Educational Growth and Economic Constraints
The Ethiopian Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11894768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm N Lovegrove (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-27 |
| Publication date | 1973-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0068 • E-ISSN: 1360-0486 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0305006730090103 |
| OpenAlex | W2055657096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
One of the most critical educational and social problems facing developing countries involves achieving a balance between the growth of the economy and the growth of educational facilities. In the interests of basic literacy and general awareness of the world, a strong case can be made for moving as rapidly as possible to the goal of universal primary education, keeping in mind all the while the inhibiting effect that recurrent expenditure has upon progress towards targets set. However, when considering the growth of the secondary sector the task becomes more than that of accommodating recurrent costs, and involves taking account of the economy's capacity to absorb graduates from this level. The consequences of over production can be economically wasteful at least, and socially explosive at worst. Broadly speaking then, the problem presented to educational planners is two-fold. First, decisions have to be made about the rate at which educational systems develop. Secondly decisions have to be made about the shape of the educational pyramid. In addition, to these quantitative matters, questions of quality must also be addressed. This is not only because of the importance of quality per se but because of the financial implications of effecting improvements in the educational process. The development of the primary and secondary sectors of Ethiopia during the last two decades illustrates these issues and the manner in which they have been, and are being approached in that country. However, before examining the issues in question it will be helpful to consider the context in which educational growth has taken place in Ethiopia with reference to (a) the demographic background, (b) the nature of the economy, (c) the structure of the educational system
Business · Context (archaeology · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Management · Microeconomics · Process (computing · Production (economics · Pyramid (geometry · Quality (philosophy · Task (project management · Computer Science · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 1984 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |