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A Comparative Study Of Education & Learning In India & UK | Assignment
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A Comparative Study ofEducation and Learning inIndia and UK – LiteratureReview
TABLE OF CONTENTS1.Introduction32.Education policy and system in India and UK33.The Primary Schools44.Teacher Qualifications and approaches in classroom65.Classroom, resources and materials for teaching76.Response of Children to teachers87.Summary88.REFERENCES9
LITERATURE REVIEWIntroductionThe term education in its widest sense is one of the most systematic and effectivemedium which enables the people to pass their traditions and habits to the next generation, inorder to sustain a particular set of ideology and culture. Generally, education is not only impartedthrough the teachings at school but is also gained through the experiences of life and the mannerof interaction with other individuals of society. However, the importance of formal schoolscannot be denied as it is the demand of today's world to be educated and gain knowledge overvarious subjects to pursue one's career. This education system tends to differ in differentjurisdictions based on their ideologies, style of teaching, environment and so on. In pursuance tothe same, researcher has chosen the two countries of UK and India to conduct the present studyand understand the educational system persisting in both the jurisdictions (Primary SchoolChildren, 2017). The primary rationale behind comparing these two countries is that the style ofteaching followed under both the systems is completely exclusive to each other. In addition, thelevel of usage of technology also differs to a great extent. In spite of existence of these facts ithas been ascertained the quality of education in both the jurisdictions is considerablysatisfactory, but still there lies certain aspects which are still unexplored and not understood. Education policy and system in India and UKThe education system of India comprises one of the oldest and world renowneduniversity-system known in the name of Nalanda University, which was later ingrained by theWestern form of education during the time of British Rule. It is in the hands of both private andpublic sector. Bhattacharjea, Wadhwa and Banerji (2011) has noted that India is past fewdecades has made tremendous progress in the primary education system which is accompaniedby increasing literacy level. Many government and non-government bodies have launchedprograms and campaigns for promoting primary education of children at every level of thesociety. The success story of this fact can be evidenced from the figure of 96% which wasachieved in respect to the enrolments at the elementary stage of schooling. In addition theeducational policies adopted by the government over the years have also encouragedimprovement of the literacy level across the country as well as the quality of education system.De and et. al. (2011) states that, the policy of compulsory and free education for the age group of
6-14 has rendered great benefits. This is also supported by Article 45 of Directive Policy of theconstitution, which eventually has been tagged as one of the Fundamental Rights. In contrast tothe same, Harma (2010) has highlighted the fact that the expenditure of Indian government onthe education system merely amounts to 3% of its GDP and is extremely low. On the other hand, England primarily witnessed the involvement of Church of Englandfor development of the education system. In the earlier years when the awareness level of peoplewas low, the government of the nation made education compulsory and eventually also made itfree in the year 1890. After enactment of various statutes the government in the year 2002enacted Education Act 2002 which aimed to enhance the flexibility in the curriculum and raisethe standards. Agrawal (2012) has noted that the society of UK is considered well read andhighly educated because of an increasing level of awareness from very early times. In UK it hasbeen noted that education is compulsory for the age group of 5 – 18, which could be in the formof any of schooling. It has been observed that prevalence of private schools, home educators,academics and so on is very high in the country. The education system of the nation isconsidered as one of the best in the world and the same can be supported by the rankings issuedby Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The Primary schoolsDe Boer, Pijl and Minnaert (2011) states that India is home to the biggest educationsystem which exists in the world with around 740,000 schools currently operating across thenation. However, the issues lie in the quality of education which is being imparted at variouslevels of these schools. Before attending the primary school, there is a stage of pre-primarywhich prepares the student to attend the school life at primary level. Education of Standard I toVIII is provided at the primary schools which are further divided into lower and upper primaryschool. These primary schools can be both state run and private in natures. The medium ofcommunication at these schools is regional languages which then followed by English language.It has been opined by Miles and Singal (2010) that the education system of India is highlycomplex and the fundamental reason behind the same is the diversity in culture and society. Thepopulation of India belongs to varied religious backgrounds as well as from different regions.Every religion and state follows a different culture and tradition, which has a high level ofinfluence on the manner of teaching. For instance the literacy level in the states of Kerala,Tripura, Goa and some other states is very high and at the same time the state of Bihar faces the
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