Policymakers play a key role in creating an environment that fosters collaboration between higher education institutions and other areas. The development of partnerships between these institutions and K-12 schools is a key element in improving students' preparation for higher education study-and ultimately in economic development.
Universities could provide benefits to school teachers and administrators such as free classes, offer them discounts, etc. In this way, public schools could collaborate more with private and state universities to allow them to do research, conduct projects, apply for grants via universities. Also, professors shouuld teach primary and high school students so that they may dirty their hands with the educational clay. Indded, public schools should allow professors to help them and professors should allow schools to give them a hand as well.
I teach and do research in a pre-university college (K-12). Personnel from Universities and other institutions of higher learning come to give informative talks on courses available, and careers available. We have a memorandum of understanding with Universiti Malaya (UM), the oldest and most prestigious university in the country. UM also informs us, the lecturers about the courses that they conduct for professional development.
On our part, we go to schools that represent our feeders, to promote our Matriculation college. Last year, our college was the most popular choice among school leavers.
Universities could provide benefits to school teachers and administrators such as free classes, offer them discounts, etc. In this way, public schools could collaborate more with private and state universities to allow them to do research, conduct projects, apply for grants via universities. Also, professors shouuld teach primary and high school students so that they may dirty their hands with the educational clay. Indded, public schools should allow professors to help them and professors should allow schools to give them a hand as well.
Faculty members in higher education should provide forums for students from year 9-12 to answer questions regarding their learning environment. I don't think that the earlier educational years from K-8 require this collaboration.
I think that the first thing that needs to happen, if universities are to collaborate more closely with each other (- i.e. academics collaborating with academics from different universities) - a key step is to remove the current climate of competition between universities. Many universities are funded according to how well teaching occurs, how many articles are published, how many grants are awarded etc. These are all disincentives to collaboration - once competition enters education - collaboration goes out the door.
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