
The Economics of Education
Martin Carnoy(Editor)
Pergamon (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Book
Hardback
978-0-08-096525-3 (ISBN)
Description
In the past decade economics of education has expanded rapidly into new areas of research and has deepened and changed its analysis of traditional areas, such as educational finance, the production of knowledge, the relation between education and economic growth, and educational economics and the net. Theories have been significantly modified and new concepts have appeared which require synthesis and analysis, and naturally necessitate regularized topical publications geared to the audiences that need the data.
This anthology will serve as a current, topical reference resource on economics in education, replacing the various information sources that academics must currently use. This work will be of value not only to specialists in education finance, educational administration, economic departments, government agencies and research corporations involved in educational, human resource, and economic development issues, but also to all educational researchers and anyone with a general interest in education.
This anthology will serve as a current, topical reference resource on economics in education, replacing the various information sources that academics must currently use. This work will be of value not only to specialists in education finance, educational administration, economic departments, government agencies and research corporations involved in educational, human resource, and economic development issues, but also to all educational researchers and anyone with a general interest in education.
Reviews / Votes
...The encyclopedia covers vast area and features the writing of a wide range of scholars within the field. The fact that the volume is thematically organized under eight sections, each of which is given coherence by an introduction by the editor, allows ideas to be introduced and key issues to be identified for the reader. This is useful in a reference text, and here especially since it is in addition to a comprehensive index. Each section deals with a specific aspect of the economics of education. The coverage is comprehensive in scope and represents a variety of ideological perspectives. There is also a good balance between general theoretical analyses and those grounded in specific societies as well as between perspectives of the developed and developing world...the encyclopedia's value lies in the contribution that it can make to current debates in education. As such, it would be of value to sociologists, political economists, educational planners, practitioners and students within the field of education and development and comparative education. British Journal of Educational Studies Jandhyala B.G. Tilak ...While the first edition concentrated on somewhat critical and dominant aspects of economics of education, the second edition gave much weighage to not so important issues that dominate the thinking and research in the area of economics of education, including, for example, screening theory, and hypotheses on over-education. In a sense, the coverage has been much wider in the second edition than in the first and reflects the complex growth of economics of education. In a way, the two editions partly complement each other, though partly substitute each other. Together, they form the richest source of knowledge in economics of education...Beyond doubt, it is a rich treasure for the students of economics of education. Journal of Educational Planning AdministrationMore details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-08-096525-3 (9780080965253)
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Martin Carnoy
International Encyclopedia of Economics of Education
Book
12/1995
2nd Edition
Pergamon
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