According to OECD Education Indicators in Focus, “Higher Education financing systems that charge a moderate level of tuition fees — combined with student financial support systems that offer loans with income-contingent repayments and means-tested grants — may stand a better chance of promoting access, δικαιοσύνη, completion, and positive outcomes for students.”
The problems faced in order to achieve this goal or something close to it include surging costs in higher education, an increasing number of students relying on loans to pay for schooling, an increasing number of students burdened with debt (1 σε 5 American households are burdened with student debt), and tightly constrained education budgets. Another question being raised by families is, “Will the enormous investment in time and money students being asked to make in higher education pay off?” The graduate unemployment rate in the U.S. now stands at a shocking 14 τοις εκατό, and according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal υπήρχαν 284,000 graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher working minimum wage jobs last year (πάνω 70 percent from a decade ago). A recent McKinsey and Chegg report indicated that nearly half of college graduates polled regretted their decisions related to higher education. Difficult facts for anyone to swallow — somewhat tolerable when family can afford your education and support your ongoing living expenses indefinitely — grossly unfair to the majority of American families who can’t.
How does the cost of higher education in the United States compare to other countries? According to Global Higher Education Rankings (GHER) 2010, education costs in most countries range between 5 και 20 percent of median income. Norway’s higher education system is the least expensive, with educational costs at just over 2.2 percent of median income level. Δανία, Σουηδία, Γερμανία, France and Finland are all under 6 τοις εκατό. Καναδάς, Νέα Ζηλανδία, Η Ολλανδία, England and Wales, and Latvia are all under 25 τοις εκατό. By comparison, the United States is one of the most expensive markets, with education costs over 51 percent of median income. What about living costs? Surprisingly, the United States again is one of the most expensive markets in the survey, ranking third after Japan and Australia. [Data for the United States figures in the GHER research is based partly on data from the College Board’s annual Trends in College Pricing (for room and board) and partly from the International Comparative Higher Education Finance and Accessibility Project (for everything else).]
There are efforts underway to reduce higher education costs and improve graduation rates, but I believe the impact will be limited. Let’s not forget, we are starting at a very high level of education costs, δηλαδή. 51 percent of median income. We need a game changer or a disruptive innovation that could make a significant difference in affordability and accessibility for students. I believe that will ultimately be an online higher education model. There are challenges to overcome. Online education is still at the beginning of the quality curve with a way to go, but it will get there. We also know that the real power of technology lies in its ability to meet each individual’s unique learning requirements. That alone is making new converts in the world of education every day. It does not have to be bricks versus clicks. Blended learning models continue to expand and improve at every level of education. We can significantly lower student costs with a blended system and we can serve a much larger population of students.
I believe this is the kind of solution that will allow us to remain competitive globally. Μετά από όλα, once upon a time we went to bookstores. Now we go to the internet. Or we customize a blend of the two that works for each of us individually.
Στο παγκόσμιο Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση, μαζί μου και παγκοσμίως γνωστή ηγέτες σκέψης συμπεριλαμβανομένου του Sir Michael Κομμωτήριο (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Ο Δρ. Michael Block (ΗΠΑ), Ο Δρ. Leon Botstein (ΗΠΑ), Καθηγητής Clay Christensen (ΗΠΑ), Ο Δρ. Linda Ντάρλινγκ-Hammond (ΗΠΑ), Ο Δρ. Madhav Chavan (Ινδία), Ο καθηγητής Michael Fullan (Καναδάς), Ο καθηγητής Howard Gardner (ΗΠΑ), Ο καθηγητής Andy Hargreaves (ΗΠΑ), Ο καθηγητής Yvonne Hellman (Η Ολλανδία), Ο καθηγητής Kristin Helstad (Νορβηγία), Jean Hendrickson (ΗΠΑ), Καθηγητής Rose Hipkins (Νέα Ζηλανδία), Καθηγητής Cornelia Hoogland (Καναδάς), Αξιότιμο Jeff Johnson (Καναδάς), Η κ. Chantal Kaufmann (Βέλγιο), Ο Δρ. Eija Kauppinen (Φινλανδία), Υφυπουργός Tapio Kosunen (Φινλανδία), Ο καθηγητής Dominique Λαφοντέν (Βέλγιο), Ο καθηγητής Hugh Lauder (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Καθηγητής Ben Levin (Καναδάς), Lord Ken Macdonald (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Καθηγητής Barry McGaw (Αυστραλία), Shiv Nadar (Ινδία), Καθηγητής R. Natarajan (Ινδία), Ο Δρ. PAK NG (Σιγκαπούρη), Ο Δρ. Denise Πάπα (ΗΠΑ), Sridhar Rajagopalan (Ινδία), Ο Δρ. Diane Ravitch (ΗΠΑ), Richard Wilson Riley (ΗΠΑ), Sir Ken Robinson (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Καθηγητής Pasi Sahlberg (Φινλανδία), Andreas Schleicher (PISA, ΟΟΣΑ), Ο Δρ. Anthony Seldon (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Ο Δρ. David Shaffer (ΗΠΑ), Ο Δρ. Kirsten Μοναδική Are (Νορβηγία), Στήβεν Spahn (ΗΠΑ), Yves Theze (Lycee Francais Η.Π.Α.), Ο καθηγητής Charles Ungerleider (Καναδάς), Ο καθηγητής Tony Wagner (ΗΠΑ), Sir David Watson (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Καθηγητής Dylan Γουίλιαμ (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Ο Δρ. Mark Wormald (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Ο καθηγητής Theo Wubbels (Η Ολλανδία), Ο καθηγητής Michael Young (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), και ο καθηγητής Minxuan Zhang (Κίνα) καθώς εξερευνούν τα μεγάλα ζητήματα της εκπαίδευσης εικόνα που όλα τα έθνη αντιμετωπίζουν σήμερα. Η Παγκόσμια αναζήτηση για την Εκπαίδευση της Κοινότητας Σελίδα
C. M. Rubin είναι ο συγγραφέας των δύο πολυδιαβασμένα online σειρά για την οποία έλαβε ένα 2011 Βραβείο Upton Sinclair, “Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση” και “Πώς θα μας Διαβάστε?” Είναι επίσης ο συγγραφέας του μπεστ σέλερ τρία βιβλία, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των The Real Αλίκη στη Χώρα των Θαυμάτων.
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