Cost Benefit Approach to Educational Planning Quiz
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What is the main focus of the cost benefit approach to educational planning?

  • Prioritizing non-economic benefits of education
  • Neglecting the social costs of expanding education
  • Maximizing economic benefits in the short term
  • Ensuring resources are applied for maximum advantage (correct)
  • How does the cost benefit approach view education?

  • As a burden on society
  • As an expense with no returns
  • As an investment goal generating returns beyond the immediate (correct)
  • As a luxury not worth investing in
  • What does the text suggest is a disadvantage of the cost benefit approach?

  • It promotes all levels of education uniformly
  • It underestimates the time required for educational benefits to mature (correct)
  • It prioritizes developing countries in its application
  • It overemphasizes non-economic benefits
  • How does the rate of return approach to educational planning determine educational expansion?

    <p>By comparing social costs with benefits from educational expansion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it mentioned that developing countries find it difficult to apply the cost benefit approach?

    <p>Due to lack of resources for education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Ogunu (2000), what levels of education does the rate of return approach favor promoting?

    <p>Those exhibiting high social cost benefit ratios</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the four basic steps involved in the rate of return approach to educational planning according to Osareren et al. (2013)?

    <p>Estimation of the cost of various educational programs, determination of expected benefits, comparison of cost and benefits, comparison of rates of investment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Osareren et al. (2013), what does the social rate of return emphasize?

    <p>The benefits to the state from investing in a specific form of education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does education function according to the cost-benefit approach to planning?

    <p>As an investment in human capital with expected returns for the economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In educational planning, what is the significance of comparing the rates of investment?

    <p>To determine the optimal allocation of resources among various educational programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern that may lead to reluctance in applying the rate of return approach to educational planning?

    <p>Technical complexity and fear of reducing education provision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do private rates of return differ from social rates of return in education?

    <p>Private rates focus on individual benefits, while social rates consider societal gains</p> Signup and view all the answers

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