Introduction
There is a close relationship between education and development perspectives. In most cases, education entails the transfer of knowledge and skills that are substantial in the field of work and other national development concepts. This implies that, education yields understanding and skills that aid the society in eliminating the development constraints.
These constraints include poverty and gender discrimination among others. It is because of education that society can stand up and undertake actions that broadly reform the society.
Economists regard poverty as a result of inequitable social structures that need transformation. Additionally, education serves as an agent of the modest ongoing changes in the society. Therefore, it acts as a force that strengthens the political economic arrangements that prevail in the society.
The fundamental purpose of education is to legitimate the view of development as the main and economic phenomenon that occurs best in the circumstances of social and political stability. Different researchers define education differently.
Utilitarian fines education as the designed social investment that ensures that the succeeding generations assume their productive place within the socio-economic order. Contrary, economists’ define it as an abiding structure position that concerns the status quo on the basis of stability and continuity.
According to Apple (1995) and Clayton (2006), national education systems play a substantial role in legitimating the personal interests of those who benefit from the political and socio-economic arrangements that prevail. Samoff (2007) argues that, education is the force for transforming societal arrangement aspects that cause inequalities and social injustice.
A similar research is by Giroux (1983); Maclure (2006) and Mayo (2006). Their findings are that, the key goal of education is to address embedding inequalities and injustices that prevail in the larger society. Therefore, education drives development since everything the society does towards development is as a result of knowledge and skills that its citizens gain from education.
Critique
Several strengths and weaknesses of the paper are visible when going through the article. The article is worth publishing though there are certain aspects of the paper that need clarifications. These weaknesses can make the paper unworthy publishing. The discussion of some of the weaknesses is as follows; the authors do not clearly indicate the data collection method.
This is of significance since co-authors need to understand what lacks in the article in order to establish a way of filling the gap that exists in the same field. The second weakness of the paper is that, it does not provide additional sources where the reader can get more information on the same topic.
Providing the reader with more sources is vital in the marketing of the book. The other weakness is that, the publication of the paper is worthy, as a stand alone.
However, the article in this case is a chapter of the book in which the book incorporates other concepts that may not be of close links to the article. Finally, the article reveals both the negative part and the positive part of it. This can lead to misunderstanding the concept if the reader is not careful (Tilak, 2003).
Strengths
Despite the number of weaknesses that the article faces, there are more positive things about it. These are strengths that can lead to the publication of the article. The first strength of the article is its title. The title is exceedingly substantial in the marketing/publishing of any article. The title of the article is more appealing and carries more weight to the reader.
The content of the paper is the second strength. The article outlines each section that is vital to the reader. The article is worth publishing since it outlines the main subject in all aspects. It outlines the role of education in the development of the society.
It points out that the findings of different researchers and appreciates their efforts in addressing the problem. It further enlightens the reader on how to go about different aspects that drive development in his/her life (Abdi, 2005).
The third strength of the article is the flow of ideas in it. There is the flow of ideas that make the article interesting to the reader. In most articles where there is no flow of ideas, it makes no sense in the publication since the reader will not understand its concept. In this case, the reverse is true. The fourth strength of the article is its language.
Though most people view language as a minor element in publishing their work, it is essential that the writer considers language. This is vital since it determines the reader/audience. Therefore, the article’s language can lead to its efficient marketing since the reader will understand the concept of the paper (Maclure, Sabbah, & Lavan, 2007)
How to improve the paper
Several things can be done to improve on the weakness of the paper. These will include; determining the main audience, publishing the paper on its own and incorporating research methods in the paper among others. In the article, the author should outline whom he/she is targeting in the article to avoid confusions/misunderstandings that might arise during marketing.
This will enable the author to communicate directly with the reader and get a response whether the article meets its writing intention. The other concept is writing the article as a stand alone paper. In this case, the article is one of the chapters of the book in which there is the incorporation of other chapters that may not have a close relationship with the article.
The article will be more viable if it’s writing and publication does not incorporate anything else. The other thing to improve on is the methodology. It will be more vital if the author incorporates both qualitative and quantitative research in drawing the conclusion. This will make sense since the article can fully instill a sense of satisfaction in the reader’s mind (Rassool & Canvin, 2007).
The other thing that can improve the quality of the paper is incorporating previous studies over the same subject. In this case, there is the incorporation of only four researches. This does not necessarily mean that there are limited studies in this area.
Additionally, the authors do not discuss all the findings from the studies. Some aspects that can be relevant might be left out if the paper focuses only on one or two sentences from the previous studies. Therefore, it is vital that the author incorporates almost all previous studies from the same field (Maclure, Sabbah, & Lavan, 2007).
Conclusion
It is vital to note that education is the backbone of all developments that take place in society. People should take it seriously because it is through it that there is growth of the country’s political and social economy. Education that entails the concepts of investment is also vital. This will enlighten an individual on investment projects that he/she might undertake.
This will increase an individual’s capital because he/she will be able to realize high returns on the investment that he/she undertakes. Therefore, it is the knowledge and skills that one gains through education that determines his/her contribution towards the economy’s development. Regardless of one’s age, gender or tribe among others, education is what drives change in individuals’ lives and society as a whole.
References
Abdi, A. A. (2005). Culture, education and development in South Africa : historical and contemporary perspectives. S.I: Information Age Publication.
Maclure, R., Sabbah, R., & Lavan, D. (2007). Issues in International development. In R. Maclure, R. Sabbah, & D. Lavan, Education and Development: The perennial contradictions of policy disclosure (pp. 399-412). New York: Dominic Morissette.
Rassool, N., & Canvin, M. (2007). Global issues in language, education, and development : perspectives from postcolonial countries. Clevedon [u.a.]: Multilingual Matters.
Tilak, J. B. (2003). Education, society, and development : national and international perspectives. New Delhi : A.P.H. Pub. Corp. For National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration.