Quality and quantity of education in the process of development.

We develop a theory of human capital investment to study through which channels students react to school quality when deciding about their investment in higher education (secondary and above) and how educational quality affects the growth process of an economy. In a dynamic general equilibrium closed economy. higher education requires an extra investment of private resources. whereas primary education is mandatory. The theory states that human capital accumulation raises with quality through two main effects: larger quality increases the number ofpeople with higher education (extensive channel). and it increases the volume of investment in higher schooling per individual (intensive channel). That is. even with perfect capital markets. relatively low quality could discourage opportunities to pursue education beyond primary school. since low quality decreases the returns from higher education. As a result, agents could get stuck at primary levels. The intensive channel establishes that once individuals decide to participate in higher schooling. the larger the quality of educational system. the larger the investment made by each agent. Educational quality may allow for different steps of development and that depending on quality the economy may follow different paths, Using cross-country data, empirical evidence shows that the proposed channels seem to be quantitatively important and that the effect of quality and quantity of education on growth depends on the stage of development.Quality of education; Human capital composition; Economic growth;

The Role of Educational Quality and Quantity in the Process of Economic Development

We develop a theory of human capital investment to study the channels through which students react to school quality when deciding on investments in secondary education and above, and to study how educational quality affects economic growth. In a dynamic general equilibrium closed economy, primary education is mandatory but there is an opportunity to continue on in education, which is a private choice. High-quality education increases the returns to schooling, and hence the incentives to accumulate human capital. This is caused by two main effects: higher quality makes higher education accessible to more people (extensive channel), and once individuals decide to participate in higher education, higher quality increases the volume of investment made per individual (intensive channel). Furthermore, educational quality plays a central role in explaining the composition of human capital and the long-run level of income. Cross-country data evidence shows that the proposed channels are quantitatively important and that the effect of the quality and quantity of education on growth depends on the stage of development.Quality of education, human capital composition, economic growth

Investigación sobre los aspectos positivos de la diversidad desde el punto de vista de los padres de los alumnos de Educación Infantil del Colegio Público Cervantes de La Vall D'uixó

Treball Final de Grau en Mestre o Mestra d'Educació Infantil. Codi: MP1040. Curs: 2014/2015La diversidad, ha generado, desde siempre, un conflicto social en el ámbito educativo. Desde hace unos años, la escuela tiene un carácter integrador, garantizando la igualdad de oportunidades adaptándose a las características individuales. Esta integración está basada en la educación inclusiva, que tiene como propósito prestar una atención educativa que favorezca el máximo desarrollo posible de todo el alumnado y la cohesión de todos los miembros de la comunidad. La comunidad educativa está integrada por todas las personas relacionadas con el centro: alumnos, profesores, familias, otros profesionales que trabajan en el centro, etc. Desde el punto de vista profesional, está demostrado que la diversidad en la escuela favorece el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de toda la comunidad educativa. Pero, esta investigación ha sido realizada para conocer qué aspectos positivos destacan las familias sobre la diversidad en las aulas de sus hijos. Desde el punto de vista de los padres de los alumnos de Educación Infantil del CEIP Cervantes de La Vall d’Uixó, que se ha constatado a través de unas encuestas, consideran que, actualmente, la diversidad genera aspectos positivos en la educación. Entre estos aspectos positivos destacan una mayor tolerancia hacia las diferencias personales y sociales, una mejora en la convivencia y el conocimiento hacia otras culturas y lenguas