The Education Dilemma: Policy Issues for Developing Countries in the 1980s (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering, and)

The Education Dilemma: Policy Issues for Developing Countries in the 1980s focuses on the questions on the adequacy of the Western European and North American model of formal schooling exported to developing countries. The selection first offers information on an overview of the policy issues in the 1980s, future of formal education in developing countries, and factors which promote school achievement in developing countries. Discussions focus on the effect of schooling variables on achievement; comparison of the importance of schooling inputs and home background; educational production function and its limitations; and theories of learning and schooling. The text then examines preschool age investment in human capital, policy implications of instructional technology, and the impact of American educational research on developing countries. The publication takes a look at common assumptions about education and employment, education and employment after independence, and the influence of education on migration and fertility. Topics include education and migration, fertility and education, socializing effects of educational institutions, educational and individual entrepreneurship, and education and access to labor market. The manuscript also surveys education, class conflict, and uneven development and investment in education in developing nations. The selection is a valuable reference for educators and researchers interested in the application of the Western European and North American model of formal schooling to developing countries. Content: Other Titles of Interest , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Inside Front Cover , Page v Dedication , Page vii List of Tables and Figures , Pages xi-xii Foreword , Pages xiii-xiv , Torsten Husen Acknowledgments , Page xv CHAPTER 1 - Introduction and Summary , Pages 1-18 , JOHN SIMMONS CHAPTER 2 - An Overview of the Policy Issues in the 1980s , Pages 19-66 , JOHN SIMMONS CHAPTER 3 - The Future of Formal Education in Developing Countries , Pages 69-76 , RONALD DORE CHAPTER 4 - Factors which Promote School Achievement in Developing Countries: A Review of the Research , Pages 77-95 , JOHN SIMMONS, LEIGH ALEXANDER CHAPTER 5 - Preschool Age Investment in Human Capital , Pages 97-111 , MARCELO SELOWSKY CHAPTER 6 - Policy Implications of Instructional Technology: Cost and Effectiveness , Pages 113-134 , JOANNE LESLIE, DEAN T. JAMISON CHAPTER 7 - The Impact of American Educational Research on Developing Countries , Pages 135-142 , ERNESTO SCHIEFELBEIN CHAPTER 8 - Common Assumptions about Education and Employment , Pages 145-152 , MARK BLAUG CHAPTER 9 - Can Education Alone Solve the Problem of Unemployment? , Pages 153-163 , MARTIN CARNOY CHAPTER 10 - Education and Employment after Independence , Pages 165-178 , REMI CLIGNET CHAPTER 11 - The Influence of Education on Migration and Fertility , Pages 179-186 , MICHAEL P. TODARO CHAPTER 12 - Investment in Education in Developing Nations: Policy Responses when Private and Social Signals Conflict , Pages 189-198 , EDGAR O. EDWARDS CHAPTER 13 - On Allocating Resources to Education , Pages 199-204 , ARNOLD C. HARBERGER CHAPTER 14 - Education, Class Conflict, and Uneven Development , Pages 205-231 , SAMUEL BOWLES CHAPTER 15 - Steps Toward Reform , Pages 235-250 , JOHN SIMMONS Notes on Contributors , Pages 251-255 Index , Pages 257-262 Le dilemme devant lequel se trouvent placés la plupart des pays est le choix entre le développement de l'enseignement secondaire et supérieur, c'est-à-dire la formation d'une élite et celui de l'enseignement primaire et de l'éducation des adultes, la solution dépendant du mode de développement que les gouvernements désirent promouvoir Edited By John Simmons ; With A Foreword By Torsten Husen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.