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Keynote AddressAnnual Research Sessions
2011Faculty of Education
University of ColomboOctober 20, 2011
Prof. L. L. RatnayakeProject Director, HETC Project
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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
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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)
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Changing Roles in School Education
For Higher Education
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• 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.)
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Technological Skills & Competencies
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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
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Middle Level OccupationsTechnology, Business &
Applied Arts
Technological Skills & Competencies
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Typology of Occupations in a Knowledge EconomyConceptual-Intuitive
Experimental-Applied
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Source: Determinations for the Outline National Framework of Qualifications, 2003
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Educationists Will Have Many
Challenges to Face in 21st Century
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"Changing the Face" can Change Nothing
But "Facing the Change" Can Change Everything.
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Educationists Have a Major Role to Play To
Make Sri Lanka a Prosperous Country
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Thank You