Private Education: Issues and Perspectives tracks the origin of education from the mosque, church & temple to the secular state. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of private education whilst stressing the importance of private schools. The role of private education is explained along side with state funded education. The book analyses many varied educational topics such as advocating alternative methods of financing education, justifying why private education should not be abolished in certain countries, advocating governmental aid and encouragement to the private sector of education. The educational problems of a country reflect and focus themselves on human development of children and young people dominated by economic and social conditions. Education brings a wide range of benefits for both individuals and societies. Vast efforts must be made in the next decade to accommodate those seeking education. If this objective cannot be accomplished, we shall be exposed to serious social and political upheavals, which in the final analysis will also affect economic trends in every country. As in any debate on educational financing, discussing the private sector in education issues such as equality, equity, efficiency, democracy and individual development are intertwined. Some questions to be resolved are: - Is the private education sector conforming to these values? - What forms of public assistance should be given to the private education sector? - Could self-help be a method that should be explored by educational planners seeking new methods of educational finance? Through this book, the author's plans are to project the role and importance of Private Education as an alternative to State Education. In addition to myriad explorations, the text compares the advantages and disadvantages of private and public institutions of teaching.