resource allocation is also discussed as it relates to school location the socioeconomic profile of schools programme orientation education level and whether a school is public or private the chapter also analyses changes since in the level of resources devoted to education and how those resources are allocated human material and financial resources are examined in this chapter as well as the amount of time dedicated to instruction and learning as shown in figure iv this chapter focuses not only on ihe average level of resources avai lable in each school system but also on how school resources are allocated across schools within systems