Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume Seven describes the research frontier in key topical areas and sets the agenda for further work. Sections in this new release include Methods for Measuring School Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation and Training, U.S. School Finance: Resources and Outcomes, College Costs, Financial Aid, and Student Decisions, Firm Training, Multidimensional Human Capital and the Wage Structure, and more.
By bringing together some of the world’s leading scholars, this volume provides a unique view of scholarship in the area. The international perspectives of the editors – Hanushek at Stanford, Machin at LSE, and Woessmann at Munich – leads to a volume with something for all researchers. Topics range from the economics of early childhood education to inequality in society to cash transfers in developing countries.
1. Introduction to the series - p. iii 2. Contributors - p. iii 3. Chapter 1: Methods for measuring school effectiveness - p. 8 4. Abstract - p. 8 5. 1 Introduction - p. 8 6. 2 School lottery basics - p. 3 7. 3 Lottery IV: Implementation details and extensions - p. 11 8. 4 Centralized assignment - p. 29 9. 5 VAM for individual schools - p. 35 10. 6 Conclusion: What next for school quality measurement? - p. 52 11. References - p. 53 12. Chapter 2: Teacher evaluation and training - p. 75 13. Abstract - p. 75 14. 1 Performance measures - p. 66 15. 2 Performance incentives and effort - p. 72 16. 3 Evaluation and selection - p. 100 17. 4 Evaluation and skill development - p. 110 18. 5 Formal training - p. 116 19. 6 Informal training, learning on the job - p. 121 20. 7 Conclusion - p. 127 21. Acknowledgment - p. 130 22. References - p. 130 23. Chapter 3: US school finance: Resources and outcomes - p. 180 24. Abstract - p. 180 25. 1 Introduction - p. 180 26. 2 Attendance, finance, and outcomes - p. 145 27. 3 Special role of courts - p. 152 28. 4 Resources and outcomes (historical studies) - p. 158 29. 5 Resources and outcomes (contemporary studies) - p. 169 30. 6 Some open questions - p. 212 31. 7 Conclusions - p. 214 32. Acknowledgment - p. 217 33. References - p. 217 34. Chapter 4: College costs, financial aid, and student decisions - p. 227 35. Chapter 5: Firm training - p. 293 36. Abstract - p. 293 37. 1 Introduction - p. 293 38. 2 Typologies of training - p. 290 39. 3 Measuring firm training - p. 292 40. 4 Evidence on the nature, extent, and determinants of firm training - p. 313 41. 5 Theories and evidence - p. 360 42. 6 Policy - p. 432 43. 7 Conclusion - p. 454 44. References - p. 457 45. Chapter 6: Multidimensional human capital and the wage structure - p. 469 46. Index - p. 504
Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume Seven describes the research frontier in key topical areas and sets the agenda for further work. Sections in this new release include Methods for Measuring School Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation and Training, U.S. School Finance: Resources and Outcomes, College Costs, Financial Aid, and Student Decisions, Firm Training, Multidimensional Human Capital and the Wage Structure, and more.
By bringing together some of the world’s leading scholars, this volume provides a unique view of scholarship in the area. The international perspectives of the editors – Hanushek at Stanford, Machin at LSE, and Woessmann at Munich – leads to a volume with something for all researchers. Topics range from the economics of early childhood education to inequality in society to cash transfers in developing countries.
1. Introduction to the series - p. iii 2. Contributors - p. iii 3. Chapter 1: Methods for measuring school effectiveness - p. 8 4. Abstract - p. 8 5. 1 Introduction - p. 8 6. 2 School lottery basics - p. 3 7. 3 Lottery IV: Implementation details and extensions - p. 11 8. 4 Centralized assignment - p. 29 9. 5 VAM for individual schools - p. 35 10. 6 Conclusion: What next for school quality measurement? - p. 52 11. References - p. 53 12. Chapter 2: Teacher evaluation and training - p. 75 13. Abstract - p. 75 14. 1 Performance measures - p. 66 15. 2 Performance incentives and effort - p. 72 16. 3 Evaluation and selection - p. 100 17. 4 Evaluation and skill development - p. 110 18. 5 Formal training - p. 116 19. 6 Informal training, learning on the job - p. 121 20. 7 Conclusion - p. 127 21. Acknowledgment - p. 130 22. References - p. 130 23. Chapter 3: US school finance: Resources and outcomes - p. 180 24. Abstract - p. 180 25. 1 Introduction - p. 180 26. 2 Attendance, finance, and outcomes - p. 145 27. 3 Special role of courts - p. 152 28. 4 Resources and outcomes (historical studies) - p. 158 29. 5 Resources and outcomes (contemporary studies) - p. 169 30. 6 Some open questions - p. 212 31. 7 Conclusions - p. 214 32. Acknowledgment - p. 217 33. References - p. 217 34. Chapter 4: College costs, financial aid, and student decisions - p. 227 35. Chapter 5: Firm training - p. 293 36. Abstract - p. 293 37. 1 Introduction - p. 293 38. 2 Typologies of training - p. 290 39. 3 Measuring firm training - p. 292 40. 4 Evidence on the nature, extent, and determinants of firm training - p. 313 41. 5 Theories and evidence - p. 360 42. 6 Policy - p. 432 43. 7 Conclusion - p. 454 44. References - p. 457 45. Chapter 6: Multidimensional human capital and the wage structure - p. 469 46. Index - p. 504
