Question

Suppose that a researcher wanted to measure the federal government's efforts to make the education of its citizens a priority. The researcher proposed to count the government's budget for education as a percentage of the total GDP and use that as the measure of the government's commitment to education. In terms of validity, what are the strengths and weaknesses of such a measure?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

STRENGTHS

1) Budget is a major pointer to a government's commitment in a particular sector. Money allocated for education versus the %GDP will definitely show if education is a priority for the government or not.

WEAKNESSES

1) The major player, (the citizens) is not the determinant in this measure.

2) Without knowing the actual number or estimate of those who would be captured in this budget it may be impossible to know if education was really the priority of the government. Let's say (X) number of persons will benefit from the education budget, if X is unknown then planning would be on assumptions.

3) Budget alone is not sufficient in determining the commitment of the government in a sector. Laws, policies as well play a huge role and in this research laws,and policies are not part of the determining indices.