The Role of INVR Standards / HHEW with Education
INVR Standards / HHEW primarily focuses on major higher education issues such as the HHEW Colleges Project, however, secondary and primary school issues are also highly important as articulated via one or more of the INVR / HHEW canons. We applaud any and all efforts to improve education levels such as those offered by the World Bank, however, 1) we are not sure that globalization is a positive education enabler and 2) education on all levels must include constructive instruction about the pan-human African experience at the foundation. With that said, the role of INVR / HHEW is:
1) To be a bridge builder in current and future advancements in education.
2) To be an active participant in current and future advancements in the field of education.
3) To systematically connect Acknowledged Africans (primarily African-Americans) with various aspects of education, via communications, consulting, policy making, internships, research, professional & student development, financial services, career, legal and personal counseling, academic pursuits and international participation.
1) To be a bridge builder in current and future advancements in education.
2) To be an active participant in current and future advancements in the field of education.
3) To systematically connect Acknowledged Africans (primarily African-Americans) with various aspects of education, via communications, consulting, policy making, internships, research, professional & student development, financial services, career, legal and personal counseling, academic pursuits and international participation.
Higher Education
Officially worldwide, higher education can be defined as study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, journalism, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. They also include teacher-training schools, community colleges, and institutes of technology. At the end of a prescribed course of study, a degree, diploma, or certificate is awarded. Most of the institutions pride themselves on being student oriented or learner-results oriented.
In the United States the field of higher education, consisting of over 3,500 colleges and universities, and other related organizations, also remains a vibrant research arena for scholars and practitioners. According to Alexander Astin (1985), “the traditional activities of American higher education are research, teaching and public service, and the functions of these activities are varied. He further noted that scholars of higher education have described academic institutions in a variety of ways, from ‘social service stations’ (Wolff, 1969) to instruments for preserving the class system (Touraine, 1974), to holding pens for keeping young people out of the labor market (Rudolph, 1962), to places providing jobs for scholars (Jencks and Riesman, 1968).”
In the United States the field of higher education, consisting of over 3,500 colleges and universities, and other related organizations, also remains a vibrant research arena for scholars and practitioners. According to Alexander Astin (1985), “the traditional activities of American higher education are research, teaching and public service, and the functions of these activities are varied. He further noted that scholars of higher education have described academic institutions in a variety of ways, from ‘social service stations’ (Wolff, 1969) to instruments for preserving the class system (Touraine, 1974), to holding pens for keeping young people out of the labor market (Rudolph, 1962), to places providing jobs for scholars (Jencks and Riesman, 1968).”
Secondary Education
Secondary education, according to the World Bank, is a gateway to the opportunities and benefits of economic and social development. Demand for access to higher levels of education is growing dramatically as countries approach universal primary education. The global Education For All (EFA) effort provides added momentum for the growth in secondary education. Furthermore, globalization and the increasing demand for a more sophisticated labor force, combined with the growth of knowledge-based economies gives a sense of urgency to the heightened demand for secondary education.
