In his article ‘A Metamodel of Theories of Psychotherapy’, Steven Morris (2003) examines the myths and rituals associated with various systems of psychotherapy. I think a similar structure of myths and rituals can also be used to understand education. The myth answers the questions ‘what challenges are we trying to overcome?’ and ‘where do these challenges come from?’, while the ritual answers the questions ‘what strategies will lead to the desired outcomes?’ and ‘how do they work?’
Cultural beliefs, values, and perceptions are what the myths associated with education are based on. Liu (2015) describes beliefs as being the core of people’s thoughts and actions, values as being their preference for one belief or another, and perception as their …show more content…
Nada, who is studying journalism and is originally from Saudi Arabia, and Coby, who is doing a carpentry apprenticeship and is from Canada. Using the aforementioned structure of myths and rituals, I began looking at why we were in school, and found that for all three of us, a key motivation for pursuing a post secondary education is increasing employability. The challenge of underemployment comes form a tough economy and also from the fact that more and more people, now 80% of high school graduates, are choosing to attend post secondary institutions (Fenesi, 2015), making it necessary to get an education if you want to be able to compete in the job market. Coby stresses the importance of a well-paying job more than Nada or I do, but we all agree that it is important to do something that you …show more content…
Nada, Coby, and I all agreed that the development of practical skills makes it easier to get the kind of career you want, and is an important part of education, as employers want to hire graduates who have acquired occupationally relevant skills in university (Fenesi, 2015), and are not as willing to train as they used to be. Skills development was especially emphasised by Coby, who mentioned the importance of gaining field experience to complement what he learns in the classroom.
Nada spoke about the importance of engaging with people, saying that doing so is sometimes more important than classes, as it improves communication skills and understanding of different cultures. This is fitting with her mentioning of personal enrichment as a motivation for attending university, and also with her mentioning relationships as being an important cultural value as she comes from Saudi Arabia, a very collectivistic
Cultural beliefs, values, and perceptions are what the myths associated with education are based on. Liu (2015) describes beliefs as being the core of people’s thoughts and actions, values as being their preference for one belief or another, and perception as their …show more content…
Nada, who is studying journalism and is originally from Saudi Arabia, and Coby, who is doing a carpentry apprenticeship and is from Canada. Using the aforementioned structure of myths and rituals, I began looking at why we were in school, and found that for all three of us, a key motivation for pursuing a post secondary education is increasing employability. The challenge of underemployment comes form a tough economy and also from the fact that more and more people, now 80% of high school graduates, are choosing to attend post secondary institutions (Fenesi, 2015), making it necessary to get an education if you want to be able to compete in the job market. Coby stresses the importance of a well-paying job more than Nada or I do, but we all agree that it is important to do something that you …show more content…
Nada, Coby, and I all agreed that the development of practical skills makes it easier to get the kind of career you want, and is an important part of education, as employers want to hire graduates who have acquired occupationally relevant skills in university (Fenesi, 2015), and are not as willing to train as they used to be. Skills development was especially emphasised by Coby, who mentioned the importance of gaining field experience to complement what he learns in the classroom.
Nada spoke about the importance of engaging with people, saying that doing so is sometimes more important than classes, as it improves communication skills and understanding of different cultures. This is fitting with her mentioning of personal enrichment as a motivation for attending university, and also with her mentioning relationships as being an important cultural value as she comes from Saudi Arabia, a very collectivistic