Education

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, founded in 1897, is one of China's leading universities. Located in Shanghai's Xuhui District, the school was originally named the College of Foreign Languages and now offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in over 40 disciplines. My...

Microsoft Project is one of the best project management tools out there. Microsoft Project 2016 is one of the most commonly used applications in business and is even used by small businesses. This article is a great place to start...

Distance learning has emerged as a major trend, with online courses taking up a good share of the overall education market. However, it is not the only way out for distance learning in the future. We live in an age...

Institutions of education and the system they are a part of face unprecedented challenges from societal forces that affect and are influenced by these institutions and their communities of learners and educators. These forces are sweeping demographic changes, shrinking provincial...

Even after half a century of Indian Independence, the fate of education, educators, and students has hardly improved. The apathy of the power, including a large section of society, has not changed when it comes to human resource development and...

In contemporary times, almost as a cultural practice, education has been elevated to the level of an initiation rite into the modern world. With formal educational training, people acquire reading and writing skills. Literacy, the ability to read and write,...

Education is the primary agent of transformation towards sustainable development, increasing people's capacities to transform their visions for society into reality. Education provides scientific and technical skills and the motivation and social support for pursuing and applying them. For this...

The World Bank's 1991 'World Development Report' has made a fascinating observation that the scientific and technological progress and enhanced productivity in any nation are closely linked to investment in human capital and the quality of the economic environment. However,...

Uniform Education and Education Revolution in Tamil NaduEducation can be a powerful tool for reducing poverty and unemployment and achieving sustained human development. However, when we compare our country's education with other developed/developing countries, the education in our country is...

I remember 20-plus years ago when I was getting my graduate degree in Special Education. A buddy of mine getting his degree in elementary education told me that his father, a school principal, said I probably shouldn't waste my time...