Education in South Sudan: investing in a better future A review by Gordon Brown Cover image: A boy listens to his teacher during a lesson at the improvised Hai Kugi School on the outskirts of Juba‚ South Sudan. © UNESCO /M. Hofer (2011) Education in South Sudan: investing in a better future 2 Education in South Sudan: investing in a better future A review by Gordon Brown 3 Contents Glossary Acknowledgements Foreword: South Sudan – time to act Executive Summary 1. An education
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IDEALISM IN EDUCATION 01. INTRODUCTION Idealism is the oldest theory of philosophy. Its origin goes back to ancient India in the East and to Plato in the West. Generally‚ Idealists believe that ideas are the true reality. According to them‚ the human spirit is the most important element in life. Matter is not real. It attaches great significance to the study of man and his mind. It maintains that the material and physical universe is subordinate to a higher type of reality‚ a spiritual universe
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Sociology of Education A functionalist view is that education prepares children for their role in society. The view suggests that the education system is meritocratic with each pupil having an equal opportunity to succeed‚ and students who are the most hardworking will achieve the best grades. Functionalists suggest there are three main objectives of the education system. One function is to provide secondary socialisation in addition to the family’s role of primary socialisation. Through a formal
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India’s Education Sector: Moving Toward a Digital Future The typical Indian classroom was once characterized by students sitting through hour-long teacher monologues. Now‚ technology is making life easier for both students and educators. Schools are increasingly adopting digital teaching solutions to engage with a generation of pupils well-versed with the likes of PlayStations and iPads‚ and trying to make the classroom environment more inclusive and participatory. Take Smartclass from Educomp
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EDUCATIONAL INPUT PROVISION FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) Assessing the Impact of Educational Input Provision for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: The case of Addis Hiwot Integrated Sustainable Development Organization By: Robel Taye Enrolment No. 099110965 In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Work from India Gandhi National Open University‚ School of Social Work October‚ 2012 Addis Ababa dECLARATION
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Special Education in the Philippines: A Heavily-Regulated Yet Under-Funded Sector Filipinos have deep regard for education for it plays a big role in the Philippine political‚ economic‚ social‚ and cultural life. Education has been the foundation for developments and innovations in the country. The 1987 Philippine Constitution guarantees the right to education of every Filipino. It provided that‚ “The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels
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The myth of “education and empowerment” has affected public schools tremendously in a sense that everyone is being divided‚ mostly by class‚ which lowers the confidence of our students today. Yes‚ there are teachers who cater to students‚ stay after class‚ and provide them with one on one tutoring and even take time from their lunch to offer extra assistance in any subject. However‚ there are other public schools in which teachers do not take the initiative to listen and understand when their student
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sacrifices to work hard in present time. Then reap the rewards later on in life – Practised by the middle class | Fatalism | This is the belief that ‘Whatever will be‚ will be’ WC children do not believe they can improve their position within education through their individual efforts as its fate. | Collectivism | This is the value of being a part of a group mroe than succeding as an individual. | Present Time Orientation | This is seeing the present as more important than the furture and
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persuade my audience to think about education reform and to inspire them to enact changes in our education system. Central Idea: While education reform has been around since the inception of formal education‚ the past 30 years have seen many changes that are at the very least counter-productive to effective learning for children and teaching for educators and at worst‚ devastating to the moral of children and their enjoyment of the learning process. Real education reform would take into account that
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of education looks at the way different social institutions affect the process of education and how this impacts on students. Education is widely perceived to be a positive social institution where individuals can acquire knowledge and learn new skills. However‚ some would argue that this is not the case and that education produces an unequal society and is a negative institution where individuals are socialised to accept such inequality. This essay will explore the inequalities in education to establish
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