Problem
Outmoded education system
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Irrelevance of educational curriculaIneffective social education
Imbalance of educational curricula
Prescribed irrelevant curriculum
Disrelated school lessons
Nature:
For essentially historical reasons, the subjects of traditional curricula are given a value that often bears little relation to their educative or social usefulness. Literature and history are generally invested with greater prestige than geography or economics, and the study of classics takes precedence over learning about the contemporary world. Even science as a whole suffers from such prejudice: pure science is often more highly regarded than applied science. Many educational programmes are therefore ill-adapted to provide knowledge of the real universe, as the present generation sees it, and to the problems facing people today: military, social and racial conflicts; worldwide famine; pollution; the status of youth and women; and the condition of minority groups. Educators may feel that they do not possess sufficiently accurate information on these subjects, or they may wish to avoid controversial subjects, or the subjects may require multidisciplinary treatment which would be hard to include in strictly subject-based timetables. Furthermore, the unwillingness to recognize that curriculum goes beyond compartments of subject matter hinders the development of non-formal efforts to make schooling more responsive to the real life needs of persons of all ages. Broader Problems:
Obstacles to educationIrrelevant institutionsInadequate education systemRestrictive social practices Narrower Problems:
Bilingual educationCompulsory educationOutdated school materialsSingle language instructionAbstract educational methodsInflexible learning schedulesInadequate education for peaceOverloaded educational curriculaUnsupplemented school curriculumLack of emphasis on basic educationInappropriate education of graduatesInadequate training in decision-makingLack of relevant education in rural communitiesInterference of school athletic activities with educationEducational curricula based on content rather than methodEducational curricula over emphasizing method rather than contentInability of educational systems to keep pace with technological advancement Aggravates:
Unvalued diplomasEducational wastageStudent absenteeismInadequate medical trainingObstacles to village educationInadequate intellectual methodsEducation vocationally irrelevantEducational gap between generationsUnfruitful communication between student and teacher Strategies:
Promoting independent learningDeveloping broad environmental educationRelating school lessonsProviding educationBalancing educational curriculaUnbalancing educational curriculaProviding social educationExposing irrelevance of educational curriculaReforming education Subject(s):
Society → SocialSocietal Problems → Obsolescence
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Societal Problems → Ineffectiveness
Education → Education
Education → Schools
Education → Educational content
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
24.04.2000 – 00:00 CEST