Education Flashcards
(5 cards)
What does Adamson say?
In many developing nations in education of women in now a norm rather than an exception.
What does Boserup say?
Greater educational opportunities for girls can break the cycle of early childbearing.
What does Richards say?
Education may simply make people more discontented and rebellious if they cannot use their education to improve their lives.
- In Sierra Leone’s civil war the leaders of the rebels were well-educated young men who had come into contact with radical ideas in their education, but could see no future for themselves in Sierra Leone as it was.
Human capital?
The theory that a countries people are a potential source of wealth; by educating its people, a country can increase its human capital.
The Brain Drain/Human capital flight?
The emigration or immigration of individuals who have received advanced training or education at home