There appear to be three
major trends in modern secondary education all over the world:
1. Unprecedented expansion
of secondary education in each country.
2. A trend towards
comprehensive co-ordination between primary and secondary education, and
3. Integration of cultural
and vocational elements in the curriculum.
1. Unprecedented
expansion of secondary education:
A chain
of primary schools spreading all over in each country has necessitated the
expansion of secondary education. Hence almost in all the countries enrollment
of students in secondary schools has increased beyond control and parents are
hard hit to get their wards admitted to secondary schools of their choice.
2. Towards
Comprehensive Co-ordination between Primary and Secondary Education:
Secondary
education, too, was considered to be complete in it and it was principally
meant for those who wanted to continue these studies in universities or other
centres of higher education. Then seeking admission to a secondary school after
graduating from a primary school was beset with many difficulties.
3. Integration
of Cultural and Vocational Elements in the Curriculum:
Along
with the previously mentioned trends in secondary education, the traditional
literary curriculum has been expanded by incorporating in it modern literary
studies, modern sciences, commerce and some other technical subjects. Needless
to add that introduction of such subjects in the curriculum has been done
because of the unavoidable pressure of industrialisation.
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