Features:
- This work of 2 volumes (in both print and electronic formats) contains 300-350 signed entries by significant figures in the field.
- Entries conclude with cross-references and suggestions for further readings to guide students to in-depth resources.
- Although organized in A-to-Z fashion, a thematic “Reader’s Guide” in the front matter groups related entries by topic.
- Also in the front matter, a chronology provides students with historical perspective on the development of education economics and finance as a field of study
- The entire work concludes with a Resources appendix and a comprehensive Index.
- In the electronic version, the index, Reader's Guide, and cross references combine to provide effective search-and-browse capabilities.
Key Themes:
- Accountability and Education Policy
- Budgeting and Accounting in Education Finance
- Education Markets, Choice, and Incentives
- Equity and Adequacy in School Finance
- Financing of Higher Education
- Key Concepts in the Economics of Education
- Private and Social Returns to Human Capital Investments
- Production and Costs of Schooling
- Revenue and Aid for Schools
- Statistical Methods in the Economics of Education
- Teachers and Teacher Labor Markets
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781452281858
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-4522-8185-8
- Verlag: Shanaya Wagh
- Erscheinungstermin: 17.09.2014
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2014
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 3379 g
- Seiten: 984
- Format (B x H x T): 234 x 300 x 91 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt