THE IMPORTANCE OF URBANIZATION IN EDUCATION

Year 2016, Volume: 5 , 232 - 236, 01.09.2016

Nukhet Konuk , N. Gamze Turan Yuksel Ardali

Abstract

Urbanization is defined as the increasing share of
population living in urban areas. Urban areas are more suitable for locating
administrative facilities and functions. Urbanization is the most phenomenon of
the changes in the world. While 2% of the world’s population lived in urban
areas in 1980s, 15 of the world’s polulation lived in urban areas in 1900s. In
1950, approximately 30% of people lived in urban areas. Over the last 30 years
many urban areas have experienced dramatic growth as a result of rapid
urbanization. In 2014, 54% of the world’s population lived in urban areas. It
is expected to increase to 72% by 2050. The rapid growth is not sustainable
from the point of economic, environmental and educational perspective. As more
and more rural migrants move into urban areas, their education and implications
for education inequality between rural and urban populations become important
isuues. Urban areas were viewed by many as economically dynamic, attracting and
employing migrant populations from small towns, rural areas, and abroad during
the first half of the twentieth century. However, urban areas cause the
problems for the large numbers of poor and minorities who live in cities during
the second half of the twentieth century. Such negative associations with urban
areas profoundly affect education and shape the nature of urban schooling. The
aim of the study is to investigate the changing of urbanization activities and
compare education performance of rural and urban areas. Education performance
in urban areas is generally higher than that of rural areas.

Keywords

Urbanization, urban areas, rural areas, education

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