The first lecture in session 5 addresses the different purposes of education that there have been and there are with a questioning stand to the current singularly instrumentalist purpose for economic competitiveness gaining global prevalence since the 1980s.

Before any lecture either open or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentations.

Assignment before the lecture: None

Open or save the PowerPoint slides related to this lecture HERE.

Listen to the lecture and after listening do the assignment below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture: Please discuss on what the purpose of education should be for an individual, a local and global community and a nation.