DEMO8045
Education and Labour Force
6 units
Semester 2 (Winter Session)
3 contact hours per week
Dr Christine McMurray
Note: students not enrolled in the Master of Social Research or the Graduate Certificate in Social Research require permission of the Masters Coordinator, Dr Robert Ackland, to enrol in this course. Please contact him on adsri.study@anu.edu.au.
This course is designed to introduce participants to the role of education,
human capital and labour force participation in national economic and
social development. It includes discussion of equity issues in educational
planning and policymaking, measurement issues in education and labour
force participation, the relation of education to the labour market,
youth employment and labour force mobility. There is a special emphasis
on differences in access to education according to socio-economic background
and gender, including measurement of the economic contribution of informal
economic activity, and patterns of male and female participation in
the workforce. Although some basic economic concepts are utilised, prior
study of economics is not required.
The course draws examples from both developing and developed countries,
including Australia, and participants are able to give special attention
to topics or regions of interest to them.
Proposed Assessment:
Short reading assignment (20%), presentation on set topic (20%) and
essay on topic of choice (60%).
