This document discusses the relationship between education and socioeconomic development. It argues that education is a critical input for development by increasing individuals' productivity and prioritizing human capital formation. The document also notes that economic growth creates new demand for education as occupations evolve, making diversification of education necessary. This includes introducing non-formal and vocational programs to compensate for shortcomings in formal schooling. Diversified education can contribute to development by generating jobs, increasing worker productivity, fostering technological creativity, and equalizing incomes and status. Both short- and long-term effects on individuals and society must be considered.

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Sajjad Ahmad Awan PhD
Research Scholar
TE Planning
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Creation of a Sound Mind in a Sound Body
(Aristotle)
The development of all those capabilities
in the individual which will enable him to
control his environment and fulfill
possibilities.
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Philosophical
Psychological
Scientific
Socio-economic
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Towards an Individual:
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B.
Growth and Development
Direction and Guidance
Preparation for Future Life
Towards Society:
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Maintenance of the continuity of Physical and
Social Life
Conservation of Culture
Progress of Civilization
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6. EDUCATION
Physical Activities
Care of Body
Skills
Spiritual Activities
Intellectual
Moral
Aesthetics
Religion
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A critical input in Socio-Economic
Development – An investment
Has definite impact on the productivity of
the Individuals
It has become a priority item on the
agenda of all the development agencies
including UNDP, ADB, and UNESCO.
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8.  Moving
from lesser/lower level to
higher/better/positive level both in Qualitative and
Quantitative progress.
 In UNESCO’s view, “ Development embraces all
aspects of life. It is directed towards satisfying the
needs and aspirations of people, taking into account
their actual circumstances, cultural values and their
cultural choices”.
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More Employment.
Decrease in inequality in distribution of
resources.
Change in Attitude.
Betterment of life Spiritually and
Materially/Financially.
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Life Sustenance:
possible to live – basic needs: Food, shelter.
Security/safety.
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Self-Esteem:
 To
be a person: self respect, and not to be
exploited.
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Freedom from servitude:
 To
be able to choose: All natural, health, and
social constraints should be eliminated.
There should be no prejudices. People must
be aware of opportunities and could make
choices.
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11. Availability of life sustaining goods
and their equitable distribution.
Raise level of living:
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Create more jobs
Give greater value to humanistic values
Higher income
Better education
Better teachers…………..
Expand range of economic and social
choices:
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Freedom from external dependence
through more jobs…
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To be addressed:
Growth in GDP and GNP
Inequality and poverty
Population and fertility
Internal migration
Rural development
External/international
migration/intellectual dependence
and the brain drain.
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Great economic movements have always
been accompanied by an expansion in
Education. (Faure)
Requirements of Economic development
and the appearance of new employment
possibilities are a strong stimulus to
expansion.
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This new demand is created by the
following groups:
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Out-of-School youth.
Young educated people who find their
education as irrelevant to the economic
situation.
Professionals who find their training as out
dated.
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All kinds of education may not prove to be
equally contributive to the Development.
Therefore:
 Introduction to Non-Formal Education
 Training for Employment
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Functional Literacy
Out-of-school Vocational Training
Practical Training
One common characteristic of all these programs
is the fact that they play a compensatory role
because the school is no longer considered to be
capable of satisfying the entire spectrum of
increasingly diversified educational needs of a
variety of clientele.
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17. CONTRIBUTION OF DIVERSIFICATION
OF EDUCATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS:
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Job opportunities
Worker’s productivity
Local technological creativity
Equalization of incomes and individual
status.
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Short term and long term effects
Need to distinguish between the effects of
an educative activity on the individuals
themselves and its impact on society as a
whole.
Expected and unintended effects.
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Effects on Equality of Educational
Opportunity.
Effects on the Educational Level and its
relevance.
Effects on pedagogical Practice
Effects on overall resources available for
and on the reduction of unit costs.
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Economic Effects
 Effects
on Job Opportunities
 Effects on worker’s productivity
 Effects on Local technological creativity.
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Effects on Equalization of Incomes and
Individual Status
Socio-cultural Effects
Coordinating the Diversified Educational
field and the role of Educational
Planner.
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