What would be the impact for extending the

democratization of secondary into higher education?

By the mid-20th century "democratization" of

secondary and higher education became a major
political issue in the industrialized countries as there
was a considerable gap between the upper and lower
classes with regard to educational opportunities.
- From Dr Noranis slide presentation

Democratization
to extend social equality for all in terms of
access to higher education. For example:
primary and secondary schools are
compulsory and people of that certain age
should go to school and receive education.
but not so for higher education (not
everyone goes to uni, college, etc.).
what if we do the same (that is to make
college/univeristy/higher education
something everyone should have)? what
would the impacts be?

IMPACTS
Higher enrolment in the higher
education
More facilities needed to work
effectively (every city has to have
colleges/ universities/ vocational
schools, MOOCS require good
internet connectivity)
Robots vs Thinkers

PROS

CONS

- more experts in many fields

- More talents may be
discovered and we will have
ourselves a higher quality of
manpower and also an
increase in the amount

- Some may take education for

granted because it is given
free/easily

- smaller gap between the rich

and the poor in the long term
- More equal opportunities

- Standards of education may

drop if there is no proper control
and certification

- our country may experience a

less serious case of inflation
and people might be able to
enjoy their lives better with
lower living costs
- Less exploitation

- Competition in employment (no

promise of getting a job despite
having a certificate)

- More intelligent (able to think

critically) and brave society

- Brain drain (leaving the country

for better opportunities)

 Massive Open Online Courses

(MOOCS)

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Instituteof

Technology announced a partnership to offer on-line
courses, free to anyone anywhere in the world. There is a
historical resonance in MIT's involvement in the MOOC
(massive open on-line courses) movement.

http://origins.osu.edu/article/democratizing-americanhigher-education-legacy-morrill-land-grant-act

 For me one of the biggest impact that might be caused

from the democratization of higher education which may
means everyone will be able to further their study to this
level is that, thisnation will gain itself more experts in
many fields. More talents may be discovered and we will
have ourselves a higher quality of manpower and also an
increase in the amount. There will also may be changes
that might happen such as a smaller gap between the rich
and the poor and in long term, our country may
experience a less serious case of inflation and people
might be able to enjoy their lives better with lower living
costs. This may happens when everyone is intelligent
(able to think critically) and brave. Fin.