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miércoles, 23 de octubre de 2013

Education in India

India has been one of the main places of learning in the world, despite being a developing country, the government had a goal and achieved 100% literacy, therefore elementary schools student’s education has been specialized with teachers who have studied in countries such as England, United States and Germany. The universal and compulsory primary education, with its problems, keeping poor children in school and maintaining the quality of education in rural areas has been difficult to achieve.

All levels of education in India, from primary to high school, are supervised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education (India) and Department of School Education and Literacy), and heavily subsidized by the Government of India. The Indian government is studying the possibility of allowing 100% foreign direct investment in higher education.

The overall rate of adult literacy is 63% 2005-2008
The net enrollment / attendance primary, 2005-2009 is 83%
The Indian government puts primary emphasis on primary education up to the age of fourteen years (primary)

Structure of the education system
The Indian educational structure is based on five fundamental levels: preschool, elementary, secondary, higher education (university), and graduate.
Their educational levels:
Nursery: 0-6 years.
Primary: 6-11 years.
Secondary: 11-15 years.
Higher Secondary School: 16-17 Years.
University: depending on the type of degree can be the four years (which is usually the mean), medical studies 5 years or 3 years for commercial and artistic education.
Graduate: a year and a half to three years.
Preschool education is not compulsory and only a small percentage of children are enrolled at the secondary level.
Primary and secondary education is governed by three basic parameters: Universal Access, Universal Retention and Universal Achievement.
High school is more difficult in rural areas and especially for girls. The secondary schools teach in the regional language, even if they are in urban areas tend to do well in English
The first level of higher education, Bachelor or Graduate degree (17-20 years) courses are usually 3 or 4 years depending on whether the qualification is about Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Education, Medicine ...
The second degree or Masters degree is filed with a minimum age of 21 years and usually lasts 2 or 3 years. After this step may take a preparation course for the Doctorate MPhil and lasts a year and a half.



Education in Chile

The Chilean school system is characterized by its decentralized organization, where the administrative unit of educational institutions is carried out by individuals or institutions called sustaining municipal and private, with the state having responsibility for the operation and administration of schools and colleges. These holders are a legal structure that can manage one or more establishments.

According to the above there are four ways to manage education in the school system: municipal, subsidized, and delegated private corporation, the first three correspond to the subsidized sector, receiving state resources.
Preschool Education: is intended to serve children up to 5 years of age, from nurseries, Middle Low Level, Middle Level Staff and First and Second Level Transition. Preschool education is not compulsory.

Basic Education: Includes eight years of compulsory education and care for children between 6 and 13 years.
It is subdivided into two stages: first basic cycle, from 1st to 4th core, and second basic cycle, from 5th through 8th grade.

Medium Education: includes four years of compulsory education and the school population are graduated from basic general education, ranging between 14 and 18 years. It is organized in two ways:

§ Secondary education scientific - humanist
§ Professional Technical Education

The first is to fully prepare students for either higher education or continue to integrate the workforce.
The second is designed to train students comprehensively and prepare it as a mid-level technician to work in the areas of production or labor sector services.

Higher education: higher education institutions can be classified as traditional and private, which have full autonomy and are coordinated through the board of Chilean university presidents and ascribed to a single admissions process, the university selection test (PSU/UST)





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