Educational Institutions Assignment

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Abstract
The research is mainly focusing on the current advancements brought to the educational
institutions to improve the quality of education in Maldives. It has been observed that currently
Maldives has captured the leading position in the tourism sector that contributes to the growing
economy of the country. The research highlights on such impacts occurred on the educational
quality due to the current advancements. The literature provides the enriched ideas about the
procedures of developing educational quality and developing the skills and competency level of
the workforce for the betterment of future. The study implies that the ministry of education is
contributing to the better opportunities in educational field to improve the quality of education. It
is notified that both the training and teaching contents are needed to the closely aligned with the
projected skill requirements of the labor market. The use of the secondary data collection process
helped in identifying the major advancements brought to the educational filed of Maldives. The
study recommends that adopting the child-friendly teaching methods would be much beneficial
in encouraging the youth to learn the innovative process of education.

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Table of Contents
Title of the Project...........................................................................................................................4
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Background of the Research......................................................................................................4
1.2 Rationale of the Research..........................................................................................................5
1.3 Research Aim.............................................................................................................................6
1.4 Research Objectives...................................................................................................................6
1.4 Literature Limitations and areas of controversies.....................................................................6
1.5 Research Hypothesis..................................................................................................................7
2.0 Literature Review......................................................................................................................7
2.1 Quality improvement in Education............................................................................................7
2.2 Theoretical Conceptualization of Quality Improvement in Education......................................9
2.3 Factors affecting quality in education......................................................................................10
2.4 Current advancements in educational field impacting on education quality in Maldives.......12
2.5 Relevancy and Appropriateness of the aims and literature approach......................................13
3.0 Research Methodology............................................................................................................13
3.1 Research Design......................................................................................................................14
3.2 Data Collection and Analysis..................................................................................................14
3.3 Timeline...................................................................................................................................15
4. Analysis and Discussion............................................................................................................16
 Public expenditure on education in Maldives........................................................................16
 Advancements in Teaching staffs in Maldives.......................................................................18
 Response from UNICEF to address the educational challenges in Maldives........................19

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5. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................21
References......................................................................................................................................24

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Title of the Project
Impact of Current Advancements in the Educational Field to Improve the Quality of Education in
Maldives
1.0 Introduction
Quality in education is a concept that holds mostly the multifaceted and complex
characterization. Maldives, being one of the smallest countries in Asia, has been facing the
geographical challenges in a significant manner (Marope, Chakroun & Holmes, 2015). However,
in the post globalization era, the advancements took place even in the education field. The
Ministry of Education has adopted the advancements to contribute growth to the schools and
educational institutes. The strong growth in the tourism sector has been contributing to the
economy of this country. However, currently, the country is also focusing on the improvement in
the educational field. The study would thus highlight the impacts of the current advancements on
the educational quality in Maldives. The use of the appropriate literature and methodological
process would help in structuring the entire research in a systematic way.
1.1 Background of the Research
The current advancements in the educational institutes have transformed the quality
parameter of the educational resources. The advanced method of classroom training is quite
opportunistic for the students to improve their knowledge (Ali & Male, 2016). Maldives
Government has currently achieved access to the basic education by expanding the primary-level
enrollment rapidly and improved the educational quality. However, Maxwell et al., (2015)
argued that that there is the limited access to the good quality tertiary, vocational, and secondary

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education across the atolls still persists. The high level of the unemployment rate is quite
recognisabble among the younger labor force, which is highlighting the lack of qualified and
skilled workforce skills. However, currently, the Ministry of Education is mostly concentrating
on the betterment of the quality in the secondary, tertiary, and vocational levels (Gupta, 2017).
The regular reviews of the curriculums are quite helpful in this context to bring such
international practices in education.
1.2 Rationale of the Research
The research is mainly focusing on the current advancements brought to the educational
institutions to improve the quality of education in Maldives. It has been observed that currently
Maldives has captured the leading position in the tourism sector that contributes to the growing
economy of the country (El-Horr & Pande, 2016). The Ministry of Education is now focusing on
improving the educational quality to increase the employment rate of the qualified and skilled
workforce. However, it has been observed that the limited access to the vocational and secondary
training process and lack of teachers’ competency levels are the major barriers for improving the
educational background.
The issue mostly arises due to the lack of the continuous monitoring, regular reviews, and
adequate investments in the education. It is notified that both the training and teaching contents
are needed to the closely aligned with the projected skill requirements of the labor market. In
2014, the comprehensive teacher training and development program was started that is needed to
be continued till date even (Rasheed, 2015). It is noticeable that the lack of the higher secondary
school infrastructure is also creating the significant barriers to develop quality.