The Political Economy of Education
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The Political Economy of Education provides academically rigorous yet clear explanations of the economics and politics driving today's educational systems and how economists analyze them. The book covers a host of topics central to teaching about education and crucial to educational policy. These include how to use the tools of economic and political theory to take critical measure of education's role in social mobility and economic growth, whether good teachers can overcome social class and race achievement gaps, the effectiveness…
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Key features
- The text makes explicit the political and philosophical foundations of educational systems, incorporating long overdue political theory into the economics of education
- Every chapter is replete with real-world examples from around the globe to help students connect economic theory with social reality
- The examples and case studies used in the book are international. Increasingly diverse students of economics and education are able to discuss economic analyses close to their own experiences, including analysis of racial and gender discrimination in education and labor markets
- Mathematical treatments are not avoided but accompanying text explanations allow students from non-science background to skip over the mathematics without losing the meaning
- The focus on debates in the field demonstrates to students that concepts and policy claims made even in empirical studies are contested, inviting student contribution and engagement
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009364461
- Subjects Economics,Education,Education policy, strategy and reform,Macroeconomics
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 15 February 2024
- ISBN: 9781009364478
- Dimensions (mm): 254 x 203 mm
- Weight: 1.384kg
- Page extent: 564 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 15 February 2024
- ISBN: 9781009364447
- Dimensions (mm): 254 x 203 mm
- Weight: 120kg
- Page extent: 564 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 08 February 2024
- ISBN: 9781009364461
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