期刊名称：Drustvena istrazivanja. Journal for General Social Issues
印刷版ISSN：1330-0288
出版年度：2003
卷号：12
期号：1-2 (63-64)
页码：141-162
出版社：Institute of Social Sciences IVO PILAR
摘要：In the work the author discusses the complex phenomenon of interdependence in the system of economic sciences. Special attention is given to the interdisciplinary character of research in education economics. Although the term "historical development" cannot easily be connected with the length of existence of education economics, viewpoints on the mutual dependence of the income (wealth) earned and corresponding level of the nation's education can be found in the works of classics of economic thought. A significant turning point in the research of education economics commences with the emergence of the theory of human capital. In addition to analysing the contribution of education to economic growth, this theory underlines the monetary and non-monetary benefits it brings. Education is a form of human capital: it is human in the sense that it becomes part of a person and it is capital because it is a source of future earnings. Research in education economics has recently been directed towards several fields. Analysis is moving towards issues of equity and effectiveness in financing education. In this respect most countries have experienced the problem of distributing the costs of education between the individual and state, in addition to the required instruments for the realisation of the syntagm "equality of opportunities in education". The socialisation of the function of education, as the next field of research in education economics, explains the interdependence of social relations in education and the situation on the labour market. In developed market economies it is necessary to make a considerable effort towards a more effective inclusion of all educated individuals into the world of labour. The final part of the article analyses the research attempts of Croatian scientists in the field of education economics.
