Economics of Education
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Higher Education in a Global Society
Edited by D. Bruce Johnstone, Madeleine B. d’Ambrosio, Paul J. Yakoboski
Higher education functions in a global environment of consumers, employees, competitors, and partners. It has been a force for globalization and a model for adaptation, but nonetheless faces challenges. This volume of essays examines eme...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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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![School Accountability, Autonomy and Choice Around the World]()
School Accountability, Autonomy and Choice Around the World
Ludger Woessmann, Elke Luedemann, Gabriela Schuetz, Martin R. West
Accountability, autonomy and choice are now the watchwords of education reformers around the globe. This book presents new evidence from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test on whether students perform better in... -
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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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![International Handbook on the Economics of Education]()
International Handbook on the Economics of Education
Edited by Geraint Johnes, Jill Johnes
This major Handbook comprehensively surveys the rapidly growing field of the economics of education. It is unique in that it comprises original contributions on an exceptional range of topics from a review of human capital, signalling an...eBook:Find out more$80.76
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Discussing Economics
Michael K. Salemi, W. L. Hansen
Discussing Economics treats discussion – meaning formal consideration of questions about a reading – as a new approach to learning economics. Setting out a detailed approach modeled on the ideas of Mortimer Adler and the Great Books Foun...eBook:Find out more$51.16
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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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![Modern Classics in the Economics of Education]()
Modern Classics in the Economics of Education
Edited by Clive R. Belfield
For this collection, Clive Belfield has selected the most significant recently published articles on the economics of education. Contemporary in the best sense, the articles analyse current concerns, building on what has been established... -
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Recruitment, Retention and Retirement in Higher Education
Edited by Robert L. Clark, Jennifer Ma
This volume examines some of the most pressing employment and compensation issues confronting academic administrators. Contributors discuss topics such as: ageing of faculty, changing economic conditions and shifts in faculty employme...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Cost Control, College Access, and Competition in Higher Education
Robert E. Martin
Quality has never been more important for the future of higher education and the economy than it is today. Unfortunately, the decline in student quality is accompanied by costs that are out of control, a governance system that will not p...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Globalization and Marketization in Education
Ka-Ho Mok, Jason Tan
Globalization has effected tremendous change to the character and functions of education worldwide. This unique book focuses on its impact upon Hong Kong and Singapore, and how these two East Asian Tigers have responded to the strong glo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
