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Handbook of contemporary education economics
Title
Handbook of contemporary education economics [electronic resource] / edited by Geraint Johnes, Jill Johnes, Tommaso Agasisti.
ISBN
9781785369070 (e-book)
Publication
Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2017.
Physical Description
1 online resource (464 p.) ; cm
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Includes index.
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Summary
This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the modern economics of education literature, bringing together a series of original contributions by globally renowned experts in their fields. Covering a wide variety of topics, each chapter assesses the most recent research with an emphasis on skills, evaluation and data analytics. Beginning with an analysis of the economic returns to education, the Handbook proceeds to examine educational production functions, various funding models, and the labour market for educators. The Handbook goes beyond these traditional concerns of the economics of education, by revealing how the methods of economics can be applied in the context of education to open up the 'black box' of production in this sector. Detailed analysis and evaluation of educational production offers practical solutions and reveals considerable new insight about the specific interventions that can be made to enhance the value of schooling. Significant new lines of research are also suggested. This Handbook should be read by economists, policy-makers and practitioners in the field of education. Academics in the areas of the economics of education, labour economics and educational policy will also find this Handbook invaluable for current and further research.
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Elgaronline.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 09, 2018
Contents
Contents: Introduction
1. Human capital and returns to education / Geraint Johnes, Jill Johnes and Laura López-Torres
2. Cognitive and socio-emotional abilities / Fernando Saltiel, Miguel Sarzosa and Sergio Urzúa
3. Why do school dropout rates vary (so much) across countries? : a survey / Sofie J. Cabus
4. Education and social mobility: theory, evidence and policy challenges / Abigail McKnight
5. Inequality and education: education as a cure for disadvantage / Kristof De Witte and Florian Tomini
6. Labour market polarisation and the implications for education / Steven McIntosh
7. Evaluating didactical interventions in primary and secondary education / Carla Haelermans and Joris Ghysels
8. Understanding innovation in education: where do we stand? / Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin
9. Data analytics and decision-making in education: towards the educational data scientist as a key actor in schools and higher education institutions / Tommaso Agasisti and Alex J. Bowers
10. Impact evaluation and frontier methods in education: a step forward / Daniel Santín and Gabriela Sicilia
11. Education production functions / Jack Britton and Anna Vignoles
12. Student achievement and costs in small schools / Patrice Iatarola and Leanna Stiefel
13. Theory versus empirics: a review of the international school choice literature / Ilja Cornelisz
14. School management and student achievements / Adriana Di Liberto
15. Cost-effectiveness and educational efficiency / Henry M. Levin and Clive R. Belfield
16. Funding post-compulsory education / Nicholas Barr
17. The economics of distance education / Li Fengliang
18. Understanding shadow education from the perspective of economics of education / Junyan Liu and Mark Bray
19. Pay in education: Vice Chancellor and Rector Remuneration / Ray Bachan and Barry Reilly
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