Statement of Purpose
Introduction
I am XXXXX, a permanent
resident of XXXXX and mydate of birth is XXXXX. Regarding my family members,
XXXXX and XXXXX are my parents. Similarly, Ms. XXXXX and XXXXX are my siblings.
My wife is XXXXX and we have a daughter XXXXX.
By profession my father
is a teacher who started his teaching career from XXXXX. In the later days he
joined Shreekul Vidyalaya and is working as lower secondary as well as
secondary level teacher. He has been teaching for around 22 years. He laid the
foundation of education in later generation of my family. He provided ample
opportunity for the education to all his children and could lead their
education up to masters level with his hard work and dedication. He kindled the
light of education and knowledge and inspired me for the lifelong learning. He
dedicated his whole life in educating children, installing the moral values and
cultural practices. He taught every child to work hard ceaselessly for the sake
of lifelong learning and knowledge. With these ethics he became my role model,
mentor and life changer who not only supported me economically but also emotionally,
morally.Despite ofall the hardships, he didn’t lose his heart and joined other
institutions and continued his profession. I'm keenly impressed with his life
history that inspired me to assimilate teaching profession as my career.Likewise,
my mother is a housewife and in her spare time she gets busy in her partnership
business of flour mill. In the same token my brother works as XXXXX and my
sister is Assistant Manager in XXXXX.
Academic
Background
My academic journey at Primary
school commenced accompanying my father at the same school where he taught. I
have completed my schooling from XXXXX, one of the reputed school of my
locality securing 62.28 per cent in School Leaving Examination in 2000 A.D. My
Father advised me to study English Language and literature which has got great
scope in teaching and other professions. My inclination to learn English led me
pursue my higher education in Humanities and social sciences, English as core
subject. I completed my Proficiency Certificate Level in 2002 A.D in second division(53.80 %). Then
I completed my Bachelor's Degree in 2005 securing 41. 57 %. During my Bachelor
study i.e in 2004 I had taught English to community school children in support
of Loo Niva Nepal , a non-profitable government organization. After the
completion of Bachelor's Degree from Patan Multiple Campus, I joined Ratna
Rajya Laxmi Campus, Exhibition Road , Kathmandu and completed Master's Degree
in English in 2008 A.D securing 61.20 %. Hereby my master's degree was supposed
to be completed in 2007 A.D but only the academic year ended in that year,
result was published too late. At the mean time my thesis work submission and
approval got delayed due to political turmoil of the country and my busy
schedule at work. As I had started teaching at schools full time since 2005, it
was so hard for me to manage time for my study and dissertation, on the top of
that the transportation system added to my plight to the way back to home and
work.
My
Profession As a Teacher
''If you
are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant
trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.”
- Chinese Proverb
"A
Teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
- Henry Brooks Adams
The
proverb and quotation best suit for teacher left great imprint in deep inside
my mind since I was student and at early stage of my teaching career. My
journey of kindling the light of education formally began in 2005 A.D. from XXXXX for 5 years until 29th December 2010. I was assigned to
teach English literature and language in lower secondary level. The job was
really challenging as most of the students were from ethnic poor family
background and where there was complete interference of first language. On5th
January 2011A.D I was appointed as lecturer of English at XXXXX. I was responsible to teach English based on the curriculum
board of higher secondary education
boardupto 12th grade students . Likewise I had to supervise the academic
activities of the students as an Academic Incharge of the school. I worked with
XXXXX till October 2012 as I got the
opportunity to work in a government school as secondary English Teacher at XXXXX. I have been teaching here since 16th October
2012. I receive salary as per the rule of Nepal Government at my account No. XXXXX of XXXXX. Earlier I
had a temporary teaching license which was issued in May 2011and I got
permanent Teaching License of Secondary level on 6th February 2013.My role as
an English teacher got even tougher at XXXXX
as the school is a community(Government)
school where almost all of the students are from extremely impoverished family
background. Students' learning achievement was very deplorable so I had to work
really hard and bring in innovative ideas to improve the condition. In addition
to teaching , I was assigned to conduct , monitor and formulate the regulation
of examination from kindergarten to 12th Standard. Currently I have been
teaching English at XXXXX for bachelor's
level in morning shift. I have been general member of NELTA (Nepal English language Teachers'
Association), a non- profitable , non- political organization since 2005 and
life member since 2008. In course of my teaching career, I have attended
national, international conferences organized by NELTA and other institutions.
I took IELTS Test on 21 September 2017 and got band score 6.0 in Reading and
Writing ; 6.5 band score in listening and speaking with overall band score 6.5.
I have applied for Double Masters degree as I hold 3 years Bachelor's Degree
which is not equivalent to Bachelor Degree of Australia because of
NOOSR(National Office for Overseas Skills Recognition) Policy. Thus, I have no
other options of double master degree.
Australia
as a Destination Than Other Countries
Choosing a university is another crucial and very important decision. In the process of applying for abroad study, I have gone through different resources available from national and international Education providers. Studying in Norway, Finland, language is barrier for international students. The education policy for international students in the UK and the USA is not so student friendly and secure. The policy changes over night that is quite unwelcoming for the international students. In some countries education and living is very expensive that international students can’t afford it. There are numerous reasons to choose Australia as my study destination:
·
EasyCommunication
Unlike the countries such as Japan,Finland,
Norway, language would not be the constraint for the communication. Australia
is an English-speaking country which is an added benefit for international
students. In most of the cases medium of communication and instruction plays
crucial role to have the work done.
·
Diversity,
Multi cultural, Multi lingual Environment
Australia is home of different
ethnic groups, races with different culture and language so diverse society can
be found, it will make me feel better as in my own home town secured lifestyle,
suitable climate, good hospitality of Australians attracts students from
various countries. On the other hand, the social composition there is quite
diverse as it is in my home town. We can get the experiences and varieties of
cultures throughout the whole globe. The pleasing costal climate that is quite
similar to my country with reverse season cycle added point to choose Australia
as my study destination.
·
Educational
Hub
In this present era, Australia has
become greatest educational hub for the international students.Australia has diverse
economic status and is sixth largest country in the world that has achieved the distinction of being home of
universities in the top 100 of the prestigious QS Ranking universities in the
globe which offer wide range of courses.The courses offer flexible options to
the international students with ample opportunities of practical bases of
teaching principles. The island continent has grown to become the dream
destination of many students as Australia promotes innovation, creativity and
independent thinking throughout its universities that offers array of diverse
courses for those interested than other countries like Nepal, India, Canada and
many more. A strong research - intensive academic culture at these institutions
are key factors attracting numerous overseas students to study in Australia. The
Australian universities hold the top five positions in a number of discipline
including nursing, sports related discipline and number of engineering,
medicine and pharmacy courses. Australia is a popular destination where more
than 400, 000 international students are receiving education.
With the booming economy, work benefit for new graduate, diverse culture and
high quality education system, it is winning the heart of the overseas
students. I found the reference that 19 Australian universities were ranked
among the top 400 universities in world university ranking.
·
TEQSA:
Australia has the national
regularity and a quality agency for higher education- the Tertiary Education
Quality and Standard Agency (TEQSA) that ensures national and international
students' security of investment in education and quality of the degree they
are awarded.
·
The
ESOS Framework
There is a statutory provision of
education services to overseas students and has made the registration requirements
for the education providers that offer different courses to the international
students. I felt great relief that the Australian Government is concerned about
the right of international students. ESOS Act was implemented by the Australian
Government Department of Education and Training in order to protect the rights
of international students studying in
Australia. This act emphasizes on right to receive accurate information
regarding the courses, fee structure, modes of study and written agreement
related with course before and during enrolment. It sets minimum standards and
provides tuition and financial assurances. This act also involves major
responsibility of both institution and international students for academic
integrity and misconduct.
·
Work
Permit
As per the Student visa conditions
No. 8105, International students are permitteed to work 40 hours a fortnight
during course session and more than 40 hours during recognised vacation periods
. After the completion of the course students can work and gain practical
skills which will be great experience
after the return in my own country.
·
Globally
Recognized Degree
The Australian graduates are highly
preferred in national and international job market. Australian University
Degree is recognized by most of the education provider with high reputation.
Henceforth once I get the degree, it will certainly enhance and broadens my
horizon to contribute my further career. Even Australian graduates are doing
well in my country and every nook and corner of the world.
Besides,
it is needless to say about the personal security in such rule governed country.
My desire to pursue international degree and practical acquaintances in the
field of teaching led me to search and research an appropriate destination. I
have got a clear insight that Australia will be my apt destination.
I am seriously inclined
to receive an international degree nevertheless I intended to continue my
further study in Nepalese Universities but very limited quota system,
traditional teaching -learning methodologies, focus on lectures, insufficient
guidance in researches,Internal disturbances at the universities led me choose
Australia as my study destination.
My
Aspiration for Master of Educational Leadership and Management
I have dedicated more
than a decade of my life in teaching and education profession. It is impossible for me to switch my
profession therefore I am pretty sure to stick with this profession. I am so
much passionate to seek novelty, innovate creative ideas in teaching and
running the academic institution in a unique way. I have to update my decade
long knowledge and skill. Educational scenario and context is changing rapidly
with the booming of technology whereas the present teachers and education
providers are still stick with the traditional pedagogy , approaches which is limiting the potentiality of young
learners and killing their creativity. During my teaching tenure, I have seen
such cases of injustice to the learners from their education providers;
curriculum is delivered in totally outdated methods.
The rationale behind
choosing Masters of Educational Leadership and Management at XXXXX University is
the range of exposures it offers the candidate to enhance their professionalism
in the field of education and leadership. As the course suits my present
profession and background as well as my interest in educational leadership
which XXXXX has made it in a compact single course. In addition to teaching, my
area of interest is to go for the administrative and managerial dimension of
the education and promotion of the institution. Leadership, the part of the
course would enable me to address my interest and install such skills for my
further career in the field of teaching and leadership. I really intent to gain
the skill in staff management,support, development, institutional change that
will be an asset in future as I intend to run my own educational institution. I
wish to learn the innovative theories and practices in the discipline of the
leadership in well-developed part of the globe like Australia and transform
that skill , practices and knowledge in my own home context. As I went through
the core content of this course, the course will be fruitful for solving the
complex problem in the field of education in my country.
Reasons
for choosing XXXXX
XXXXXUniversity is a
reputed university in globe located in Melbourne, Victoria that was named after
XXXXX, the first Superintendent of the Port Phillip District from 1839 to 1850
and the first Lieutenant - Governor of New Colony of Victoria from 1851 to
1854. XXXXX foundation campus is located in Melbourne, within the suburb of
Bundoora. It is the largest metropolitan campus of Australia.
As per my research on
universities of Australia, XXXXX is the 22nd ranking university inAustralia and
351 - 400 ranking in QS Ranking. Similarly, The Higher Education (THE)ranks XXXXXas
12th in Australia for teaching, 11th for research and 13th for industry income.
Likewise, it is easily accessible from the centre of the Melbourne which makes
students accommodate to their affordable locations.
Another reason behind
choosing XXXXX is its affordable tuition fees in my selected course. It has got
the competitive fee structure in comparison to other universities. The annual
tuition fee for the international students in XXXXX University is $29200 per
year. Deakin University also offers the course Master of Education (leadership)
however the course duration is only for 1.5 year with the annual fee of $27000.University
of Wollongong also offers similar course however the course does not meet my
expectations whereas the course offered at XXXXXis flexible with the
amalgamation of leadership principles and has made the course a compact pack
for me.
In addition to the
excellence in pedagogical aspect and delivery method, XXXXXis equipped with
amenities such as indoor stadium, swimming pools, gyms, shops, banks, restaurants,
and fully facilitated library. The university conducts support programmed to
international students like skill development, financial assistance, global
partnership amongst more than 150 institutions in 40 different countries,
encourages students to take part in overseas programmed as part of their study.
Comparative
study of course content of XXXXX and other Universities
As I set my goal to go
for the course of Master of Educational Leadership and Management , I went
through the web sites , handbooks, brochures of different universities to
venture the course content and match with my necessity, interest and present
demand of my home context. Here are some universities that they offer in their
course content:
Master
of Educational Leadership and Management at XXXXX
COURSE
STRUCTURE
The Master of
Educational Leadership and Management first year requires the completion
of 120 credit points in two semesters from EDU Level 4 or level 5
subjects. Similarly, second year also has got the weight age of 120 credit
points in two semesters. First semester of second year has Research Methods in
Education for 30 credit points(cps) along with two optional subjects; 15 credit
points for each optional subject. Students are supposed to choose second
optional subject from subject list B. Likewise second semester has got a core
choice subject maximum of 30 credit points and two optional subjects from
subject list B.
Subject
List A
-
EDU5IEP(S2)
International Education Policy and Management (30 credit points)
-
EDU5LTB(S1) Leadership
and Team Building
-
EDU5MOC(WK) Managing
Organisational Change
-
EDU5LDI(WK1) Leadership
, Diversity and Inclusion
-
EDU5BSP(S1) Building
Strategic
-
EDU4CDD(WK2) Curriculum
Development and Design
-
EDU5GE (S2) Gender and
Education
-
EDU5PP(WK3) Pedagogical
Principles and Practice
-
EDU5PCL(S2) Critical
Perspectives in Curriculum Leadership
-
EDU5MTA (S1) Minor
Thesis A# (30 cps)
-
EDU5MTB(S2) Minor
Thesis B#(30 cps)
-
EDU5MTH( S1 S2) Minor
Thesis (60 cps)
Master of Education in Leadership
and Management at Kathmandu University
Kathmandu
University, School of Education offers Masters of Education in Leadership and
Management with 2 years course of 60 credit points . The Course is specially
designed to the working professionals , teachers , educationists who hold some
leadership position in any academic institution. The course adopts semester
based evaluation and follows the letter grading system . The course costs NRS.
140,000 per year.
Course Structure
Core
Course
·
Theory and Practice in
Education
·
Research Methodology
Specialization Subjects (any four
subjects)
·
Prospective in
Educational Management and Leadership
·
Trends in Educational Management and Leadership
·
Education Policy and
Planning
·
Strategic Planning in
Education
·
Organisational Theory
and Behaviour
·
Instructional
Leadership
Elective
courses (any two subjects)
·
School Community
Partnership
·
Programme Development
in School
·
School Governance
·
Integrity in Education
Management and Leadership
Practical Course Contents
·
Practicum
·
Research Project
The course content that
the Kathmandu University offer just covers the content of leadership and
management, it fails to address the various aspects of education and diversity.
Similarly, it can't cover the classroom procedures, pedagogical aspect,
curriculum and policy level even though the cost of the course is reasonable.
Master
of Education in Leadership and Management at Deakin University
Deakin University , one
of the reputed universities in Melbourne , Victoria also offers the same course
of 1.5 years course in 27,000 AUS dollars. The students have to complete 12 credit
points.
The
course content has been able to cover few issues primarily focused on research
work. Even though the core concentration
of the course is leadership and management , there are very few options
to choose related to it. On top of that the course is a bit short in duration
that the deep study on the cross cutting issues might not be possible.
Master
of Education Advanced (Leadership and Management) at Wollongong University
COURSE
STRUCTURE
Wollongong University
also offers Leadership and Management degree in Master of Education Advanced
for 2 years. The annual fee structure of the course is AUS dollars 24,576 for
the year 2018.The Master of Education Advanced requires the completion of
minimum of 96 credit points where 72 credit point ids allocated for selected
specialization and 24 credit points for additional focus area. The course
consists of two areas of specializations: TESOL and Educational Leadership. In
the former specialization the students are supposed to choose any one of focus
area between Educational Leadership and Information and communication
Technology in Education and Training. Similarly, in the latter specialization
students have to select one of the focus areas among Higher Education, TEZEL
and Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training.
Even if the course
offers two major area of specialization such as TESOL and educational
Leadership, it fails to address the multiple issues of present education such
as diversity,inclusion, gender study and so on.
Unlike other universities,
XXXXXhas offered a wholesome course content that has satisfied my interest and
my present and future professional needs. It provides sufficient exposure on
research work,curriculum, diversity, organizational changes, leadership issues,
pedagogical aspects, educational policy of the globe.This multi-dimensional course
content fascinated me to join XXXXXand this course.
Course outcome and My Career Plan after XXXXX Degree
It would a great privilege
for me to be a XXXXXgraduate. I have envisioned an illuminating future at my
homeland after I gain all the expertise with the international branding. Teaching
and Educational leadership has got great scope in the developing countries like
my own. What this sector requires is the innovative and noble technique to lead
the academic institution ahead. Completion of my desired course would enable me
to acquire all those skills and international trend in the field of language
teaching especially dealing with current educational subject matter and
Educational leadership. So far, I have got the general theoretical concept
about my profession but this course would enable me to combine the theoreticaland
scientifically proven practices from East and West.
After the completion of
my course from Australia, I will return back to my native land, Nepal with the
international insight both 'teach 'and 'lead'. In course of more than a decade
teaching career I have realized the loopholes and complications of education
both in policy and implementation level. I will repair those weaknesses of our
teaching learning trend as my study would be concentrated on that. After my
return, my primary focus is to be associated with a reputed University of my
country and conduct innovative researches and manage on going shortcomings in
the field of our education sector. My concern would be in the level of policy
making, reformation of curriculum and addressing the ongoing educational
issues. Plenty of the reputed universities and academic institution are seeking
qualified teaching faculty thus I can associate myself with those institution
by virtue of my qualification, experience and international degree. My long term career goal would be on
establishing my own academic institution which has been my passion and lifelong
dream. My institution would be my platform where I can practice my skills and
experiences. There I can transform western trend of education in Eastern
flavor. I have experienced great gap between two classes of people so called
rich and poor in terms of acquiring education. I would try my best to bridge
the gap in terms of instruction, methodology, teaching aids, shaping the
learners' concept and attitude.
In addition to my
career plan, the course has got great prospect as Educational Policy maker,planner,recruit
officer, leadership innovator, educationist, curriculum designer, expert in
inclusive education department, independent researcher,counselor,consultant,
Educational Manager in different NGOs and INGOs, Donor agencies, member of
education department of different Universities in my hometown which pays very
attractive remuneration of not less than Nrs.85000 per month and other amenities.
My
Incentive of Returning to My Home
The proposed course at XXXXXwould
create numerous employment opportunities for me back in Nepal. Having worked as
lecturer for decade I have analyzed the loop holes in the present education
policy, delivery method and the outcomes of education. This degree would enable
me to introduce the new trends in the education sector where I can work on the
existing loop holes and reform the current education system of Nepal. Being a
lecturer, I have identified the weaknesses in the real class room and the
proposed degree would help me wipe out those educational disturbances and lead
the education system and class room delivery in an innovative way. This would
be possible only if I received an international degree with international
exposure on leadership and educational management.
My genuine motive of this student visa is to
get an accredited Australian degree, experiences and skills for my professional
career. My beloved parents and daughter are waiting for the return. I can't
deprive my daughter from her fatherhood for a long time; as there is matter of
emotional attachment with the family. In addition to that the property, land
and house in Lalitpur which is worth NRS. 34,792,246.17 and I would inherit it
upon my return. I do have clear understanding that I would be there on student
visa on temporary basis. On top of that I have great passion to set up my own
academic institution and set my wife in her own profession thus my return to my
hometown is inevitable.
Conclusion
With the genuine study intention,
I have applied this student visa for the temporary stay in Australia. The
submitted testimonials are for the assessment and visa outcome needs and they are
genuine to support my portfolio. I, hereby implore for the consideration of
getting the opportunity to change the course of my life as well as changing the
scenario of education of which I would be the transformer.
Thanking You,
.
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