| Course ID: | ECON 4250. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Economics of Education |
Course
Description: | Application of economic principles to the production and
delivery
of education. Analysis of education policy and reform at the
primary, secondary and post-secondary levels; e.g., policies
related to teacher pay, class-size, high-stakes testing, charter
schools, vouchers, affirmative action, and financial aid.
International higher education policies are also discussed. |
| Oasis Title: | ECON OF EDUCATION |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 4250H |
| Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | When students have completed this course, they should be able
to:
1. Understand human capital theory
2. Explain the economics of effects of schooling
3. Evaluate primary, secondary education higher education
policies and reforms
4. Assess international education policies and reforms |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Review of basic economics and econometrics
2. What schooling does
3. Primary and secondary education
4. Higher education
5. International education |
| Honor Code Reference: | UGA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of
my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of
others." A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and
procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be
found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. |