Analysis of Socio-Economic Benefits of Education in Developing Countries: A Example of Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Munir Kayani, Muhammad; Akbar, Rafaqat Ali; Faisal, Shah; Kayani, Anisa; Amin Ghuman, Muhammad
Titel	Analysis of Socio-Economic Benefits of Education in Developing Countries: A Example of Pakistan
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Education and Research, 39 (2017) 3, S.75-92 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0555-7747
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Role of Education; Socioeconomic Influences; Outcomes of Education; Employment; Wages; Poverty; Economic Factors; Social Responsibility; Health Services; Political Issues; Human Capital; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Income; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsauftrag; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Dienstverhältnis; Wage; Löhne; Armut; Ökonomischer Faktor; Soziale Verantwortung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Politischer Faktor; Humankapital; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Einkommen
Abstract	Education is a purposeful activity and has great implications for both the individuals and the societies. This paper examines the social and economic benefits of education in developing countries in general and Pakistan as a developing country, in particular. The study is ex-post facto research in nature and primarily based on the secondary data. The study explores that the monetary and non-monetary benefits of education to the society are numerous such employment, earning, poverty alleviation, export rate. On economic front while social responsibility, health care, political awareness, etc on the social front. The government and the civil society have to invest in education to reap the benefits of education more socially than economically. This is the only way to make Pakistan a peaceful and safer place rather through other measures. The security insurance consequently, affects the country's economy positively. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01