2020 Mita Society for the Study of Education Lecture
Event Date
Event Venue
"An Introduction to the Economics of Education: Economic Concepts that Students in the Faculty of Education and Educators Should Know"
2021/02/24
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Date and Time | Saturday, March 13, 2021, approx. 14:00–16:00 |
Format | Online (Zoom) |
Speaker | Hideo Akabayashi (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University; Director, Research Center for Child and Adolescent Development and Education, Institute for Economic Studies, Keio University) |
Eligibility and Notes | The Zoom meeting URL will be sent out approximately one week before the event. Non-members of the Mita Society for the Study of Education who wish to attend should contact us at the email address provided on the poster. |
Organizer | Co-hosted by the Mita Society for the Study of Education and the Mita Philosophical Society |
Overview:
This lecture is intended to serve as an introduction to the economics of education, designed for students unfamiliar with the field. It will explain which aspects of economics, and to what extent, are beneficial for students of education and those working in the educational field to know. In recent years, research in the economics of education has produced important findings for examining the so-called "disparity" issue in education and for evaluating the effectiveness of educational policies. However, the insights from the economics of education have not been sufficiently examined within the field of education, and vice versa. Therefore, interaction between these two academic disciplines is essential. In this lecture, leading expert in the economics of education, Hideo Akabayashi, will give a talk and discuss this issue from multiple perspectives.