Exploring effects of the educational investments and returns on teachers with upgraded qualifications acquired on self-sponsorship in Lusaka district.
Date
2020
Authors
Muleya, Gistered
Chifuwe, Avien
Simui, Francis
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume IV, Issue XII,
Abstract
An educational investment is the act of spending money
on an educational programme with the goal of earning capital
appreciation towards future returns. The aim of making an
educational investment is that the investment will provide a
stream of benefits in future for a profit. The purpose of this
study was to explore the effects of the educational investments
and returns on the lives of the teachers with upgraded
qualifications on self-sponsorship in Lusaka district. Data was
generated from ten purposively sampled teachers who upgraded
qualifications on self-sponsorship using in-depth interviews, and
observations. Findings from the study revealed among others;
adequate responses to prompt changes, natural aptitudes and
inventiveness, better health, high income employment
opportunities and reasonated knowledge. The study concluded
that educational investments made on self-sponsorship by
teachers accrued benefits of education or returns and the
benefits accrued had positive effects on the lives of the teachers
who made the investment. Thus it is recommended that teachers
who fail to find sponsorship opportunities from the government
can still upgrade their qualifications on self-sponsorship because
the benefits of education accrued from their educational
investments have positive effects on their lives. Additionally,
teachers need to improve their knowledge reservoir by
upgrading their qualifications in order to keep abreast with the
world’s advancements in technology. Furthermore, upgrading of
qualifications enhances efficiency and effectiveness in the
teaching profession.
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Keywords
Educational investment. , Upgrading. , Benefits of education. , Self-sponsorship. , Accrue.