This anthology of recent discipline summaries presents an authoritative, topical resource about the economics of education. Fifty chapters describe major and minor subjects within theory and empirics, returns to investments in human capital, financing, production, labor, and incentives. The collection providesinternational perspectives that describe the origins of these subjects, theirmajor issues and proponents, their landmark studies, and opportunities for future research. Published with an introduction written especially for this volume, these articles come from the International Encyclopedia of Education 3rd edition (2010), edited by Eva Baker, Barry McGaw,and Penelope Peterson. The Encyclopedia contains over 1,350 articles in 24 sections that stretch from educational philosophies and technologies to measurement, leadership, and national systems of education
- ISBN: 978-0-08-096530-7
- Editorial: Elsevier Science
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 15/12/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés