Education

Question 1

Outline how development of human capital benefits development (education world)

Answer 1

Means of education develops the professional classes, the more a country has the greater its capacity for growth

Question 2

Outline how innovation benefits development (education world)

Answer 2

The level of education a country has affects the productivity of the workforce - innovation leads to greater productivity

Question 3

Outline how health awareness benefits development (education world)

Answer 3

Basic education can bring health benefits by raising awareness of simple issues e.g sex education to combat HIV

Question 4

How does closing the gender gap benefit development? (Education world)

Answer 4

The better educated women are, the more they participate in the economy, thus he healthier the children are

Question 5

What three difficulties can occur when education is introduced into a developing country? (Education world)

Answer 5

1) time lag problem
2) values
3) Human capital flight

Question 6

Outline how time lag can occur when education is introduced (education world)

Answer 6

Education is a long term strategy for growth, immediate capital investments are high and the benefits take decades

Question 7

Outline how values may be problematic with the introduction of education (education world)

Answer 7

Traditional values see education as a threat to their way of life: education is western cultural imperialism, indoctrinating children with unacceptable values

Question 8

Outline how human capital flight is problematic for developing countries (education world)

Answer 8

Better educated individuals may seek work abroad, having been educated at their own countries expense

Question 9

What do modernisation thinkers argue about education in developing countries? (Education world)

Answer 9

Societies need to undergo a cultural shift, which can be done through education. Education aims to enhance capacity to question, this may impede traditional values

Question 10

What do dependency thinking argue about education in developing countries? (Education world)

Answer 10

Education tends to be based on western values, meaning that only a small elite are able to be educated - enhancing the unequal distribution of wealth and power

Question 11

Why is Yousatzai significant? (Education world)

Answer 11

Promotes secularism and campaigns for women’s rights in Pakistan. Taliban controlled and eventually shot her for speaking out (fully recovery)

Question 12

Name 4 ways in which education aids the development of an economy (education world)

Answer 12

1) human capital
2) innovation
3) health
4) closing the gender gap