Abstract
Education is the backbone of a progressive society as it is clear from the statement of Thomas Jefferson “educate the masses” as he believed that in order to make changes in a society, the whole masses should be educated. The term ‘education’ is a popular and common term used by everybody but understood by very few in its right perspective. In educational text books it is defined as a purposive, conscious or unconscious, psychological, sociological, scientific and philosophical process that brings about development of the individual to fullest extent and also the maximum development of society in such a way that both enjoy happiness and prosperity. Despite the existence of infrastructural facilities, economic status and availability of various educational courses, the attitude towards higher education and learning is not found to be positive among the Indian expat students.
 The ultimate objective of this study is to find out the factors that influence the attitude of the students towards higher education and recommend sufficient measures to improve it.
Highlights
The term “education” has been derived from the Latin term “Educatum” which means the act of teaching or training (Brubatcher, 1939)
The word has been used to imply different conceptions as there are some experts who believe that the word is derived from the Latin term “Educare” which implies “to bring up” or “to rise” (Peters, 1975)
To investigate the factors that affect the motivation of the Indian expat students either to enter directly the job market after their school education or to drop-out from universities and colleges during the course of their study
Summary
The term “education” has been derived from the Latin term “Educatum” which means the act of teaching or training (Brubatcher, 1939). Certain other experts are of the opinion that the terminology got originated from the Latin word “Educere” which means “to lead forth” (Kneller, 1964). An attempt is made to provide certain desirable knowledge, understanding, attitudes, skills and critical thinking abilities (Dewey, 1977). Education has got a vital role to play in promoting the knowledge, skills, abilities, values and attitudes which can contribute towards the development of inclusive and sustainable future (OECD, 2019). Education trough logical practice and enhanced awareness can enable people to form clear and purposeful goals, work with people having different perspectives, find untapped opportunities and develop multiple feasible solutions to uncertain and risky problems so generations becomes capable of confronting uncertain changes and thereby become active, responsible and engaged citizens (Peter, 2017). We can come a comprehensive and integrative definition of education which can be summarized as a purposive, conscious or unconscious, psychological, sociological, scientific and philosophical process, that contributes to the development of the individual to the optimum extent and the optimize the progress of society in such a way that the individuals as well the society enjoys maximum happiness and prosperity (Chakraborty, 2003)
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