Friday, January 02, 2009

Private and Social Benefits of Education (Uma Kambamphati)

  • increases people's productivity
  • contributes to the formation of human capital
  • provides basic skills - literacy and numeracy
  • provides technical and specialized knowledge
  • provides administration and leadership skills
  • encourages self-discipline and hard work
  • promotes achievement orientedness
  • improves individual's career prospects and income
  • contributes to aggregate growth rate
  • decreases income inequality (social leveler)
  • broadens people's mind
  • widens and deepens people's social, cultural and political participation
  • improves people's political decisions
  • decreases fertility rate of women and infant motality
  • reduces crime rates

    DS 100 students, be able to add other benefits.

DS 112 recorded speech (alternative theories and approaches)

Present a recorded 3-minute speech about your assigned topic. Situate it in the context of the Global South. Provide an appropriate title. P...