Is Water an Input to a Fish? Problems with the Production-Function Model in Education

Steven Hodas

doi:10.14507/epaa.v1n12.1993

Is Water an Input to a Fish? Problems with the Production-Function Model in Education

Authors

Steven Hodas University of Washington

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v1n12.1993

Keywords:

Production Functions, Educational Production Functions, Performance, Expenditures, Academic Achievement

Abstract

The concept of a production-function as a metaphor of the educational process is critiqued. In particular, Monk's (1992) discussion of the production-function is seen as typical of the final stages of a dying paradigm.

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Published

1993-11-02

How to Cite

Hodas, S. (1993). Is Water an Input to a Fish? Problems with the Production-Function Model in Education. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1, 12. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v1n12.1993