英美国家概况(美国部分)Unit 14 education
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The United States does not have a national school system, but the government provides guidance and funding for federal educational programs in which both public and private schools take part.
University of International Business and Economics Press
II Structure of American Education
❖Characteristics of middle schools: ❖Team teaching and flexible block scheduling; ❖emphasis on small groups, on an interdisciplinary
The United States of America
The United States of Amerrming-up Activities
Think about these questions before we start:
❖1. What role does education play in the society?
(public and private, all levels)
❖Primary languages: English ❖System type: Federal, state, private ❖Literacy: male-99%; female-99% ❖Enrollment: Total: 81.5 million
University of International Business and Economics Press
II Structure of American Education
❖ Kindergarten Grade 0 5 years old ❖ Elementary school Grade 1-6 6-11 years old ❖ Junior high or middle school Grade 7-8 12-13 years
old ❖ (Senior) high school Grade 9-12 14-17 years old ❖ College (4 years for a B.A or B.S. degree) ❖ University (2-3 years for M.A. or M.S; 2-8 years for a Ph.D)
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education ❖Can you name any famous American colleges and
universities, for example Ivy league universities in the Northeastern United States?
University of International Business and Economics Press
IV Private School
❖ Definition: ❖In modern American education, private schools
❖college students receive more than $300 million in monetary assistance (including scholarships, loans & part-time jobs. )
❖More than 200,000 scholarships are offered (by industries, alumni groups, individual donors, the federal government, & colleges & universities.)
❖ By the end of the 19th century scientific and scholarly research flourished at both private and public universities.
University of International Business and Economics Press
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education Diploma
❖Junior College-----Associate’s Degree
❖Undergraduate Education-----Bachelor’s Degree
University of International Business and Economics Press
Ⅰ General Introduction
Today, almost 90 percent of American students attend public elementary and secondary schools. The other ten percent attend private schools.
❖2. Will you consider studying in the USA if possible? Why or why not?
❖3. What do you know about the structure and organization of the American education?
III High Education Factors to consider for college admission ❖student’s high school records ❖recommendation from their high school teachers ❖Performance at an interview ❖Scholastic Assessment Test (SATs) score
III High Education
❖ During the 20th century participation in higher or postsecondary education in the United States increased as dramatically as it did in American high schools.
❖ Unlike in elementary and secondary education, where public support and control of schools soon became the norm, public institutions never dominated college and university education.
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education
Where to Get a Higher Education?
❖ university ❖ college ❖institute of technology ❖two-year community college
❖some communities, low-cost public education is available
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education Sources of Financial Help
Ⅶ
Changing Face of Higher Education
University of International Business and Economics Press
Ⅰ General Introduction
❖National education budget(2007): $972 billion
❖Graduate Education-----Master’s Degree Doctor’s Degree
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education
Cost of a higher education
Contents
Ⅰ General Introduction Ⅱ Structure of American
Education
Ⅲ High Education
Ⅳ Private School
Ⅴ Public School
Tension Between
Ⅵ Localism and
Centralization
University of International Business and Economics Press
University of International Business and Economics Press
University of International Business and Economics Press
❖ Primary:37.9 million ❖ Secondary: 26.1 million (2006–2007)
❖ Post secondary: 17.5 million
❖ Attainment:
❖ Secondary diploma: 85% ❖ Post-secondary diploma:30%
II Structure of American Education
Early childhood education
Grammar school or elementary school (primary)
High school (secondary)
College and university (higher/tertiary education)
❖typical college charges about $3,000 a year for room, board, & tuition
❖state college in a rural area may get by on $1,500 a year
❖State colleges & universities have rather low tuition fees
recent challenges American schools have been facing: curriculum reform, an influx of non-English speaking immigrant children, etc.
University of International Business and Economics Press
approach to subject matter, and on special projects; ❖a broad menu of academic and elective courses
University of International Business and Economics Press
❖ Religious convictions motivated the founding of the earliest American colleges, such as Harvard (1636), College of William and Mary (1693), and Yale (1701).
University of International Business and Economics Press
II Structure of American Education
❖Characteristics of middle schools: ❖Team teaching and flexible block scheduling; ❖emphasis on small groups, on an interdisciplinary
The United States of America
The United States of Amerrming-up Activities
Think about these questions before we start:
❖1. What role does education play in the society?
(public and private, all levels)
❖Primary languages: English ❖System type: Federal, state, private ❖Literacy: male-99%; female-99% ❖Enrollment: Total: 81.5 million
University of International Business and Economics Press
II Structure of American Education
❖ Kindergarten Grade 0 5 years old ❖ Elementary school Grade 1-6 6-11 years old ❖ Junior high or middle school Grade 7-8 12-13 years
old ❖ (Senior) high school Grade 9-12 14-17 years old ❖ College (4 years for a B.A or B.S. degree) ❖ University (2-3 years for M.A. or M.S; 2-8 years for a Ph.D)
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education ❖Can you name any famous American colleges and
universities, for example Ivy league universities in the Northeastern United States?
University of International Business and Economics Press
IV Private School
❖ Definition: ❖In modern American education, private schools
❖college students receive more than $300 million in monetary assistance (including scholarships, loans & part-time jobs. )
❖More than 200,000 scholarships are offered (by industries, alumni groups, individual donors, the federal government, & colleges & universities.)
❖ By the end of the 19th century scientific and scholarly research flourished at both private and public universities.
University of International Business and Economics Press
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education Diploma
❖Junior College-----Associate’s Degree
❖Undergraduate Education-----Bachelor’s Degree
University of International Business and Economics Press
Ⅰ General Introduction
Today, almost 90 percent of American students attend public elementary and secondary schools. The other ten percent attend private schools.
❖2. Will you consider studying in the USA if possible? Why or why not?
❖3. What do you know about the structure and organization of the American education?
III High Education Factors to consider for college admission ❖student’s high school records ❖recommendation from their high school teachers ❖Performance at an interview ❖Scholastic Assessment Test (SATs) score
III High Education
❖ During the 20th century participation in higher or postsecondary education in the United States increased as dramatically as it did in American high schools.
❖ Unlike in elementary and secondary education, where public support and control of schools soon became the norm, public institutions never dominated college and university education.
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education
Where to Get a Higher Education?
❖ university ❖ college ❖institute of technology ❖two-year community college
❖some communities, low-cost public education is available
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education Sources of Financial Help
Ⅶ
Changing Face of Higher Education
University of International Business and Economics Press
Ⅰ General Introduction
❖National education budget(2007): $972 billion
❖Graduate Education-----Master’s Degree Doctor’s Degree
University of International Business and Economics Press
III High Education
Cost of a higher education
Contents
Ⅰ General Introduction Ⅱ Structure of American
Education
Ⅲ High Education
Ⅳ Private School
Ⅴ Public School
Tension Between
Ⅵ Localism and
Centralization
University of International Business and Economics Press
University of International Business and Economics Press
University of International Business and Economics Press
❖ Primary:37.9 million ❖ Secondary: 26.1 million (2006–2007)
❖ Post secondary: 17.5 million
❖ Attainment:
❖ Secondary diploma: 85% ❖ Post-secondary diploma:30%
II Structure of American Education
Early childhood education
Grammar school or elementary school (primary)
High school (secondary)
College and university (higher/tertiary education)
❖typical college charges about $3,000 a year for room, board, & tuition
❖state college in a rural area may get by on $1,500 a year
❖State colleges & universities have rather low tuition fees
recent challenges American schools have been facing: curriculum reform, an influx of non-English speaking immigrant children, etc.
University of International Business and Economics Press
approach to subject matter, and on special projects; ❖a broad menu of academic and elective courses
University of International Business and Economics Press
❖ Religious convictions motivated the founding of the earliest American colleges, such as Harvard (1636), College of William and Mary (1693), and Yale (1701).