Introduction

The united nations has defined Education as basic human right and necessary for
sustainable social and economic development. Education is a process which facilitates
learning, and the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Educational
methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and directed research. Education
frequently takes place under the guidance of trained educators, however learners may
educate themselves. Education takes place in formal and informal settings and any
experience that has a formative effect on the thinking, feeling, or actions may be considered
as educational.(Article 13 of the United Nations' 1966 International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights recognizes a universal right to education. ICESCR, Article 13.1)

formal education is education received through schools, colleges and universities. It is delivered
within a systematic and intentional way within the school. Today's formal education is
plagued with problems like the low income and ill treatment of teachers by the management
of the school, the replacement of old and experienced local teachers with that of young
teachers with newly qualified teaching qualifications, the feedback of students and parents
regarding teaching methods is discredited, there is a consensus amongst for profit private
schools about a “one size fits all” approach regarding education. Schools are not designed
to deal with individuals but the education system is designed in such a way that students
are trained at being good at school not good for society. There is an epidemic problem
with the young generation in terms of behaviour and lifestyle choices with use of drugs,
alcohol and tobacco being rampant amongst the younger generation.

Treatment of teachers is a matter of utmost importance. Most teachers leave their positions
due to dissatisfaction and low income. Increased workload both inside and outside the
classroom have had a devastating impact on their health and lives. Many teachers today
complain of problems like hyper tension and fatigue. Also the replacement of experienced
qualified teachers with newly qualified teachers does not result in high quality of teaching
standards. Replacing local teachers with western teachers may not hold the answer to
raising the standard of education to international levels.

Privatization is a process which can be defined as the transfer of assets, management

functions, and responsibilities relating to education previously owned or carried out by the
state actors to private actors (Coomans & Hallo de Wolf, Privatisation and Human Rights in the
Age of Globalisation, 2005) privatisation of education is a growing and complex issue. There
is an unmonitored and unregulated expansion in the private sector of education that is
causing immense concern amongst parents, students, and teachers. Education has become a
for profit industry rather than a social service and a basic human right.

Globalisation is another issue that education is grappling with today. There is widespread
western oriented norms of learning at all levels of schooling which has become a large part
of the globalisation process itself. It has become a major field of study in comparative
education which applies historiographic and scientific theories and research methods to study
the social, economic, political, and international implications and issues of education.

In this research paper we aim to discuss the origins, current studies being conducted in the
world, advantages and disadvantages of the education system in the country in an attempt
to measure if the privatization and globalization of the education system in the country has
improved the quality of education provided?