Economic Dimensions in Education

ISBN-13: 9780202309835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 236 str.

Martin O'Donoghue

Opis

This book examines the economic issues of education from an unusually systematic and broad perspective. Although the book is soundly based in economic theory, it is not heavily mathematical. Economic Dimensions in Education is designed to provide an introductory analysis of economic issues in education both in academic life and in the general community. Some of the issues discussed include the nature and reasons for public sector activity in education, the role education plays in providing skilled human resources for an economy, and the economic consequences of migration between countries of educated peoples. The book also deals with various aspects of demand: patterns of educational demand, individual demand for education as a form of social investment for the community, and supply aspects of education as related to types and sizes of educational establishments and problems of ensuring the effi cient provision of education.

Spis treści

I: The Economic Approach to Education; 2: The Demand for Education; 3: Education as a Personal Investment; 4: Education as a Social Investment; 5: Education and Economic Growth; 6: The Manpower Approach; 7: Efficiency in Educational Provision; 8: Migration and Education; 9: The Financing of Education; 10: The Relevance of Economics to Education

O autorze

Martin O'Donoghue