Economics of Education
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![The Heart of Teaching Economics]()
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 Universities and the Challenge of the Market]()
European Universities and the Challenge of the Market
Marino Regini
This major volume sheds light on the changing relationship between higher education and the economy in the major European nations. It is the outcome of extensive comparative research on higher education institutions and the economy in si...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Smart Leadership for Higher Education in Difficult Times]()
Smart Leadership for Higher Education in Difficult Times
Edited by David W. Breneman, Paul J. Yakoboski
As the US economy emerges from the severest recession in a generation, large questions regarding its long-term ramifications for higher education remain unanswered. In fact, the harshest effects of the economic downturn are likely ahead ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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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![Higher Education in a Global Society]()
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]()
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]()
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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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...
