A Comparative Study of Education Systems and Policies in Selected Developing and Developed Countries | Chapter 9 | An Overview of Literature, Language and Education Research Vol. 6

Education is a critical component of personal and societal advancement, rooted in the Latin term Educare, which means "to draw out." It is a fundamental human right that fosters personal growth, self-reliance, and professional success. Beyond these individual benefits, education drives economic development, improves health outcomes, reduces poverty, and helps address issues such as gender inequality and social discrimination. Furthermore, education plays a pivotal role in promoting good governance, social cohesion, and reducing corruption. Globally, educational systems differ significantly, shaped by the unique needs and values of each nation. These systems can be either highly centralized or decentralized, with varying degrees of government involvement. Developed nations, such as Finland, have well-established education systems that emphasize equality, inclusiveness, and free access to high-quality education for all citizens. In contrast, developing countries like Indonesia are still in the process of building robust educational infrastructures. Despite challenges, both nations aim to improve their systems to meet the specific needs of their populations. Education policies also vary between developed and developing countries. In developed nations like the UK and the US, policies often link school funding to student performance, with accountability measures such as standardized testing. Developing nations, such as Ghana, rely on initiatives like the Ghana Educational Trust Fund (GET Fund) to support education, although accountability and oversight may be less rigorous. The gap between developed and developing countries can be narrowed through tailored educational policies that address economic, political, and cultural contexts. Ensuring proper funding, decentralizing control, and focusing on essential skills like literacy, numeracy, and ICT will help build more inclusive and effective education systems, enhancing both individual and societal growth.

 

Author (s) Details

Sivakumar Joghi Thatha Gowder
College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Hufuf, KSA.

 

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A Brief Overview on Eritrean Education System: Critical Analysis and Future Research Directions | Chapter 3 | Progress in Language, Literature and Education Research Vol. 7

 Education matters in the world today because it has substantial impacts in terms of liberating people from illiteracy, diseases, hunger, and poverty. This chapter discusses the Eritrean education system at different period: before the Italian colonization (before 1889), during Italian colonialization (1889-1941), during British Administration (1941-1952), during Federation with Ethiopia (1952-1962), during annexation of Eritrea by Ethiopia (1962-1961), and after the Eritrean independence (after 1991). This study is mainly based on in-depth-interviews with officials of the Eritrean Ministry of Education and analysis of published and unpublished documents. Hence, future research should be directed at examining Eritrean education system based on information collected from other stakeholders such as teachers, who are policy implementers, students, and their parents. It underscores that the Eritrean education system has been significantly influenced by the economic and political situation of the country in that when the economic and political situation of the country has been not conducive, the education system has suffered. This study also discusses the implications of the findings of the current study and future research directions.

Author(s) Details:

Tadros Mangesha,
Eritrean Ministry of Education, Asmara, Eritrea.

Mussie Tessema,
Winona State University, MN, USA.

Frank Tenkorang,
University of Nebraska at Kearney, NE, USA.

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Historical Path Dependence in the Turkish Automobile Industry and the Possibility of Path Creativity | Chapter 7 | Recent Trends in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 6

 The terrestrial continent change taking place among Turkey’s automotive manufacturing, within the limits of subjective studies, creating a historical outlook, the region, announced today stems from the significance of global integration centers. In this framework, Turkey is located betwixt geographic continent changes to create operating limits of the automotive manufacturing, the global unification of the indicator is due primarily to the experience that the reveal. Thus, while Turkey is an appealing market for car result, on the other hand, adequate improvement over come into sight the production of trucks and other automotive brand, such as buses has not existed achieved. Regarding Turkey, the 1929 experience performs to have been profitable. As a result, OYAK and TOFA had to wait until 1971 to start an automotive assembly facility accompanying licence agreements. There has existed a noticeable increase in sectoral result numbers since the opening of two automotive conveniences, but this trend has not happened adequately supported by the administration through the incentive arrangement, and in the late 1970s the production of the automotive manufacturing has decreased. At the beginning of the last century, the tool industry, that was shaped under the structural incidents on the functional effectiveness of the horse delivery of freight, gave birth to the bulk and mass production methods formed by Ford with the idea of competition. It can produce examples in a short period of four months in Turkey in 1961, as proved by an indication of the dependency on a very long time wasting that is not technology importation road, such as five age. How to break the path of commitment demonstrates that it is a difficult task. Path dependency is concept to result from the education arrangement.

Author(s) Details:

Sitki Selim Dolanay,

Istanbul Topkapi University, Istanbul, Turkey

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