Education is likely to be heavily influenced by cultural, political, and religious standards or expectations. Values can directly dictate curriculums, subjects of studies, classroom behaviors, and dynamics between teachers and students (Masry-Herzallah & Arar, 2019). While the ways in which education around the world can vary are numerous, there are recurring themes and components that create stark differences between learning styles and education systems throughout the globe.
The emphasis on important versus secondary subjects or skills is often varied throughout countries, such as nations like China adopting programs that prioritize memorization and drill-style learning. Priorities can be influenced by language and culture, which in China rely greatly on a person’s memory (Liu et al., 2019). The economics of education facilities also vary, with certain nations being more reliant on public than private education or the other way around. South Africa is an example of a country in which a substantial amount of primary and secondary education is paid for by the parents of the students.
While school wear may seem less important compared to other factors of education, such as curriculum, it is one of the features of education that is incredibly diverse. Adherence to clothing standards and religious values can also influence the educational system that students are exposed to, often with moral and religious classes being prioritized more than in majorly secular nations (Sumadi et al., 2019). As a result, this allows students to develop much differently from those in their age group but from other backgrounds.
References
Liu, Q., Du, X., Zhao, S., Jian, L., & Jinfa, C. (2019). The role of memorization in students’ self-reported mathematics learning: a large-scale study of Chinese eighth-grade students.Asia Pacific Education Review, 20(1), 361–374. Web.
Masry-Herzallah, A., & Arar, Khalid. (2019). Gender, school leadership and teachers’ motivations: The key role of culture, gender, and motivation in the Arab education system.International Journal of Educational Management, 33(6). Web.
Sumadi, T., Yetti, E., Yufiarti, Y., & Wuryani, W. (2019). Transformation of Tolerance Values (in Religion) in Early Childhood Education. Jurnal Pendidikan Usia Dini, 13(2), 386 – 400. Web.