Let's Begin!

             Before we get into specifics of each country, let’s start with a little background information of our world overall. We live in a world that is constantly growing, and working together is one of the ways to achieve this idea of great nations and peace. Learning from each other and observing the experiences each country has is seen as a form of developing the necessary understanding of education (Moskowitz, 2004, p. 145). Our world is becoming more and more dependent on education and people are striving to become smarter. They want to learn and they want to succeed, which usually means receiving a higher education. That makes sense though doesn't it? Don't you want the best for your child so the world can continue to flourish? According to Growing Gaps: Educational Inequality Around the World, in middle-income nations college enrollments have increased by 77% over the last eight years (Attewell, 2010, p. 3). Also, between 1995 and 2006, in more prosperous countries the youth enrolling in university-level education increased by 20% points (Attewell, 2010, p. 3). Although this educational expansion is happening everywhere, the specific growth of each country is far from uniform (Attewell, 2010, p. 29). How certain countries work and flourish is unique and will be discussed throughout my posts.