Category Archives: Education

Womens Higher Education in India

S.BARATHI asked: WOMENS EDUCATION A STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN’S ENTRY INTO HIGHER EDUCATION. INTRODUCTION             Inducement of social change as one of the fundamental functions of education has been spelt out in the report of the Indian Education Commission (1964-66) thus:             “The realization of the country’s aspirations involves changes in the knowledge, skills… Read More »

Elementary School Career Education – The Need, Basics, Examples, and Guidelines

Mary Askew asked: According Ediger (2000), elementary school career education is important. Ediger stated that “the elementary school years are not too early to begin to achieve a vision of what one desires to do in life contributing to the world of work”. Without career education, students have unrealistic perceptions of careers due to a… Read More »

Medieval Education

Steve asked: Medieval education is about education that was conducted in the medieval period. Medieval education is seen as quite an unusual form of education. However, by the 15th century, there were options for a student to be educated further. Some schools even housed both genders, but this was during the day only. Children were… Read More »

Alternative Learning System for the Aeta Community: Equalizing Education to Cultural Minority Groups in Lopez, Quezon, Philippines

Reynald Cacho asked:     “ALS is expected to provide solutions in areas of conflict, critical thinking, in indigenous people communities and in areas where literacy is most wanting and where literacy is needed.”   Hon. Jesli Lapus, Secretary of Department of Educatin The government’s vision for non-formal education is revitalized and epitomized through an… Read More »

The Characteristics and Impact of African Traditional Education

Catherine Adhiambo Amimo asked: INTRODUCTION: Some European scholars have doubted the authenticity of African traditional education. They assert that before the coming of the Europeans to Africa there was no education in Africa, the culture which is the main tenet of African Traditional Education is often portrayed as primitive and incapable of yielding a tangible… Read More »