Critical Perspectives on Economics of Education (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Mendolia, Silvia; Yerokhin, Oleg; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; O'Brien, Martin

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together leading scholars in the field to look at the economics of education. It begins with an overview of education and human capacity development. This reference will definitely be of interest to those in the areas of education and training.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000588682
• Artikelnr.: 63666862

Autorenporträt

Silvia Mendolia is Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Martin O'Brien is Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Alfredo R. Paloyo is Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Oleg Yerokhin is Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Introduction: Understanding economics of education 2. Underrepresentation
of women in undergraduate economics degrees in Europe: a comparison with
STEM and business degrees 3. How should governments finance student loans?
Lessons from around the world 4. Unintended consequences of free education
in public colleges and universities in the Philippines 5. Education and
family structure 6. Sibling health, schooling and longer-term developmental
outcomes 7. Social mobility in the Philippines: a research roadmap 8. The
effect of class size in schools on student outcomes 9. Returns on education
in four transition countries 10. Distance matters: geographic accessibility
and higher education participation decisions 11. The predictive power of
big data in education