• Source: Western education

Western education is the form of education that mainly originated in or is characteristic of the Western world.




History






= Ancient era

=




= Modern era

=




Pre-contemporary history outside of the West


The introduction of Western education into the rest of the world occurred to a large degree through imperialism. This affected the way that Western education was absorbed and influenced by the world.




= Africa

=




= East Asia

=

In China, as reformers sought to grapple with the foreign domination of the late 19th century, they came to a conclusion of re-ordering Chinese society through a process of self-strengthening, which included taking ideas from the West.
Japan sought to modernise itself during the Meiji era by learning from the West. It sent scholars and diplomats to Western countries to learn from their education systems.




= South Asia

=

The British colonised India starting in the late 18th century, and began to impose Western education by the early 19th century. They saw this as a highly positive step, and felt that it was a way to civilise the people.




Contemporary history outside of the West






= Africa

=




Comparison with other educational systems






= Asian education

=
Chinese/Eastern education has been contrasted with Western education on the basis of aiming to encourage individuals to acquire the discipline necessary to learn and therefore provide honor to their families.




= Islamic education

=

Since the colonial era, Muslim leaders have decried Western education as failing to instill moral values, with its secular nature also seen as problematic.




See also


English-medium education
The History of Western Education
Western values




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• South Western Sydney
• Universitas Western Sydney
• Universitas Western Michigan
• Universitas Western Australia
• Western Union
• Kekristenan di Eropa
• 5M
• Boko Haram
• Great Books of the Western World
• Raja (gelar)
• Western education
• Education in Western Australia
• Classical education in the Western world
• Boko Haram
• Western religions
• Western Australian Certificate of Education
• The History of Western Education
• History of education in the Indian subcontinent
• History of education
• Department of Education (Western Australia)