Social Benefits of Education

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 559, S. 54-63

Abstract

Arguing that examining the social benefits of education beyond its economic impact would provide a more comprehensive informational basis for developing national educational policies, results are presented of a review of the literature investigating the impact of educational attainment on four areas of potential intervention: health; family structure, fertility, & child care; the environment; & crime. Although these studies report some statistics on education, virtually none uses measures of learning or inputs related to the learning process to estimate the effect of education. It is concluded that a more systematic analysis is needed to enhance understanding of the full effect of education on society &, thus, determine appropriate public policy. 35 References. Adapted from the source document.