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Understanding Human Capital Through Multiple Disciplines: The Educational Needs Index

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Through a focus on the external and internal benefits of education,this study examines the link between educational attainment and socialwelfare at the country level in Tennessee. The ``Educational Needs Index''presented includes twenty country-level variables that reflect participationrates in postsecondary education, educational attainment levels, employmentpatterns, population growth, and socioeconomic status of residents. Allowingfor comparison amongst all of the counties, the index classifies thosedisplaying the need for increased efforts to deliver education and/orremove participation barriers.

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Davis, H.D., Noland, B.E. Understanding Human Capital Through Multiple Disciplines: The Educational Needs Index. Social Indicators Research 61, 147–174 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021305914917

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