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Gender Disparity in Education – An Eritrean Perspective

Rena, Ravinder - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004

Gender disparities in education raise many questions for governments and civil societies. There are many factors that … contribute to the gender gap in education. In Eritrea, gender disparities persist in the enrolment rates between boys and girls … educational development in the country. It identifies and analyses various factors that cause gender inequality in education …

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The Complexity Vision and the Teaching of Economics

Colander, David (contributor) - Edward Elgar

This ground-breaking book focuses on the implications of the complexity vision, such as that held by economists at the Santa Fe Institute, for the teaching of economics. This complexity vision suggests that answers to questions such as how do markets develop and how do they evolve need to be...

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Teaching Economics

Becker, William E. (contributor); Watts, Michael (contributor) - Edward Elgar

This fascinating sequel to the 1998 Teaching Economics to Undergraduates provides more alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard approach that dominates university economics teaching. Distinguished contributing authors provide a wide range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at...

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The Heart of Teaching Economics

Bowmaker, Simon W. - Edward Elgar

This unique monograph comprises a collection of interviews conducted face-to-face with leading economists at universities throughout the United States. Presented with the singular opportunity to reflect on and share their wisdom and experience, the 21 interviewees discuss how they interpret,...

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Teaching Pluralism in Economics

Groenewegen, John (contributor) - Edward Elgar

This volume is concerned with the different schools within the discipline of economics (theoretical pluralism) and the relationship of economics to other disciplines, such as sociology, political science and philosophy (interdisciplinarity). It addresses the important implications of pluralism...

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Reforming Economics and Economics Teaching in the Transition Economies

Watts, Michael; Walstad, William B. - Edward Elgar

economic education in transition economies. Authors from the West and from transition economies describe the major changes in …

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The Making of a European Economist

Colander, David - Edward Elgar

education. Following up on his earlier classic studies of US graduate economic education, he studies the ‘economist production …

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Teaching Economics to Undergraduates

Becker, William E. (contributor); Watts, Michael (contributor) - Edward Elgar

This book demonstrates alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard approach that dominates the teaching of economics, providing a range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at engaging undergraduates in the learning of economics.

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An Assessment of the Causes of Drop outs in Primary Schools of Mountainous Areas of District Swat

Hussain, Anwar Hussain; Khattak, Naeem Ur Rehman Khattak; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The study was conducted in the mountainous areas of district Swat in the year 2010 to assess the causes of drop outs in primary schools of mountainous areas. Primary data was obtained through three different structured questionnaires using a sample of size sixty allocating to fifty government...

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The University and the Economy

Geuna, Aldo; Rossi, Federica - Edward Elgar

This book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the many ways in which universities contribute to economic development and growth. It demonstrates the causal interactions between universities’ activities and economic outcomes, and presents up-to-date quantitative and qualitative...

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