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Development of Education System

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What is the importance of secondary education in international competitiveness?

Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks :
(i) Secondary education is the formal education for children between ages....................... .
(ii) ..................... is very emotional and high-strung which often leads to anger and frustration
against figures of society.
(iii) Secondary education contributes to ...................... by fulfill the demand of skilled workers.
(iv) ..................... has been a central force for social cohesion and for fostering a national
identify and democratic citizenship.
(v) The supply of .................... is one of the key variables in determining foreign direct
investment in both manufacturing and services.
(vi) Children discover their ................... and ................ using different activities and assimilation
through secondary education.

20.3 Summary
• Technically speaking secondary education definition is the formal education for children
between ages 13 to 18. It is after middle school, during junior high and high school or can
also be referred to as grade 9 to 12.
• In order to get a good paying job certain requirements were set and one of them is for an
individual to have attained secondary education. Further training and knowledge is
provided in secondary education hence employers are confident the individual has enough
skills to perform the task.
• The period of adolescence is very confusing; the adolescent is very emotional and high-
strung which often leads to rebellion against figures of authority. Teachers and parents
must work hand in hand to guide these children to the right path.
• Since Independence India has invested huge resources into the expansion and improvement
of education in the country, in an effort to extend access from the elites to the masses.
• In India, technological innovations, openness to world trade, and rapid economic growth
have fuelled the demand for skilled workers. Recent analysis confirms that most of the
employment growth over the past ten years has taken place in skilled services (information
technology, financial services, telecommunications, tourism and retail) and skillintensive
manufacturing, all of which require, at a minimum, a secondary education degree.
• In addition to the private benefits of secondary education which accrue to households
(which link to overall 13 This selectivity will likely evaporate as the secondary enrollment
rate of girls increases, reducing returns. productivity and contribute to growth), the social
benefits of secondary education must be considered. Social benefits go beyond the wages
of workers and consider other factors important to society. It is worth pointing out that
the positive externalities of secondary education on health, gender equality, and poverty
reduction are even stronger than those of primary education
• Social inequality has resulted in differential access to quality education by young people
from different household consumption quintiles, affecting their skills and earnings later
in life. This, plus the fact that social networking affects access to good jobs, has resulted in
inequality in earnings, even among workers with the same level of education.

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