Current Advancements in Education for Maldives: A Detailed Report

This report investigates the impact of current advancements in educational institutions on improving the quality of education in the Maldives. The research explores the challenges faced, such as geographical limitations and infrastructural deficiencies, while highlighting the role of tourism in the country's economy. The study analyzes the importance of teacher training, access to resources, and government support in enhancing educational quality. It examines the effects of modern educational streams like informal training, face-to-face learning, and Islamic religious instruction. The research employs secondary data analysis and a systematic approach to identify key factors influencing education quality, including teacher competency, curriculum development, and the need for continuous review and monitoring. The report discusses the roles of the Maldives College of Higher Education and UNICEF in improving educational standards and recommends child-friendly teaching methods and curriculum revisions to align with labor market skill requirements.

Impact of Current Advancements in the
Educational Field to Improve the Quality of
Education in Maldives.
Presented by…

 The research focuses on current advancement in educational
institutions to improve quality of education in Maldives.
Maldives leads in tourism sector and this aspect contribute to
economy of country.
Abstract
Literature is based on procedures of developing educational quality
and developing skills and competency.
Secondary data assisted to identify main advancement to the
educational field of Maldives.
Study recommends adoption of child-friendly teaching methods.

1.0 Introduction
Quality in education is concept holds multifaceted and
complex characterization.
Maldives has been encountering geographical
challenges (Ali & Male, 2016),
 The growth in tourism has contributed to the economy.
Study highlights impact of current advancement on
educational quality (Adam & Wright, 2014).

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access to basic education
1.1 Background of research
 Current advancement in educational institutions has
transformed quality parameter of educational resources.
Advanced method classroom training is opportunistic to
students (Akareem & Hossain, 2012)
Maldives government has been able to attain access to
basic education.

1.2 Rationale of research
The research focuses on the current advancement in
educational institutions to improve quality of education
in Maldives.
Major obstacles to improving education are:
 Teachers training and limited access to vocational
and secondary training process (Ali & Male, 2016).
The other barrier is lack of higher secondary school
infrastructure.
The issue arises due to lack of monitoring, adequate
investment and regular review in education..

1.3 Research Aim
The research aim is to identify significant impacts to
current advancement that improve educational
quality in Maldives.
Study attempts to identify necessity of improving
educational quality to future prospects.

1.4 research objectives
To identify requirements for developing educational
quality in Maldives.
To analyze barriers of improving quality of
education in Maldives.
To investigate effects of current advancement on
improving educational quality in Maldives.
To present preferable recommendation to overcome
the barriers.

1.5 Literature limitations and areas of controversies.
 Literature section reflect educational practices
for improving the quality
 Lack of upgraded information can be limitation to
this context (Adam & Wright, 2014)....
 Time constraint is a barrier to the study
 Controversies arise in identifying availability of
various resources (Adam & Wright, 2014)....

1.6 Research hypothesis
 Ho: Current advancement in educational field does
not impact improving education quality
 H1: current advancement in educational field
impact improving education quality.

2.0 Literature review
 Literature review offers theoretical
evaluation on the subject (Arain, 2017).
 There would be representation of theoretical and
contextual analysis on the study.
 The study offers insight related to the advancement
influencing quality of education in Maldives.
 There are numerous ideas that relates to procedures
of developing educational quality and developing skills
(Arain, 2017).

2.1 Quality improvement in education
 At higher education level, quality parameter depends
on competency level of teachers.
 There is need to improve on educational level for the
youth.
 Education is conceptualized as complex
systems embedded on the cultural, economic
and political
Governmental support and access to educational
resources are important.

2.2 Theoretical conceptualization in quality improvement in education
Quality improvement in higher education level is
defined in multiple ways
 Quality of education depends on learning parameter of
the students (Bacca,Baldiris, Fabregat & Graf, 2014).
 To improve educational quality it is important to assess
learning parameter and monitor skills
 Aligning resources required to bring innovation to the
classroom learning techniques is important.
 High standardized education is possible in case
government gain access to resources of education.

2.3 factors affecting quality in education
 Quality in education depends on the teachers and
learners
 Quality of education is hampered by the following:
 Lack of proper teacher training center
 Lack of adequate resources
 Lack of the support from Ministry of education
 It is important to establish better centers for the
students with advanced classroom training

2.4 current advancement in education field impacting education
 In Maldives major streams in modern education are as
follows;
 informal training- children obtain schooling from
family as well as communities.

 Face to face learning- provided to the students for
Meeting to increase development needs.
Islamic religious instruction- offered via private
tutoring.

2.5 Relevancy & Appropriateness of aims literature & approach
 Secondary information has provides considerable
knowledge in regards to innovative classroom learning
and competency skills of teachers
 Development of continuous review and monitoring
would be beneficial quality level (Adam & Wright, 2014).

3.0 research methodology
 Systematic approach has been undertaken to conduct the
research.
 Study focuses on impact of current advancement to
improve quality in education.
 Secondary data sources are analysed through
concentrating on the subject area (Bray, Kwo, &Jokić,
2016).

3.1 Research design
 There is use of interpretivism philosophy that
would be helpful in the study.
 The method is used for interpretive understanding
collected information from secondary sources.
 Another approach is inductive to examine existing
research (AlphinJr, Chan & Lavine, 2017).
 The study is based on secondary analysis

3.2 Data collection and analysis
 The secondary data collection techniques would focus on
published information from journals, articles and websites.
Analysis would be done using statistic methods
 Ideas obtained from secondary analysis are linked to
literature review (Adam & Wright, 2014).

3.3 Timeline

4. Analysis and Discussion
 Public expenditure on education
 Ministry of education is focusing on improving
educational quality to increase employment rate.
 Commendable attributes in teaching influence people
to take interest in learning (Bray, Kwo &Jokić, 2016).
 Improper coordination could become major obstruction
and requires institutional goals.
 Major obstacle in Maldives is lack of proper education
infrastructure and proper resources.

Advancements in teaching staffs in Maldives
 Maldives Government and universities are developing
educational courses for teaching staffs (Al Helal, 2012).
 Maldives College of Higher education have offered
diploma courses to the teachers.
There is conceptualization of the professional development
 Teachers have attended seminars, digital classes and
workshops to improve their knowledge (Al Helal, 2012).
 There has been regulation set to hold high standards
in education programs

Response from UNICEF to address educational challenges in Maldives
 UNICEF formulated national tsunami recovery programs
That aims to building development bridge.
 Aim of the initiative is to raise educational standards
in Maldives (Al Helal, 2012)..
 The program would focus developing twenty teacher
Resource Centers.
 Program aim to develop child-friendly schools
 Revive curriculums to ensure relevancy of national
Development (Al Helal, 2012.

5. Conclusion
 The study develops enriched ideas on effects of
advancement on educational quality in Maldives
 Maldives government attained access to basic education
to expand primary level enrollment.
 Training and teaching should be aligned to projected skills
requirements of labor market.
 Teacher resource Centre will be beneficial to advance
educational practices

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