人类发展经济学："投资儿童 "还是 "儿童投资"？为什么这很重要

IF 1.3 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI:10.1177/14639491241268126

Liliana Fernandes

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摘要

传统的人力资本理论（HCT）认为 "儿童是一种投资"，并关注如何将儿童培养成具有生产力的社会成员。人类发展经济学（EHD）脱胎于人力资本理论，但其定位更接近于能力方法（Capability Approach，CA），其中 "投资儿童 "意味着对儿童人类发展的社会承诺。本文旨在对儿童发展中心及其实际定位进行批判性分析。文章得出结论认为，儿童发展中心的方针与小班教学法基本相同，都是关注儿童，因为他们是未来的成年劳动力。虽然食环署借用了通讯社的术语，但却将社会问题简化为经济问题，最终推行了一种将经济回报置于人类发展之上的社会政策。

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The economics of human development: ‘Investing in children’ or ‘children as an investment’? And why it matters

Traditional Human Capital Theory (HCT) views ‘children as an investment’ and is concerned with how children can be turned into productive members of society. The Economics of Human Development (EHD) grew out of the HCT but positions itself closer to the Capability Approach (CA), where ‘investing in children’ means a social commitment to children's human development. The purpose of this article is to critically analyse the EHD and its actual positioning. It concludes that the EHD's approach is essentially the same as that of the HCT, paying attention to children insofar as they are the future adult workforce. Although having appropriated the terminology of the CA, the EHD reduces social problems to economic problems, ultimately promoting a social policy that puts economic returns ahead of human development.

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Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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2.70

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8.30%

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期刊介绍： Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood (CIEC) is a peer-reviewed international research journal. The journal provides a forum for researchers and professionals who are exploring new and alternative perspectives in their work with young children (from birth to eight years of age) and their families. CIEC aims to present opportunities for scholars to highlight the ways in which the boundaries of early childhood studies and practice are expanding, and for readers to participate in the discussion of emerging issues, contradictions and possibilities.