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Education for Peace and a Sustainable Future

Author : Ariyaratne, A.T.

Publisher: Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2008

Page Numbers: 13

Acc. No: 4146

Class No: 370 ARI-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Education

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

In his speech, Dr. Ariyaratne talks about the current education system prevailing in the country where one system is under the National Education Act and the other under the Commercial Law. ‘The former caters to all including the rich if they so desire, but the latter system caters only to the rich class of people who can afford to pay’. It highlights failures and weakness in the state education system and disparities that are created due to these two education systems.