This compelling book introduces Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's capability approach and explores its significance for theory, policy and practice in education. The book looks particularly at questions concerning the education of children, gender equality, and higher education. Contributors hail from the UK, USA, Australia, Italy and Mexico.

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Research-based strategies for turning around low-performing schools!This valuable text combines the latest research with a national study of diverse schools that dramatically increased student achievement by implementing key strategies and reallocating resources.

The fifth edition of this bestseller brings the reader up-to-date with newly researched Web sites and effective strategies for writing government, foundation, and private grants.

In an eye-opening critique of American higher education, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist exposes the corrupt and elitist admissions practices at many of America's top colleges that favor the children of the wealthy and powerful over more qualified students. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Product Description: The secrets, tips, and strategies used by actual students to win millions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are revealed in this fully updated guide for parents and high school, college, and graduate students. Every step of the scholarship process is examined, with advice about finding the right scholarships, crafting applications, writing exceptional essays, and asking the college for a financial aid reassessment...read more

Product Description: Etched into America's consciousness is the United Negro College Fund's phrase "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." This book tells the story of the organization's efforts on behalf of black colleges against the backdrop of the cold war and the civil rights movement...read more

Look before you learn: With classes topping $100 per hour, the average graduate owes $23,000 in student loans and $3,000 in credit cards or more. But the real cost-when missing income, interest on loans, and other costs are factored in-averages almost $85,000. Debt, not academic problems, is the leading cause of dropping out. The debt is a risky business proposition: Only 33 percent of full-time students graduate within four years, and only about half (54 percent) graduate within six years. About 33 percent drop out without finishing their degrees. In 2003, six out of 10 college students said that they planned to move back in with their parents after graduation. Also in 2003, half of 2002 college graduates were living at home, and one out of three were still looking for a job. Many students cite high college cost, or high costs of living, as the reason they decide to return home. College is a bad short-term financial investment. The earnings of the average high school graduate who does not attend college will outpace his/her counterpart in college for 15 years. These high costs are accepted as a necessary evil for great-paying jobs. But student expectations are far higher than reality. On average, students expect to earn 44 percent, or $11,000, more than they actually will when they graduate. But there are things students can do to strike back, including: Getting around expensive application fees Increasing their financial aid or offers of financial aid Taking courses for free No Sucker Left Behind gives you the tools to get your degree without getting robbed. Marc Scheer is a career counselor and writer living in New York.

Product Description: A college degree is the key to opportunity and economic success in America today, a fact that has brought new attention to questions of college access and affordability. Footing the Tuition Bill explores fundamental questions about the purposes of federal student loans, how well traditional arrangements work, and how innovations might offer guidance for rethinking the design of financial aid...read more

Describes how to obtain scholarships and other financial aid for college, with strategies for writing essays, getting recommendations, and using the Internet, and includes a directory of scholarships by state and vocation.

In an eye-opening critique of American higher education, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist exposes the corrupt and elitist admissions practices at many of America's top colleges that favor the children of the wealthy and powerful over more qualified students. 35,000 first printing.

Product Description: This first text in Allyn & Bacon’s new Educational Leadership series from Peabody College, clarifies the complex financial issues facing educational administrators and presents them in a clear and engaging manner. This text was developed by the leading scholars in school finance as part of a series from one of the leading Schools of Education in the world...read more

Product Description: The bestselling call to action for improving the working lives of public school teachers—and improving our classrooms along the way.Since its initial publication and multiple reprints in hardcover in 2005, Teachers Have It Easy has attracted the attention of teachers nationwide, appearing on the New York Times extended bestseller list, C-SPAN, and NPR's Marketplace, in addition to receiving strong reviews nationwide...read more

Product Description: La Economía de la Educación es una disciplina relativamente reciente que en los últimos años ha ido adquiriendo una mayor presencia en la investigación, en la docencia universitaria y en la gestión educativa, debido, entre otros factores, a la descentralización y a las dificultades financieras y presupuestarias de las admi...read more

Product Description: Esta obra desarrolla las teorías y herramientas que utilizan los economistas para explicar los aspectos internos y externos del fenómeno educativo. En primer lugar, analiza los efectos económicos de la inversión en educación, tanto en el individuo como en la sociedad, poniendo especial énfasis en la formación del capital h...read more