keynote address annual research sessions 2011 faculty of education university of colombo october 20,...
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Keynote AddressAnnual Research Sessions
2011Faculty of Education
University of ColomboOctober 20, 2011
Prof. L. L. RatnayakeProject Director, HETC Project
Is This Age Old Theory Correct?Work Hard – Do well in Studies – Do a University
Degree – Get a Good Job
Present Day Kids May Not Believe in it
Current System of Higher Education Was Designed, Conceived and Structured For A Different Age
- The Intellectual of Enlightenment(It May Not be Valid Any More)
Changing Roles in School Education
For Higher Education
• Higher Education in 20th Century
• Elite Education – Small Number of Students (Brilliant, Rich, High Society)
• Universities – Small in Number (Well resourced, Good Facilities, Dons were well paid & respected etc.)
• Higher Education in 21st Century• Elite Education – Large Number of Students ( Brilliant to Not Brilliant, Rich & Poor, From all Strata of Society)
• Universities – Large in Number (Under resourced, Good & not so good Facilities, Dons are not well paid, Not so respected etc.)
Technological Skills & Competencies
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OccupationsMathematics, Science, Economics & Social Science
Professional OccupationsNatural & Biological Science, Medicine, Business, and Engineering
Vocational OccupationsTrades & Services
Conceptual-IntuitiveExperimental-Applied
Typology of Occupations in an Underdeveloped Economy
Middle Level OccupationsTechnology, Business &
Applied Arts
Middle Level OccupationsTechnology, Business &
Applied Arts
Technological Skills & Competencies
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Scientific OccupationsMathematics, Science, Economics & Social Science
Professional OccupationsNatural & Biological Science, Medicine, Business, and Engineering
Vocational OccupationsTrades & Services
Typology of Occupations in a Knowledge EconomyConceptual-Intuitive
Experimental-Applied
Source: Determinations for the Outline National Framework of Qualifications, 2003
Educationists Will Have Many
Challenges to Face in 21st Century
"Changing the Face" can Change Nothing
But "Facing the Change" Can Change Everything.
Educationists Have a Major Role to Play To
Make Sri Lanka a Prosperous Country
Thank You