Most students now look upon higher

Most students now look upon higher education principally as training for a particular kind of job, and it is the hope of well- paid, interesting work, together with a superior social status. Governments also tend to see higher education as a course of training for future workers. This is particularly true of developing countries, where there is an urgent need for specialists of all kinds and governments expect a direct return for the money they have invested in education. The goal of higher education has become the acquisition of a highly specialized expertise which can be put to practical use in a career.

A university course, in whatever subject, is seen as a basic requirement for many professions. Some institutions prepare students from the start for one specific type of example, teacher training –colleges or shools of medicine or agriculture.At the same time the traditional seclusion of the scholarly community has been disrupted.

Increasingly,universities and colleges are becoming part of the wider community,instead of standing apart from it. Students have become directly involved in the affairs of the country,especially in developing countries where some young people have worked for a few years before embarking on their studies,and students in general are extremely conscious of their role as the leaders of the future.

It is now quite commo for students to lead political demonstrations,they usually play a prominent role in revolutions,and they have even wielded international power by taking diplomats as hostages.

Nevertheless, many people think that in focusing upon expertise rather than upon wisdom, modern education is missing out what is of most value. It is still vital that from higher education students should above all acquire wisdom that is sense of responsibility for the application of their knowledge, an understanding of how their work is related to other areas of life, and a sense of values in their own lives.

This does not mean that moral values should be dictated from above,but that students should be confronted with general ideas as well as specialized information,and that they should have the necessary solitude and leisure for private thought before commiting themselves to public action.

If students remained uncommited observers rather than premature participants,the benefits would ultimately be greater for society as a whole

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Kebanyakan siswa sekarang memandang pendidikan tinggi terutama sebagai pelatihan untuk jenis pekerjaan tertentu, dan itu adalah harapan baik-dibayar, menarik pekerjaan, bersama dengan status sosial unggul. Pemerintah juga cenderung untuk melihat pendidikan tinggi sebagai kursus pelatihan untuk masa depan pekerja. Hal ini terutama berlaku bagi negara-negara berkembang, mana ada kebutuhan mendesak untuk spesialis dari semua jenis dan pemerintah mengharapkan kembali langsung untuk uang yang mereka telah diinvestasikan dalam pendidikan. Tujuan dari pendidikan tinggi telah menjadi akuisisi keahlian sangat khusus yang dapat diletakkan untuk penggunaan praktis dalam karir. Sebuah kursus Universitas, dalam subjek apapun, dipandang sebagai persyaratan dasar untuk banyak profesi. Beberapa lembaga mempersiapkan siswa dari awal untuk satu jenis spesifik contoh, guru pelatihan-perguruan tinggi atau memiliki obat atau pertanian. Pada saat yang sama pengasingan tradisional masyarakat ilmiah telah terganggu.Semakin, Universitas dan perguruan tinggi yang menjadi bagian dari masyarakat yang lebih luas, daripada berdiri terpisah dari itu. Siswa telah terlibat langsung dalam urusan negara, terutama di negara-negara berkembang yang mana beberapa orang muda telah bekerja selama beberapa tahun sebelum memulai studi mereka, dan mahasiswa pada umumnya sangat sadar akan perannya sebagai pemimpin masa depan.Sekarang cukup commo bagi siswa untuk memimpin demonstrasi politik, mereka biasanya memainkan peran penting dalam revolusi, dan mereka bahkan telah memegang kekuatan internasional dengan mengambil diplomat sebagai sandera.Nevertheless, many people think that in focusing upon expertise rather than upon wisdom, modern education is missing out what is of most value. It is still vital that from higher education students should above all acquire wisdom that is sense of responsibility for the application of their knowledge, an understanding of how their work is related to other areas of life, and a sense of values in their own lives.This does not mean that moral values should be dictated from above,but that students should be confronted with general ideas as well as specialized information,and that they should have the necessary solitude and leisure for private thought before commiting themselves to public action.If students remained uncommited observers rather than premature participants,the benefits would ultimately be greater for society as a whole