Economics of Education
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How Economics Should Be Done
David C. Colander, Huei-chun Su
David Colander has been writing about economic methodology for over 30 years, but he goes out of his way to emphasize that he does not see himself as a methodologist. His pragmatic methodology is applicable to what economists are doing a...eBook:Find out more$43.96
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The University and the Economy
Aldo Geuna, Federica Rossi
This book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the many ways in which universities contribute to economic development and growth. It demonstrates the causal interactions between universities’ activities and economic outcome...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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The College Cost Disease
Robert E. Martin
College cost per student has been on the rise at a pace that matches – or exceeds – healthcare costs. Unlike healthcare, though, teaching quality has declined, and rapidly rising costs and declining quality are not trends easily forgiven...eBook:Find out more$44.76
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Teaching Innovations in Economics
Edited by Michael K. Salemi, William B. Walstad
Teaching Innovations in Economics presents findings from the Teaching Innovations Program (TIP) funded by the National Science Foundation. The six-year project engaged economics professors in the use of interactive teaching in undergradu... -
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The Heart of Teaching Economics
Simon W. Bowmaker
This unique monograph comprises a collection of interviews conducted face-to-face with leading economists at universities throughout the United States. Presented with the singular opportunity to reflect on and share their wisdom and expe...eBook:Find out more$43.96
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European Economics at a Crossroads
J. Barkley Rosser Jr, Richard P.F. Holt, David Colander
As Europe moves toward an integrated academic system, European economics is changing. This book discusses that change, along with the changes that are happening simultaneously within the economic profession. The authors argue that modern...eBook:Find out more$49.56
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Educating Economists
Edited by David Colander, KimMarie McGoldrick
The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book raises a set of provocative questions that encourage readers to look ...eBook:Find out more$49.56
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The Making of a European Economist
David Colander
David Colander’s highly original and thought provoking book considers ongoing changes in graduate European economics education. Following up on his earlier classic studies of US graduate economic education, he studies the ‘economist prod...eBook:Find out more$46.36
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The ‘Woman Question’ and Higher Education
Edited by Ann Mari May
This uniquely interdisciplinary study offers a provocative, contemporary look at the ‘Woman Question’ in relation to higher education at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Leading feminist scholars from a wide variety of perspectives ...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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Teaching Economics
Edited by William E. Becker, Michael Watts, Suzanne R. Becker
This fascinating sequel to the 1998 Teaching Economics to Undergraduates provides more alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard approach that dominates university economics teaching. Distinguished contributing authors provide a wide ra...eBook:Find out more$46.36
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Teaching Economics to Undergraduates
Edited by William E. Becker, Michael Watts
This book demonstrates alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard approach that dominates the teaching of economics, providing a range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at engaging undergraduates in the learning of eco... -
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Education, Training and the Global Economy
David Ashton, Francis Green
Education, Training and the Global Economy takes issue with the notion that simply more or better education and training will inevitably bring economic success.
