EDUCATION & TEACHING What are the Merits of having Values in Education and Teaching?

What are the Merits of having Values in Education and Teaching?

Introduction

The rise in globalization and international has led to the development of fierce competition between economies. Economies that are more effieicnt hold competitive edge over other countries; however, specialization assists economies to gain competitive advantage mose easily compared to those that focus on the production of several goods and services. It is not necessary for an economy to be specialized in a single business as specialization can be in several fields. This means that countries that have a variety of businesses can also have a competitive advantage if it specializes in those businesses. In order to gain competitive advantage, education and training plays the most important role in every economy. The quality of education and the number of educated people determine the extent of competitive advantage the economy has over other nations. This shows that education has tremendous values in the economy of nations (Skelton, 2003, 21-23).



The Advantages of Education to a Nation

In order to study the values education and training have to a nation, the entire economy will have to be analysed including the employees and the people who employ them. It has been noticed that the level of education and training affect the wage rate in almost every country. This alone shows that educationa and training is valued by employers who believe and have witnessed that education enhances the productivity of employees and helps them to work more efficiently. However, just being educated is not enough as only those individuals are valueable who have actually gained some knowledge from their education.

Although it is unrealistic that a nation will hold competitive advantage in almost all the fields, there is a possibility that proper training helps in achieve competency in several fields. The main aim of training is to make individuals competitive enough so that they may work with in cooperation with others in order to develop the economy.

In the past, skilled workers were considered the most important for the economy as most of the manufacturing concern was based on manual production. However, things have changed with the introduction of technology. Currently, technology is replacing humans in the manufacturing of goods due to which the demand for skilled labor is being replaced by an increasing demand for trained and educated employees (Eliot, 2009, 45-98).

Current Issues and Developments

One problem with the educational system is that students are taught in groups. These groups include students from various walks of life having different skills, strengths, and weaknesses. Therefore, it is not possible to provide the same education to every student. Currently, the educational system in most countries is such that equal time is provided to each student. However, since the cacity to grasp knowledge is different for every student, the result is that they understand things differently and the time allotted to some students may not be sufficient to cover ...