https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v Immersion en-us 2016-07-24 23:31:10 UTC 2024-07-29 06:22:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Soccerball.png sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116882445 The lack of admission to higher education in Sri Lanka ]]> 2016-07-24 23:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116882445 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116882538 - overwhelming number of students getting Art degrees
- high unemployment rate
- lack of teacher supply
- social perception of certain courses]]> 2016-07-24 23:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116882538 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116883327 - lack of teacher supply
- social perception of certain courses
- lack of access to Advance level curriculum in other subjects excluding Art]]> 2016-07-24 23:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116883327 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116883773 - More than 1/3rd of all graduates who come out of national universities every year are Arts and Humanities.]]> 2016-07-24 23:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116883773 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116884029 2016-07-24 23:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116884029 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116884696 Could the content taught in primary school affect the decisions of students attempting to attend university?]]> 2016-07-25 00:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/116884696 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028007 2016-07-26 22:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028007 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028031 1.http://www.statistics.gov.lk/page.asp?page=Education

2.http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/files/10905/12353682765Sri_Lanka.pdf/Sri%2BLanka.pdf

3.http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/global/australian-education/universities-and-higher-education/list-of-australian-universities

4.http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2012/08/higher-education-sri-lanka

5.http://theconversation.com/english-lessons-alone-wont-boost-employment-in-south-asia-31387

6.http://www.forbes.com/places/sri-lanka/

7. http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2011/05/saving-state-u-why-we-must-fix-public.html

8. http://www.slaihee.org

9. http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101217222537640

10. http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/overview/skills-base-improving-quality-and-access-are-key-objectives-government’s-education-plans

11. http://www.adb.org/publications/sri-lanka-education-sector-development-program

12. http://www.ugc.ac.lk/en/universities-and-institutes/undergraduate.html?start=100

13. http://www.ugc.ac.lk/attachments/1672_Progress%20report%20on%20Budget%20Proposal_2016.pdf

14. http://www.adb.org/countries/sri-lanka/economy

15. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sri_lanka_statistics.html

16. http://www.fulbrightsrilanka.com/?page_id=609

17. http://www.ide.go.jp/Japanese/Publish/Download/Report/2013/pdf/C02_ch7.pdf

18. http://www.classbase.com/Countries/sri-lanka/Education-System

19. http://www.adb.org/countries/sri-lanka/strategy

20. http://workinsrilanka.lk/education/primary-and-secondary-education-systems/

21. http://intca.org/higher-edu-part-1/

22. http://intca.org/higher-edu-part-2/]]> 2016-07-26 22:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028031 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028784 When did this issue start or begin to escalate? 

]]> 2016-07-26 23:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028784 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028824 Does the exclusivity of higher education impact employment rates in Sri Lanka?

]]> 2016-07-26 23:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028824 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028829 How does society’s conception of those who study the sciences vs. the arts impact the student’s decision?

]]> 2016-07-26 23:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028829 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028846 Who is involved in making the decisions involving distributing education funds? What are their stances?]]> 2016-07-26 23:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028846 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028852 Is the level of exclusivity constant across the island or is it higher in certain areas?]]> 2016-07-26 23:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028852 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028862  What are the main factors that caused this issue to evolve into a wicked problem?]]> 2016-07-26 23:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028862 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028868 Have any plans been made to combat the problem?]]> 2016-07-26 23:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028868 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028872 What are the consequences of increasing the education budget?]]> 2016-07-26 23:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117028872 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117030721 - On average each year, there are 833 333 students who sit their AL's

- The annual enrolment number for undergraduates in national Universities is around 20,000 

- This is about 2.4% of their age cohort.

- About 51% of them are female students. However the female student enrolment for engineering, information technology, physical science courses is less than 20%.

- UGC admits students to Universities based on the results of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) Examination conducted at national level by the Commissioner General of Examinations. ]]> 2016-07-26 23:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117030721 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117030778 2016-07-26 23:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117030778 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117060270 There are 15 national Universities including the Open University, 3 Campuses and 17 affiliated Institutes offering Diploma, Degree and Post Graduate degrees. 

Australia is home to 43 universities with at least one university main campus based in each state or territory. 

]]> 2016-07-27 08:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117060270 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117060472 "July 4th, when nearly 5,000 lecturers went on strike to call for a 20% salary increase. The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) said droves of academics were leaving Sri Lanka because of poor wages."

Dr Mahim Mendis of the Open University Teachers Association said recently: "The salaries of Sri Lankan academics are atrociously poor when we compare our scales with professionals serving other sectors such as the Central Bank in Sri Lanka and academics worldwide."]]> 2016-07-27 08:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117060472 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117060536 The expenditure on education is currently at 1.9% of the GDP/ Due to the low funding, in 2012 21 universities were forced to close down.]]> 2016-07-27 08:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117060536 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117061514 - teachers (demanding higher salaries)
- students (are entitiled to a free education) 
- poor/disadvantaged communities (need access to better resources and facilities)
- politicians (have personal agendas)
- academics
- University Grants Commission (UGC)]]> 2016-07-27 09:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117061514 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117061540 - GDP: by how much can they raise the education expenditure by and what are the consequences?
- average teacher salary
- development of university courses (funding for other subjects excluding the Arts)
- how can univeresities be made more accessible to the disadvantaged communities?
- Is it possible to develop new university campuses so that they can be reached in every province?
- Is home schooling an option?
- What about international scholarships?]]> 2016-07-27 09:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117061540 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117238823 - proposed plan to increase the education expenditure from 2% to 6%, 
- implementing free education]]> 2016-07-31 10:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/117238823 sil0001 https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/118689565 Sri Lankan academics are among the poorest paid in Asia, with monthly salaries as low as 20,700 rupees ($US190) for a junior lecturer and 57,000 rupees for a professor. They have not received a rise since 1996, and in 2006 the government of President Mahinda Rajapakse cut their academic allowances from 30 percent to 25 percent of their monthly salary.

The Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) has called for a “dignified salary increment” in monthly salaries of up to 200 percent. It is also urging the creation of a special professional category for university teachers and the trebling of the budgetary allocation for education from 2 percent to 6 percent of gross domestic product.

SOURCE: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/05/slus-m23.html]]> 2016-08-18 03:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sil0001/gk0lzwky5h5v/wish/118689565