scholarly journals From Content Knowledge to Competencies and Exams to Exit Profiles: Education Reform in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-169
Author(s):  
Djénéba Gory ◽  
Jayanti Bhatia ◽  
Venkatesh Reddy Mallapu Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Education System ◽  
First Century ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Stable Conditions ◽  
The World ◽  
Competency Based

Abstract For over two decades, Zimbabwe has been embroiled within a complex web of economic, political, and financial challenges. In 2013, the country embarked on an ambitious journey of overhauling its education system by moving from content knowledge to a competency-based curriculum. The theory of change, in particular, was that, if the curriculum is entirely overhauled from outdated knowledge-based to twenty-first-century skills and competencies, then in the long-term, students would ultimately be able to meet the economy and labor market demands. The reform was phased from 2015 to 2022 and at the time of writing is in its last leg of implementation; there is much to appreciate and learn from the progress thus far. The chapter begins with an overview of the country’s education system and conditions that shaped the reform, followed by a more detailed description of the reform. It then analyzes the reform stages through Reimers’ five perspectives of educational change (Reimers, Educating students to improve the world. Springer, Singapore, 2020), and concludes by presenting the results and challenges at the time of writing. The success of such reform requires a systemic collaboration and stable conditions, and at this stage, it remains to be seen, which direction the reform takes.

scholarly journals Countryís Competitiveness and Sustainability in the Context of the Higher Education System Reforms

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elita Jermolajeva ◽  
Ludmila Aleksejeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Education System ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Middle Term ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Quantitative Indicators

Abstract The accumulation of knowledge and its use have become important factors that promote economic development as they contribute to a countryís competitiveness in the global economy. The basic significance of research is obtained by defining new approaches in the organisation, function and efficiency of the higher education system (HES) by emphasising its qualitative aspects. The aim of the article is to describe the influence of education reform on economic competitiveness, paying a special attention to analysing and evaluating international experiences from an interdisciplinary perspective, including economics, pedagogy, etc. Quantitative indicators are used to characterise specific features of the HES and the interaction of this system in the overall context of state development. Some aspects of the Latvian HES are also analysed. The economic activity of inhabitants often directly depends on their level of education. In order to reorganise the Latvian HES and increase its competitiveness and efficiency, thus ensuring quality and availability, the Latvian education system must define a middle-term (4ñ5 years) and long-term (10ñ15 years) development plan that is coordinated with national economic development.

Theodicy Sociologised: Suffering Smart in the Twenty-First Century

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
First Century ◽  
Human Suffering ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
Cosmic Order ◽  
The World ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Normative Order

Theodicy is the branch of theology traditionally concerned with justifying palpable injustices in the world that are presumably the product of a just deity. The classical sociologists appreciated theodicy's relevance in terms of different social attitudes towards human suffering: is it to be tolerated, minimised, redressed or somehow transcended? Each answer implies a different view about the place of humanity in some larger cosmic order. In modern political theory, the question is normally specified in terms of the problem of distributive justice. However, the re-negotiation of the boundary between biology and sociology in the early twenty-first century is forcing a re-engagement with theodicy in its original broad sense, especially as we are increasingly asked to set resource distribution policies that bind across generations of humans and non-humans alike. In this context, as humans acquire an increasingly ‘godlike’ perspective on the normative order, suffering may come to be seen in more strictly instrumental terms – indeed, as itself a resource that might be recycled to produce good in the long term. Thus, we may be entering an era of ‘moral entrepreneurship’.

New Zealand education retooling needs long-term push

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Education System ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Teacher Shortages ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reform Plan ◽  
International Comparative

Subject Education and skills policy in New Zealand. Significance Teacher unrest including strikes, the next possible tranche in February 2019, have added urgency to the government's education system revamp for pre-school to universities to ready students for a changing workplace that is demanding different skillsets. Impacts Teacher shortages will make it harder to tackle falls in children's international comparative achievement rankings. Fewer foreign students will mean compounding tertiary education funding shortfalls. The government's education reform plan implies substantial funding increases, posing fiscal issues for the early 2020s.

Mexico education system is unlikely to improve

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Education System ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Democratic Nation ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

Subject Education reform. Significance The 2020 meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States was held in Mexico City on January 8. As one of its speakers, Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma highlighted the role that Mexico’s reformed education system would play in building a more inclusive, productive and democratic nation. According to Moctezuma, the changes will see Mexico reduce gaps in access to education to abate inequality, eradicate discrimination and form law-abiding citizens. Impacts Budget cuts -- including in areas that are supposed to be sector priorities -- will hinder the reform’s implementation. Most education spending will continue to go to salaries, leaving little to invest in improving teaching and school infrastructure. A lack of long-term strategy will leave education susceptible to changes under future administrations, perpetuating instability.

scholarly journals Piketty’s Capital. The Revival of Political Philosophy, Political Economy and Social Sciences in the Light of the Declaration of Human and Citizens’ Rights in the French Revolution of 1789

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Øjvind Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
French Revolution ◽  
Adam Smith ◽  
First Century ◽  
World Population ◽  
Classical Political Economy ◽  
The World ◽  
Wealth Of Nations ◽  
The French Revolution

Piketty’s Capital in Twenty-First Century has posed a totally new platform for the discussion of the economy and capitalism. Piketty has reinvented the classical political economy founded by Adam Smith in his 1776 Wealth of Nations. Piketty has shown via massive historical research how growth and inequality have developed since 1793. Piketty’s conclusion is that the French Revolution did not change the existing inequality either in the medium or in the long term. Piketty’s prediction is that a new form of global capitalism will arise, patrimonial capitalism, in which inequality will develop further and the 1% of the World population will control 95% of all wealth in the World.

Trust in Organizations

2011 ◽  
pp. 293-308
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mohtsham Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Business Environment ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Trust Development ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Internal Customers ◽  
The World ◽  
Innovative Products

Recent changes in the overall global business atmosphere, for example, opening of economies, increase in exchange relations, volatility of the business environment, innovative products and services, rapidly changing markets, and knowledge-based firms and information-based systems all demand quick sharing of quite sensitive information. This swift sharing of sensitive information is a major source of competitive advantage in today’s age and is not possible without trustworthy relationships of top management with external as well as internal customers (employees) of a business. Islam is the second biggest religion in the world with over 1/4th of the world’s population as its followers. Where traditional literature believes that long-term relationships result in trust development, Islam considers that trust development results in building and maintaining long-term relationships. This chapter is specifically meant to highlight the role of trust from an Islamic perspective in a leader-followers relationship as well as a leader-customers relationship.

Population ageing in Asia

2017 ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Du Peng ◽  
Cao Ting
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
First Century ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

Decline in fertility, mortality, and rapid population migration has contributed to the structural changes of population in Asia. By the mid-twenty-first century, Asia will become the oldest region in the world with more than half (62%) of the world’s older population. While the pace of ageing differs across Asia, all countries/areas will face challenges to sustaining economic growth, while at the same time responding to a rising demand for social welfare and pension, health, and medical care—particularly long-term care and social services. It becomes increasingly recognized that relying on the role of family or the government to provide support for elders is not only unreliable but also costly. Policy and innovative initiatives should be made to emphasize collaboration among individuals, families, communities in enhancing home- and community-based care, creating an enabling environment, as well as supporting older persons’ participation in society.

Leadership and higher education fundraising: Perspectives from Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Adrian Paul Jarvis ◽  
Pradip Kumar Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Education System ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Transformational Leader ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Drivers

Funds raised from philanthropic giving have become a key element in the long-term finances of higher education institutions around the world, presenting leaders, primarily principals, with a range of novel challenges that have not, hitherto, been key drivers of leadership. This article explores the problem by reporting on qualitative research that looked at how fundraising is carried out in the Malaysian higher education system, which has recently experienced profound changes to its financial landscape. Data were generated by semi-structured interviews with fundraisers from a range of higher education settings. It was found that for fundraising efforts to succeed, they must be spearheaded by an active principal who adopts the stance of transformational leader towards potential donors, forming a long-term relationship based on a shared vision. He or she is likely to be supported by a fundraising team that will be more transactional in approach and style.

Corporate culture in libraries and information centers to promote “knowledge‐based business” in IT era

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 446-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.C. Panda ◽  
Manik Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Organization Culture ◽  
Library Science ◽  
First Century ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Principles

PurposeThe phrase, “corporate culture”, refers to a company's values, beliefs, business principles, traditions, ways of operating, and internal work environment. In the perspective of corporate culture, the paper attempts to trace the changes in some libraries round the world.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides a conjectural approach to corporate culture and how the same could be applied to contemporary libraries and information centers and to show how the five laws of Library Science coupled with the evolution of IT have not only made the library services more competitive, but also profoundly influenced the ethics of twenty‐first century librarianship.FindingsThe paper finds that contemporary libraries will have to adapt corporate culture to promote knowledge‐based business so as to make their services customer‐friendly.Originality/valueThe paper portrays the different aspects of corporate culture and cites the contributions of well‐known authors on “organization culture”.

scholarly journals Bibliographic Analysis on the Financing of Education Reform in Morocco

2021 ◽  
pp. 276-281
Author(s):  
Zineb Azar ◽  
Oussama Dardary ◽  
Malika Tridane ◽  
Said Benmokhtar ◽  
Said Belaaouad
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Education System ◽  
First Century ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Bibliographic Analysis ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
System Building ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
And Training ◽  
Reference Document

The National Charter for Education and Training in 1999 defined the principles, pillars and main objectives of the Moroccan education system, building on the various reforms of the early twenty-first century and the attempt to breathe new life into this reference document. Through partial and incremental changes, a total inability to tackle the root causes of the Moroccan education system and training has been revealed. This research has been conducted to answer the questions of education in the foreground national concerns and priorities in the discourse of the main political actors in Morocco that have been raised and remain interesting and can be expressed in the following question: Morocco still fails to meet the challenge of educational reform, although a large part of the state budget is allocated to this sector. Should we increase funding for education or rather improve its governance and focus on accountability?

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