The document discusses the interrelationship between education and economic development, emphasizing the necessity for educational planners to understand economic principles. It outlines the role of education in improving societal conditions through skilled labor and literacy, highlighting challenges such as poverty and inadequate resources. Additionally, it poses critical questions regarding internal and external factors influencing educational effectiveness and economic growth.

1. Course: Development Education II
Presentation By: Ibrash Pasha- MA Education
Planning & Management- EPM

2.  Objectives
1. Highlight the Economic considerations in
Educational Planning
2. Describe relevance b/w Edu. and Econ. Dev
3. Explain the concept of Dev. Planning.
4. Evaluate the efficiency of an educational
plan on basis of Econ. Dev

3.  Edu. planner must have some knowledge of
economics, b/c in Edu. Planning they get
information from economists, which are
relevant to education.
 They must understand what the economists
are doing like;
◦ Describing and analyzing economy. (economy,
production, consumption, investment, exports,
employment, manpower, income )
◦ Planning the social and economic development.
◦ Checking that every thing is done effectively.

4.  Economic Context of education, education as
investment; like in most of Asian countries;
◦ The people are poor
◦ Majority of population are doing farming
◦ Majority of people are illiterate.
 To develop the country, its necessary to
◦ Make agriculture more modern
◦ Industrialization
 For the above both, need trained human
resource, engineers, skilled force

5.  Development planning
 For a country development, focus should not
be only on increasing production;
◦ Increase per capita income
◦ Change in structure of production (Agriculture)
◦ Change in social relations
◦ Change in attitude and behavior
◦ Change in political and cultural institutions.

6.  Internal efficiency of education. Efficiency is a
relationship b/w goals and means.
 The goals are:
◦ Preparing skilled manpower
◦ Imparting literacy to the population
◦ Provide opportunities to citizen at least Elementary
Education.
 To attain these goals education has means;
◦ Money Teacher School Building

7. 1.Skilled Manpower 2. Literate Population, 3. Equal
Educational opportunities
S/Building
Money
Teacher

8.  External Efficiency of Education is to know;
that does the Edu. System produce the
number and type of manpower required for
economic development?
 Does the school reach their goals in terms of
their outputs?

9. • distance b/w
School and
home
• parental
interfaces to
education,.
• Poverty,
illness,
• Employment
of children
in Agri
Low quality
instruction
due to teacher
qualification
no teaching
aids and
equipments,
text books,
education very
bookish, No
A/V aids, Over
crowded
classes
unattractive
schools due to
curriculum not
related to
daily life,

10.  Crucial Questions
◦ Is there possible break through from this vicious
circle?
◦ Will this breakthrough be made through external
inputs or mobilizing internal resources?
◦ Both of these have important social, political,
cultural or some times military implications

11.  Education structure of the labor force
◦ Education as HRD
◦ Education linked with Production and Productivity
 Economists and educationists analyze & plan
◦ Present size of labour force, economic sectors, their
education level, proportion with unemployed.
◦ Project the labour force, the future growth;

12.  External Resources/ Inputs
◦ Economic
◦ Financial
◦ Transfer of technology related to education
 Internal Resources/ Inputs
◦ In Human Resource, political, economic, social etc

13. Thanks