Problem
Inadequate education system
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Discontinued educational programmesMakeshift educational programme
Inadequate educational programmes
Educational deficiency
Undersupported school system
Incidence:
In countries with a very low GNP, the economic system often cannot finance the cost of mass education; where GNP is higher, inadequate education is often not a question of economic capacity but rather of the priority given to the allocation of resources for education, and whether policies in force favour educating the masses or concentrating resources in educating the elite. An education system unable to provide the entire school-age population with a primary education, but one which provides a minority sector with educational opportunities up to a considerable age and up to high levels, is usually the result of the way in which the structure of education is influenced by middle-income groups. Within the already established state educational systems of developed countries, such as the USA, problems exist which affect and often limit the educational opportunities of the poor, of minorities, of residents who do not speak the national language, and of physically and mentally handicapped children.
Broader Problems:
DeficiencyInadequacyObstacles to educationDecline in educational standardsWeakness of socio-economic infrastructure Narrower Problems:
Unvalued diplomasInadequate teachingFragmented schoolingInappropriate educationOutmoded education systemLack of physical educationCompetitiveness in educationShortage of trained teachersInsufficient primary educationInadequate preschool educationInadequate political educationInadequate secondary educationInadequate university educationUnethical practices in educationOver-specialization in educationLack of education on human rightsEducation vocationally irrelevantResistance to technology educationIll effects of educational failureInadequate environmental educationLack of emphasis on basic educationOveremphasis on technological skillsInadequate family planning educationDistracting university faculty demandsInadequate working conditions of teachersInadequate education for nomadic childrenIneffective systems of practical educationExcessive institutionalization of educationIlliteracy as an obstacle to acquiring skillsDiversion of education to qualification earningLimited availability of education in rural areasInadequate education concerning the nature of problemsLack of meaningful educational context for ethical decisionsInappropriate training for structural and technological changesInequality in education Aggravates:
PaternalismStudent debtImprisonmentVerbal uglinessUnderemploymentLack of educationStudent absenteeismIgnorance of grammarLimited verbal skillsLack of racial identityInadequate medical trainingOverdependence on educationInadequate political partiesDebilitating education imagesProliferation of private schoolsEconomically disadvantaged studentsCommercial exploitation of educationEducationally reinforced egocentric attitudesRetardation of psychomotor development in childrenLack of relationship between education and available jobs Strategies:
Evaluating programmesImproving programmesSupporting school systemsProviding education systemCoping in conditions of inadequacyImproving education Subject(s):
→ SystemsEducation → Education
Education → Schools
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
15.10.2020 – 18:10 CEST