Education in Developing Countries: Review of Educational Theories and Research

Education in Developing Countries: Review of Educational Theories and Research

Introduction

The field "education" of developing countries presents a critical condition. Placed at the prospect of creating 80 million additional seats for school children, the issue presents itself to be a difficult task, especially since it is still necessary to improve the quality of education. Huge efforts are to be maden in developing countries around the world, to try to counter the problems and meet these challenges in the context of collaboration (Gilbert, 2009).

Thesis Statement

Education is the backbone for the development of any country and thus needs to be taken seriously by developing countries in order to be successful in their development phase.

Discussion

National education strategies in developing countries

Most developing countries are now equipped with national training strategies aimed at better implementation of personal and financial resources they have. The education sector should have even more money in the years to come (Daniel, Gorman, 2006). The efforts of multilateral sectoral programs are less likely on the field of infrastructure, but are strategic objectives such as the creation of additional capacities in educational planning, quality assurance or teacher training (Sullivan, Arthur, et al, 2003).. Equally important is the strengthening of decentralized structures, such as school clubs and community schools initiatives, and improved collaboration between donor agencies, NGOs and recipient countries (Searcy-Hudson, 2005).

Main objectives: expanding access and improving quality

A major challenge is to expand access to additional school places, while improving the quality of training. In many developing countries in Africa, in the south of the Sahara, nearly half of school children drop out of primary school (Mun, 1988). The school, with the exception of very basic skills in numeracy, reading and writing, does not provide much useful for life and survival. The cultures of teaching and ...