teachers and professionals. The main points of this essay are to give these professionals tool to make education at a higher standard. Although the use of logos is clear there is an underlining essence of pathos, and a lack of pathos.…
knowledge discovery process approach on these data. Now-aday a new research community, educational data mining…
There is always a place for new products in the market; the key to success is to having the appropriate research. Within this part of the proposal we will discuss the most appropriate methods of research design, population & sample, data collection & data analysis procedures and the creditability. There will also be a description of ethical considerations.…
Wangchuk, Dorji. (2009, 25 Oct.). What quality of education are we looking at?. Bhutan observer. Retrieved from www.bhutanobserver.bt/what-quality-of-education-are-we-looking-at/…