A new research demonstrates benefits of learning to the physical and psychological health of human let us read…….
A new
research established by the institute of education in university of
London on the Wider Benefits of Learning (WBL) by covering different
sides such as physical, psychological, community participation and
citizenship, they found a magnificent effect of learning on these sides.
Professor John Bynner in Faculty of
Policy and Society at the Institute of Education said that the
researchers had found a direct effect of learning on educated people
concerning their health, parenting and also their willingness to
committing crimes.
Researchers say that education is a positive force for people’s health as for
National levels of health
Learning affects health
Researchers
found that Children’s diet is affected by their parents’ education and
knowledge of the importance of nutrition. In turn, their educational
success is directly affected by whether they receive enough vitamins and
minerals in their food. Also a US study found that 12 % of the decrease
in the probability of low birth weight between the 1940s and the 1980s
and 20 % of the decrease in the probability of premature birth could be
attributed to increased maternal education
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Benefits of
learning is also extends to some diseases such as cancer as the research
suggests that better-educated women are more likely to protect their
health with regular cervical screening tests. According to the research
the researchers estimate that between 61 and 213 cancers can be
prevented for every 100,000 women who quit smoking because of their
additional education.
The International research has consistently found that people with higher levels of education live longer
One study
found that life expectancy in the Netherlands for men with the lowest
level of education is 5.0 years less than for men with a university
education. For Dutch women the difference is 2.6 years. For people in
the US aged 35 in 1960, one more year of education increased life
expectancy
By as much as
1.7 years. In Sweden, a study based on the national census demonstrated
that 64-year old men with a doctorate had a lower mortality rate than
those with a master’s degree. The masters’ graduates, in turn, had
greater longevity than holders of bachelor’s degrees.
Health and committing crimes
Benefits of
education are not limited to health but it extends to affect level of
crime in the society as the research say that people with no
qualifications are more likely to be persistent offenders. Particularly
for men, the better qualified they are, the less likely they are to
commit crimes
.
Parenting and education
The
Millennium Cohort Study, which is tracking more than 15,000 children
born in2000 and 2001, shows that the sons and daughters of graduates
were 12months ahead of those with the least-educated parents. A second
‘school readiness’ assessment measuring understanding of colors, letters,
Numbers,
sizes and shapes that was given to more than 11,500 three-year-olds
found an even wider gap “13 months” between the two groups.
Researchers say that People who do well at school and who obtain higher qualifications tend to have children who do the same
Lifelong learning is good for us
Many other
studies stress on the importance of Lifelong learning which is the
continued educational experience that utilizes non-credit academic
courses educational travel and community service. These studies
identified many benefits gained by the lifelong learning as the Lifelong
learning opens the mind, helps fully develop natural abilities,
increases wisdom, helps in making new friends and establish valuable
relationships and it leads to an enriching life of self-fulfillment.
Dear beloved,
when we contemplate at the message of Islam we find that Allah Almighty
differentiates between people who have knowledge and who don’t have
knowledge as He Almighty says: (Say: "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember)
{Sûrat
Az-Zumar - The Groups -verse9}, this verse was descended at a time and
in a place where people were sinking in seas of illiteracy and
underdevelopment.
In another
verse Allah Almighty urges people to learn as He Almighty says to
prophet Mohamed peace be up on him and to all humanity: (Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists)) { Sûrat Al-‘Alaq - The Clot –verse1}.
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