Education Policy and Global Human Development

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

This course is designed as a rigorous overview of the role of education (a primary determinant of human capital) in human and economic development. It provides students with a variety of frameworks for analyzing various aspects and definitions of development, especially as these relate to the creation and sustaining of human capabilities. Significant attention is paid of the role of education in human development, applying concepts such as human agency, human capital theory, social capital and rate of return analysis. It also covers issues of education policy/planning and the different methods used to answer questions of how much a society should invest in education. The economics of basic and higher education will be included, as well as costs, finance, and efficiency. [3]