Development as Improved Life Chances: Education for Improved Life Chances

Dr. Parveen Roy

Volume 2 Issue 2 | Dec 2019

DOI: 10.31841/KJSSH.2021.26

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Abstract

Commonly held assumptions about the relationship between education and development are changing due to the shift in our understanding about the notion of development and also due to the economic, political, cultural and social transformation of our societies. The notion of development, merely to economic growth now encompasses the concept of enlarging human choices, freedoms and improved life chances. As the concept of development expands, the relationship between education and development also changes. This paper looks at the major changes in the notion of development, the changing relationships between education and development and discusses the contemporary theories of development and the role of education in enlarging people’s choices and improving their life chances.