eudcation policy and effects on humman resources project explaine
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In order to clarify the importance of education and justify researching its impact within NHRD policy one first has
to define and differentiate between learning and education. Swanson and Holton (2001) define learning as “the
process of acquiring new knowledge and expertise in people” (p.208). Geo-JaJa and Mangum (2003) established
that education, appropriately tailored to local and national need, is the essential input to human resource
development. Studies by Haq and Kirdar (1986) reaffirmed the correlation between education and human resource
development. If human resource development is “a process of development” (Swanson & Holton, 2001, p. 227) then
education is the acquisition of human capital (intellectual and experiential) that allows the implementation of
methodologies that put learning into action within the human resource development framework as part of a
country’s national policy.
Next, it is important to define what is meant by sustainable economic development. The World Commission on
Environment and Development identifies sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In other words, sustainable
development is about the ability of a country’s people to not only survive by providing food and shelter but enabling
that country to provide jobs, healthcare, education, etc. NHRD is a resourceful tool that empowers countries towards
sustainable economic development.
Last, it is important to distinguish what is meant between emerging, transitioning, and developing economies.
However, the research found that the lines of definition between these three states of economy are blurred and not
easily determined. Frequently, emerging economies such as China and India are defined as economies with low-to-
middle per capita income and in the process of moving from a closed to open market economy. On the other hand,
transitioning economies such as Poland and South Korea are ones that that moving away from a command economy
(characterized by government control) toward capitalism. Finally, developing economies such as St. Lucia and
Eritrea are often characterized as economies that are not yet industrialized but are developing. These latter countries
often lack the resources necessary for industrialization to take place and seek aid from industrialized nations to
grow. Surprisingly, there is not a consensus among scholars regarding the distinguishing characteristics