Education policy has developed in the UK since the Thatcher period because when Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister, the governance of education was largely unchanged since the first world war. In schools, there was no national curriculum, no parental choice, no systematic means of monitoring performance, no publication of examination results beyond what schools themselves chose to reveal. Local authorities drew up catchment areas, and they decided which children went to which school, and distributed funds, specifying what should be spent on teachers' salaries, repairs, books and other items. (Wilby, 2013)
But, in the UK during the Thatcher period, there were many education policies that were introduced. These include; 1979 Education Act,
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Although, the age of which it is compulsory is different. In parts of UK, the compulsory age of education is 16 in Wales and Scotland and it is 18 in England. (GOV.UK, 2015) But in India, the compulsory age of education is only 14 years old. (Ministry of Human Resource Development - Government of India, 2013)
Another similarity between the UK and India is that they both have a national curriculum which is set by the central Government in the UK and India. (Learning.gov.wales, n.d.) But also, the UK and India both have state and private run schools and if the students go to private schools in either country the parents have to fund it by themselves. Also, in both private and public schools in India, students have to adhere to school uniforms (Histclo.com, 2011) and this is the case in UK schools as well. (Nidirect.gov.uk,
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They both have a national curriculum and students have to adhere to uniform in both countries. Education is compulsory in both countries, although the age at which they have to attend is different. Also, students have to pass examination(s) in both the UK and India to get into higher education. The differences are the quality in the education provided. In India, due to mass amount of students and the lack of funds then students have to be taught in large classrooms where students cannot generally get the support if they need it, but in the UK they only have class sizes of 30 or less and this ensures students can get the support if they need it, and staff are aware if a student is
Another country that is very different from the United States is Japan. Japan is known to be more advanced than America education wise. Many Japanese students are more advanced intellectually than Americans. Even though they are more advanced they still have cultural dilemmas. Classroom size is much different in America than it is in Japan. They are highly populated in Japan so they have much larger students in a classroom. It may take Japanese students a while to get used to the classroom size. “Students follow the school rules and the directions of teachers. In American schools,
In spite of these similarities, both also have some important differences of the school system.
Ever since Whitlam’s departure, government systems have been somewhat ‘conservative’ in their approach to reform. Consequently, much of Edward Gough Whitlam’s legacy has been eradicated, such as the removal of free university education, by successive ‘conservative’ government schemes. However, that which remains of Whitlam’s legacy continues to shape Australia's reform policies (Murphy, 2014). His legacy is evident in and lives on in the following reform policies that are still active in Australia’s political system to
The educational system in Nepal is different in the United States in many aspects. One of the aspects involves the structure of the education system. Nepali education is similar to Indian education which originally was adopted from the
Here is a table to give you a clear idea of the whole education system we have outlined above:
When I asked from my classmate more about the Mexican education system , I found out not only both of systems have been similarly syllabus in academic subjects, but also in the items like Average age of teachers, teaching style, number of students in a class, and class atmosphere they are same. Although in non academic subjects, vacation, exam, and physical punishment they are totally different. In the other word, physical punishment is illegal. We don’t have music and dance in our activates, and in Iran education system before university you cannot find test
There are many differences as well as there are similarities in one course that can be studied at multiple institutions for example the Primary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher
In Japanese schools, from elementary schools to universities, teachers direct what students should do or how they should be. Students follow the school rules and the directions of teachers. In American schools, on the other hand, students have to be more independent than Japanese students in many ways. Because of differences between Japanese and American schools, Japanese students who begin to study in an American school are shocked, and they take a pretty long time to adjust themselves to the way of American schools. Differences between schools in the two countries are seen in classrooms and during classes: the style of lectures, the relationship between student and teachers, and the
Let’s go to the first parts, in the first part I will give three sections class size, timetable, and after class. As you can see the first picture is Chinese class, In China one class often have 50 students however in UK class students is less than the China. There are often have 30 students in each class. It means that in China teacher cannot pay attention to the each student like student’s feedback but in UK teacher can do it.
Over the last thirty years, public spending from the conservatives was much higher in comparison to the Labour government. Thatcher’s government wanted to minimise Public Sector Borrowing which in turn, led to a tighter fiscal policy. As a result the conservative government reduced public spending from 47.3% of GDP to 38.8% of GDP from 1984-1987. In Education, public spending dropped from 5.41% of GDP in 1980 to 4.14% of GDP in 1990, however, between 1986, the proportion of the total budget spent on Education increased from 10.7%, 11.4%, 11.8%, 12.2%, and 12.2% in every year respectively until 1991. This reiterates the greater emphasis put on education by the conservatives during them years, hence the
Belfield C.R., & Levin H.M. Privatizing educational choice: Consequences for parents, schools, and public policy // Routledge. – 2015.
In 2000 the Compulsory Education Act codified compulsory education for children of primary school age (excepting those with disabilities),[5] and made it a criminal offence for parents to fail to enroll their children in school and ensure their regular attendance.[6]Exemptions are allowed for homeschooling or full-time religious institutions, but parents must apply for exemption from the Ministry of Education and meet a minimum benchmark.[7]
As we know, different country has diversity style of education system, we cannot say which is better or worse, each one has its own advantages and disadvantages. We can figure out the differences and connections with them, and learn to know the reasons why different countries has different education system. I am going to talk the teaching style and education purpose in three countries, China, America and Japan.
The key concern about education, in any formal educational system, of all time, has been its quality. Every stake holder, direct or indirect, of education is concerned about its quality. Guardians or parents, irrespective of their socio-economic status, want to educate their children with best quality education which would add better value to the degrees their wards acquire subject to the budget constraints. But what do we mean by ‘quality education? How this quality is being assessed? What is the status of the quality of education in India? This paper seeks to focus on these issues with respect to the quality of primary education in India.
Max Muller has always seen India the greatest knowledge creators of the world. History of Indian Education is very rich. It was started from Takshila and Nalanda and had rich scholars like Chanakya, Panini, Shushrut, Charaka, Aryabhatta, Basa and Bhaskarachya etc. India from ancient times and by the heart has remained a rich nation by knowledge, values, spirituality and skills (Conceptual Skills, Human or Interpersonal skills and Technical Skills).