Education & National Development in Asia: Trends, Issues, Policies and Strategies
Asian Development Bank | June 2001
Abstract
The social and economic development of nations is fundamentally an education process in which people learn to create new institutions, use new technologies, cope with their environment, and alter their patterns of behavior. Education and schooling improve the capabilities of individuals and the capacity of institutions, and become a catalyst for all the closely interrelated economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes that are defined as national development. However, if opportunities for schooling are unevenly distributed across population segments through inequitable selection practices, the formal education system may perpetuate and legitimize divisions based on gender, status, wealth, or socioeconomic role. Nonetheless, as a whole, education (including nonformal education as well as formal schooling) is a process of providing enlightenment and skills, as demonstrated by the profound influences of education on individual aspirations and achievements. In short, while equity in access to schooling remains an important challenge in many developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), education is clearly a powerful instrument of social policy, which has substantially promoted society’s objectives. This study examines the trends and potential problems in education among DMCs. Of foremost importance are the changes taking place in education quality, equity and access, finance, and management, as well as their implications for policy, strategy, and external assistance.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2001. Education & National Development in Asia: Trends, Issues, Policies and Strategies. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/6147.Print ISBN
971-561-402-7
Keywords
Public Education
Parent Education
Equity In Education
Educational Policies
Educational Reforms
Quality Education
Investment In Education
Levels Of Education
Results-Based Monitoring And Evaluation
Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Project Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Performance Evaluation
Operations Evaluation
Evaluation Methods
Evaluation
Out of school education
Alternative education
Educational policy
Educational planning
Educational aspects
Higher education institutions
Economics of education
Educational theory
Education
Higher Education
Labor Market
Training
Project impact
Development projects
Program management
Performance appraisal
Project appraisal
Technology assessment
Tutors and tutoring
Educational change
Educational innovations
Total quality management in education
Educational accountability
Homebound instruction
Capitalism and education
Counseling in higher education
Community and college
Cumulative effects assessment
Grievance procedures
Participatory monitoring and evaluation
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