Why the quality of education is quite poor in developing countries and who is responsible for this?
Do you think, whether it can be improved?
Everyone is responsible, the government, the teacher and the students.
The precarious quality of education in developing countries is directly related to the corruption of ruling politicians. Change must begin with the people through community association with ethics and citizenship. From this assumption, we can slowly have some positive change.
Education need to be given priority and provide adequate resources. Need to attract bright and committed teachers.It is necessary for development of the country.
I think lack of financial resources, high population growth rate, poverty and rampant corruption are some of the main reasons behind poor education quality in developing countries of the world.
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https://www.quora.com/Why-is-education-in-third-world-countries-very-bad
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Lack of adequate infrastructure s such as building, lack of adequate competent hands in teaching service, ignorance of some parents, low technology, financial problem, poor government policy and corruption.
The government is 95% responsible. From policy making, provision of infrastructure, educating the parents and society.
Well the main reason the quality of education in developing countries is poor is the lack of resources and qualified teachers. To improve the quality of education in the country every individual in the country is responsible.
I agree with Malcolm X in the way he envisages the importance of education for the welfare and prosperity of a country. He says, " education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it." Notably, the quality of education is quite poor in developing countries for two main reasons. First, corrupt and inefficient governments lack the necessary foresight to realize how important education is for a country. Second, modern colonization and exploitation subtly implemented by certain super powers deprives the country from allocating a proper budget for investing on education. The only way out of such a perplexing condition is for the educated elite to increase public awareness for both fighting local corruption and stopping external intervention/ exploitation.
My experience in the USA: When we (our country) were threatened by an enemy - WWII and the following Cold War, the elites knew that we needed a strong education system - technological advantages would make all the difference, strategically. So much funding was available for schools, and the universities encouraged creativity and innovation - standardized tests were practically unheard of.
But once the threat went away with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the elites focused on making money and having a compliant work force. So, the students also became concerned with making money. As a result, the most popular major became business administration and other related fields.
Advancement in the frontiers of knowledge and technology was no longer a goal. Instead, the application of mundane, already established knowledge for the purpose of making money became the main thrust.
Idealism and struggling towards lofty goals became a thing of the past. In this respect, education in the USA has become more like education in a developing country.
According to me, teaching methodology should be improved so that students can interact freely with the teachers. For an effective teaching and learning process, the teacher-student communication gap must be filled according to my experience.
In every project you put your plans according to your objectives, The poor objectives lead to poor plans. The governmental plans didn't regard the education as human investment, and didn't improve the objectives.
Although some of countries improved their education standards to a high levels.
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School development is one of the Ministry’s priorities. Stronger and more professional cooperation between schools, communities and parents.
Dear respected scholar,
Thank you so much for the valuable comments !
Hello Hom Nath Chalise ,
the responsibility is shared by every one in the country for poor education.
it can be overcome by the cooperation of government and the people of the country.
Since I am not living in a developing country, my view is certainly biased and I apologise for that. However, over the years I had the opportunity to work with a lot of excellent visiting students from most parts of the world, including “developing countries” (a term I do not really like, but that’s how “developed” countries put it). It seems that a key point for motivating students is for them to see some perspective in the career they may achieve as a result of their studies (this being also the case in developed countries). Based on the previous comments I am afraid it may be difficult to create such a feeling in many places. What could we as scientists do to change this situation? More international exchange programs involving a return of the students to their native countries? If governments do not invest into basic research, not even into education, the motivation will remain low. Maybe if we help creating high-tech companies in the concerned developing countries and thus create employment there could be some progress as there would be specialists able to contribute to the local education system. Unfortunately, the funding agencies of developed countries tend to insist for creating companies on-site rather than abroad. Are there possibilities for working against this tendency through some unformal collaboration schemes? I’d like to read your comments on these considerations. Maybe we can reach some constructive conclusions.
@ Jean-Claude Grivel
Thank you for your valuable contribution in this forum. Developed countries are supporting developing countries, they are not able to utilise it properly.
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