PASSAGE III
With the inevitable growth of specialization I see the universities facing two great dangers. First, it is very easy to get so involved in the technical details of education that the object of education is lost. And secondly, in an effort to condition a university to the needs of its students and to the needs of the State it may lose its power to make or mould those students into responsible men, capable of thinking for themselves and capable of expressing the results of their thoughts to others.
The author calls growth of specialisation 'inevitable'. Which one of the following statements is likely to be the most correct reason for this inevitability?
- AUniversities give grants only to do specialised work in different disciplines
- BThe professors and researchers in universities are competent only for specialised work
- CSpecialization helps economic growth of the nation
- DIn an age of science and technology specialization becomes necessary
Explanation
In a scientific and technological age, specialization becomes necessary — hence inevitable.