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Cooper, Bruce S.; Mulvey, Janet D. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
The relationship of education to social mobility, health, and socioeconomic stability is examined in this study. The central question is: how do educational access and attainment reduce poverty and increase social immersion in a system that affords opportunity for quality health care and economic prosperity? An historic perspective, related and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Quality, Academic Achievement, Poverty
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Minor, Darrell – Thought & Action, 2012
On February 1, 2012, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed a "right to work" (RTW) provision in the state's labor laws, making Indiana the 23rd RTW state in the nation. In addition to becoming the 23rd RTW state in the nation, Indiana is the first in more than a decade to pass a law undermining the ability of unions to organize and…
Descriptors: Public Health, Living Standards, Unions, Collective Bargaining
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Rolleston, Caine; Oketch, Moses – International Journal of Educational Development, 2008
The neo-classical "human capital theory" continues to be invoked as part of the rationale for educational expansion in the developing world. While the theory provides a route from educational inputs to economic outputs in terms of increased incomes and standards of living, the route is contingent and relies upon a number of key…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Student Attitudes, Living Standards