THE IMPORTANCE OF URBANIZATION IN EDUCATION

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.