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Development of Education System

Notes domain for the national debate on syllabus and curriculum reform among other related aspects.
As usual there are several viewpoints of conflicting nature expressed by the captains of industry
and education like Azim Premji, Prof. N.S. Ramaswamy, Kabir Mustafa and others. While there
is a broad consensus on some points, some are almost at variance with each other. The common
educational reforms that were endorsed by some of the eminent industrialists and academics
include.

28.1.4 Initiatives of Central Government
This urgent flood of activity within the existing lethargic education sector has ensured that the
vital importance of qualitative education has permeated down to the lowest income groups
across the country. As part of more than 500 residential schools were established in rural India.
Simultaneously it has focused public attention upon hitherto mysterious subjects such as syllabus
design and curriculum development and shifted national attention from ritual to really quality
education. Suddenly mere degrees are not as important as skills that school leavers and college
graduates must acquire within their institutions of learning.
In fact, the introduction of ‘cost recovery’ principles that results in a hike in fees contributes to
reduction in the burden of the government in financing higher education. But, what about
social obligations? Obviously, the composition of student population will change in favor of
the higher income groups. Further, privatization of higher education makes it expensive such
that it is beyond the reach of lower income groups. Inadequate income implies denial of
opportunity of the benefits of higher education whereas the denial of access to higher education
results in the lack of fair opportunities to improve income. Further, market needs should be
kept in view while developing the curriculum. The element of productivity orientation should
guide the formulation of curriculum framework.

It is also necessary that while deciding about the fee structure and other student
levies, the tendency towards commercialization of education should be guarded
against.

Self Assessment
1. Fill in the Blanks:
(i) .................... is a process, which has affected education in every aspect of life.
(ii) Education, as a service industry, is part of globalisation process under the umbrella of
............................. .
(iii) According to ............................., globalization is an accelerated compression of the
contemporary world.
(iv) ......................... principle results in a hike in fee contributes to reduction is the burden of
the government in financing higher education.

28.2 Impact of Globalization in Higher Education

Education is undergoing constant changes under the effects of globalisation. The effects of
Globalization on education bring rapid developments in technology and communications are
foreseeing changes within school systems across the world as ideas, values and knowledge,
changing the roles of students and teachers, and producing a shift in society from industrialisation
towards an information-based society. It reflects the effect on culture and brings about a new
form of cultural imperialism. It brings rapid developments in technology and communications
are foreseeing changes within school systems across the world as ideas, values and knowledge.

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