Education is the single most
important factor for the development of a country
Education affects the mind, character or
physical ability of a person and education is a process of transmitting
knowledge, skills and values in the societies (University of Mumbai, 2014). At
the same time, Yero (2002) stated that the purpose of education since ancient
times is to develop the intellect, to serve social needs, to contribute to the
economy, to create an effective work force, to prepare students for a job or
career, to promote a particular social or political system. The purpose of
education does not explicitly point out to transmit knowledge. However, it
identifies three main key factors; knowledge, skills and values. Therefore,
education stands for enriching knowledge, developing skills and cultivating
values.
“Education
has innate benefits; it provides a person with the skills to think more
effectively than those without it” (Smith, 2013) and “Opening
classroom doors to all children, especially girls, will help break the international
chains of poverty because education is intrinsically linked to all development
goals, such as supporting gender empowerment, improving child health and
maternal health, reducing hunger, fighting the spread of HIV and diseases of
poverty, spurring economic growth, and building peace” (Results Educational
Fund, 2008). Therefore, education plays the key role of lives. It moulds and
nurtures people. Today, the education system of each country is developed
depending on its own purposes. Today, modern school systems prepare children
for citizenship, for work, universal literacy, coping with everyday life and
develops children intellectually, academically and all other areas as well (Schofield,
1999). For an example, in Maldives fisheries science subject was introduced as
educationists believed that this subject would help to develop fishing
industry, which is the second biggest industry in the Maldives. At the same
time, travel and tourism was introduced to improve tourism industry, which is
the biggest industry in the Maldives. Education made our children to be aware of
the biggest sources of income. It made our children to be interested in these
fields. At the same time, it gave the opportunity for our young stars take part
in the economy of the nation with their fullest potential making a progressive
development of the industry. Therefore, education plays the most important role
in the economy of a nation. Growth of the economy directly and indirectly contributes
to the development of a country (European Central Bank, 2007).
Like economy, education plays an immense
role in developing all other sectors such as health, social factors,
innovations so on. As mentioned above education does not only transmit
knowledge. It also cultivates values; values related to self, values related to
family and values related to the community. The purpose of education is to
nurture people in a desired way. It is important for a nation to have people
who are disciplined as it contributes to the social development and the development
of other sectors of a nation as well. Discipline
is the most fundamental aspect of a nation. Without discipline, no nation can exist
and it is the basic insignia of social life
(Kulwant, 1996). Education plays an important role in disciplining children.
Through different phases of learning children learn to behave well and
understand what is right and wrong. Today, in each nation, curriculum is
developed by giving importance to nurture their children to be successful,
motivated, responsible as well as confident individuals. For an example, the
purpose of Scottish curriculum is stated as “to enable each child or young
person to be a successful learner, a confident individual, a responsible
citizen and an effective contributor” (Education Scotland, 2014). According to
Education Scotland, the attributes of a confident individual are self-respect,
a sense of physical, mental and emotional well- being, secure values and
beliefs ambition, the capabilities of a
confident individual are relate to others and manage themselves, pursue a
healthy and active lifestyle, be self aware, develop and communicate their own
beliefs and view of the world, live as independently as they can, assess risk
and make informed decisions, achieve success in different areas of activity.
Like Scotland, curriculum of other countries is also developed to cater the
needs of the nation, including values, skills and knowledge as it is an
important aspect to develop a country.
New
technology and innovation has become one of the most important part of our
lives (Use of Technology, 2014) . It is
the part of our everyday life and day by day it is growing at speed. It is highly useful in industries, health
sector, education and other areas as well. It saves time and makes the work
easier and feasible. Therefore, technology and innovation in a country can be
improved by training its people to be creative, informative and innovative which can be done through
education.
With
the help of health professionals only, health sector can be improved. These
professional fields can be improved by giving necessary information and
trainings. “Young people who have completed primary education
are less than half as likely to contract HIV as those with little or no
schooling” (Centre for Global Development, 2002). It is because education makes
the people open their eyes and mind for the challenges they face and education
makes the people more aware about the world. According to the Centre for Global
Development, in many poor countries, with each additional year of schooling,
people earn 10% higher wages. These earnings, in turn, contribute to national
economic growth. Qualified
health professionals in the field are necessary for a better health condition.
Hence, education is the single most
important factor for the developmental as it takes the responsibility of
building innovative, creative, globally competent and disciplined generation.
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