Essays on Vocational Education

Introduction

The growing cost of college education has raised debates about how viable a college degree is. These debates are further fueled by required knowledge and skill sets required for current job market. Given current unemployment rates (coming in heel of an unprecedented economic recession), investment in college education has not only become a financial burden long after graduation but is also becoming, critically, less rewarding from a job prospect perspective. Indeed, "overeducated" college graduates – particularly ones completing an undergraduate or a higher degree in software engineering or digital media majors – are experiencing particularly painful job experiences, particularly during early ...

The Future of Higher Education in U.S.A Vocational education and training in the USA represent the product of an extension of the evolutionary progression. The economic, educational, and social aspects have on many occasions been exerting pressure and influencing on how vocational education is defined, as well as defining when, where, how and to whom this education should be provided. One can define vocational education that teaches students to be practical with attempts of equipping them job or career skill instruction. In this regard, various components are subject to the classification under the umbrella of vocational education. These components ...

Future of Higher Education in the U.S.

Implications

Defining education as primarily vocational training and avoiding important factors such as intercultural learning would mean that students in America would not learn to adapt to the changing world. As our world becomes more diverse, it becomes important that students are taught about other cultures and the way others behave through the education system. This would prepare them for global citizenship that seems likely in coming years as our world open up to other cultures and different way of thinking that come with it (King). Therefore, it would be a problem if ...

Booker T Washington was both a reformer and a black leader who was the most influential among the leaders that existed at his time (1856-1915). He made many contributions including the development and the establishment of the institute called Tuskegee. However, the philosophies espoused by Washington were not in line with the wishes of a majority of the black people. Racial solidarity and self-help were the two main philosophies of this leader (Davidson, 2001). In his time, he did not work to ensure discrimination was eradicated. Instead, he advised the black Americans to accept it (discrimination). While addressing the ...