The system of education in Russia Russia has a long-standing tradition in high-quality education for all citizens. It probably has also one of the best mass-education systems in the world producing a literacy rate (98%) exceeding most Western European countries. That’s why I’d like to speak about it. The education in Russia is divided into 3 big parts: pre-school education‚ secondary school and university-level education. Pre-school education. According to the statistics‚ about 70% of children
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manufacturing economy to a technological and knowledge economy recognize that an adequate supply of higher education graduates is a necessary pre-condition for achieving and sustaining advanced levels of development in this globalized‚ competitive‚ fast-changing world‚ as the tiger economies of Asia have proven. Until about thirty years ago the Philippines boasted a well-established higher education system that provided relatively democratized access for over a century‚ enrolling proportionately
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"It’s still true that‚ on average‚ it’s better to get the higher degree; it’s better to keep climbing—but it’s less and less true‚" quoted by Anthony Carnevale. A high college education is very important amongst our society. A college education is extremely valued and everyone should get one so that we can all be educated to better our society. There is a big difference between the people who have completed their college education and those who have not completed it. A person can almost immediately
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Vocational education (education based on occupation or employment) (also known as vocational education and training or VET) is education that prepares people for specific trades‚ crafts and careers at various levels from a trade‚ a craft‚ technician‚ or a professional position in engineering‚ accountancy‚ nursing‚ medicine‚ architecture‚ pharmacy‚ law etc. Craft vocations are usually based on manual or practical activities‚ traditionally non-academic‚ related to a specific trade‚ occupation‚ or vocation
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Barriers to Quality Education Quality is at the core of education. It determines what students learn‚ how well they learn and what benefits they draw from their education. These issues have pushed the countries to have on their agenda the mission to ensure students’ optimum learning outcomes that help them play a positive role in creating a civil society. While it is difficult to define the quality of education operationally due to its complex nature‚ it is believed that it may be viewed in
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POVERTY and EDUCATION In today’s society it’s hard to get by. Many people and families don’t know how they’re going to make it through the month‚ some don’t know how they’ll make it through the week; others don’t know how they’ll make it to the next day. The point is that many of the people in our society are struggling day by day just to make a living. What good is it that our educators and society continue to instill in our brains that we need to get an education in order to be able to make a
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HIGHER LEARNING While watching the movie "Higher Learning" I noticed some of the numerous problems one may have to face as a college student. This movie was not only an extremely entertaining film‚ but one that dealt with many real life issues‚ such as importance of college education‚ sexuality‚ racism‚ and social equality. The movie takes place in the fictional "Columbus University"‚ in which Malik‚ a black track star‚ is attending as a freshman. The movie means a lot to me because it focuses
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all-round education is a good judge in general. It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the subject admits. It is equally foolish to accept probable reasoning from a mathematician and to demand for a rhetorician scientific proofs. Aristotle says that nature is given and is beyond our control; but habit and reason are largely matters of education. Education consists of two parts‚ habituation and direct instruction. The education of the habits
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The Role of Technology in Quality Education Quality education is a universal goal. It is common to hear arguments that instructional technology will be the key to educational quality as we enter the new millenium (cf. Fiske and Hammond‚ 1997). Investment in educational technology is urged upon policy-makers as the path to educational quality (Mergendollar‚ 1996). In fact‚ enthusiasts for educational technology argue that quality has and will continue to increase rapidly‚ creating a "new
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Benefits of a college education 2 In today’s changing world earning a college degree is one of the keys to ensure great career opportunities and a successful life. In today’s society‚ the value of an education has taken a whole new meaning. Many have been done on the subject and in each study the good far outweigh the bad when it comes to furthering ones education. A long time ago one could grow by with taking a few courses in a specialized area and climb up the ladder by way of on-the-job
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