Question 1:
a) Critically describe the relationship between Education Policy and Education Planning and analyze the key features of Education Planning which make education more efficient and proficient. You might wish to make reference to the education system of Mauritius to support your answer.
b) Critically analyze the changes in Educational Policies as the 1960's in Mauritius and describe how planning results have led to new cycles of policy analysis and formulation.
Question 2: Describe the affect of external factors on micro-planning in Mauritius and analyze the extent to which Educational Leaders have had to accommodate new characteristics to the framework of Education Planning throughout the post war period.
Question 3: Home background according to PISA (Program International Student Assessment, 2000) affects academic and educational success of students and schoolwork, while socio-economic status reinforces the activities and functioning of the teachers and students.
As a potential Education Planner, refer to the Mauritian context of schooling and based on your own experience in the education sector validate the above statement.
Question 4: It is an undisputed fact that Mauritius highly depends on a ‘knowledge economy’ to make sure its economic progress and the government is investing massively on human capital.
Consider the abovementioned argument and critically analyze the concept of cost-benefit analysis and tools used in the process, to justify the relevance of cost benefit analysis in Education Planning in Mauritius to make value and sustainable long term development in a dynamic competitive environment.