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Literacy, Teaching, Technology and the Impact on Women and Children

In the USA, issues related to women’s literacy exist and require the most attention within urban centers and anywhere an achievement gap is present.  In his article, “The Global Spread of Women's Schooling”, Robert A. Levine brings a new dimension to the impact of the achievement gap.  The connection between women’s literacy and their children’s health and learning is undeniable.  When we consider the population explosion among racial and ethnic minorities and a growing burden on an already weak system that fails to deliver to its most needy users, we realize the need for swift action to close the achievement gap is greater than we comprehend.

The impact at the global level is more profound.  Levine writes, “In the year 2000, 86 percent of the world’s school-aged population (aged six to twenty-three years) lived in less developed countries; by the year 2025, this proportion will rise to 90 percent…”  Levine’s article also reminds readers of the relative youth of formal education in the scope of human history.   “Over the past 150 years, an educational vision that originated in eighteenth century Europe has been realized through the spread of mass institutionalized schooling – first for men, then women; first in Western, then in other countries; and first at the primary, then at the secondary and postsecondary levels.”  The spread of institutionalized schooling, delivered in a standardized method has lead the world to its present state of educational attainment.

We are reminded of how quickly educational attainment can change, Levine writes “As late as 1945, it did not seem inevitable that the countries of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific would have mass schooling on the Western model, especially for females, but by 2000, virtually all of them did, and many were expanding school attendance at post-primary levels.”

We believe the next generation of educational delivery involves institutional adoption of customized learning involving teachers and technology.  This customized approach will help students around the world by incorporating a socially responsible pedagogy, increasing access and may result in a leveling of the playing field for all, in a knowledge-based society.   In fact, we predict it will be easier to achieve educational adoption on a global level with the help of technology.

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