An International Perspective On Economic Education

Author : William B. Walstad
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401113823

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An International Perspective on Economic Education by William B. Walstad Pdf

Economics is taught in some form in the secondary schools of nations throughout the world. The subject is rarely taught in elementary schools, and while economics courses are offered in universities, the majority of students end their formal education with secondary school. Thus, the best opportunity for the economic education of the youth of a nation occurs in secondary schools. This book examines economic education at this critical level of the educational system. The teaching of economics in secondary schools varies across countries. These differences occur because of history, the structure of education, and other national factors. At the same time, there are common elements in the economic education of many countries, especially in content coverage. This contrast between the common features and the uniqueness of economic education in secondary schools of major industrial nations exemplifies the international perspective presented in this book. The international perspective is developed in the six sections of the volume. The first section discusses why nations should include economics in school curricula, and presents a framework for teaching economics that should have global appeal. Dissension and consensus on economic issues among North American and European economists are examined in the second section. The third section surveys the U.S. research literature on precollege economic education and assesses the current state of economics instruction in U.S. schools. The economics curricula and educational practices in seven other nations -- the U.K., Canada, Japan, Germany, Austria, Korea, and Australia -- are described in the fourth and fifth sections. The fifth section also presents international comparisons of economic understanding based on national testing in six of those nations. The sixth and final section explores the role of economic education in centrally planned economies, and its effects on the transition to a market economy, using Russia, Bulgaria, and China as case studies.

Author : William B Walstad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401113831

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Author : Samuel Decker,Wolfram Elsner,Svenja Flechtner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351711487

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Advancing Pluralism in Teaching Economics by Samuel Decker,Wolfram Elsner,Svenja Flechtner Pdf

The complex economic problems of the 21st century require a pluralist, real-world oriented and innovative discipline of economics that is capable of addressing and teaching these issues to students. This volume is a state-of-the-art compilation of diverse, innovative and international perspectives on the rationales for and pathways towards pluralist economics teaching. It fosters constructive controversy aiming to incite authors and commentators to engage in fruitful debates. This volume addresses a number of key questions: Why is it important for a social science to engage in pluralistic teaching? What issues does pluralist teaching face in different national contexts? Which traditions and practices in economic teaching make pluralist teaching difficult? What makes economics as a canonical textbook science particular and how could the rigid textbook system be innovated in a meaningful way? What can we learn from school education and other social science disciplines? Through examining these issues the editors have created a pluralist but cohesive book on teaching economics in the contemporary classroom drawing from ideas and examples from around the world. Advancing Pluralism in Teaching Economics offers a valuable insight into the methodology and application of pluralist economics teaching. It will be a great resource for those teaching economics at various levels, as well as researchers.

Author : Dominic J. Brewer,Patrick J. McEwan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 0080965318

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Economics of Education by Dominic J. Brewer,Patrick J. McEwan Pdf

A collection of short, stand-alone chapters divided into five sections including overview of the field; private and social returns to human capital investments; production, costs and financing of education; teachers and teacher labor markets; and education markets, choice and incentives. The collection provides international perspectives that describe the origins of these subjects, their major issues and proponents, their landmark studies, and opportunities for future research. The 70 contributors are each well-regarded economists whose research has advanced the topic on which they write, and this book fulfills an undersupplied niche for a text in the economics of education. The chapters come from the acclaimed International Encyclopedia of Education, 3e (2010), edited by Eva Baker, Barry McGaw, and Penelope Peterson. The Encyclopedia contains over 1,350 articles in 24 sections that stretch from educational philosophies and technologies to measurement, leadership, and national systems of education. This single volume textbook presents a cohesive view of this increasingly important area of economics Superb contributions from well-regarded economist convey unique and useful perspectives Chapters contain an extensive bibliography and further readings to enable interested researchers to extend their knowledge into each specific topic

Author : Gail Mitchell Hoyt,KimMarie McGoldrick
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 895 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781002452

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International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics by Gail Mitchell Hoyt,KimMarie McGoldrick Pdf

ÔThe International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics is a power packed resource for anyone interested in investing time into the effective improvement of their personal teaching methods, and for those who desire to teach students how to think like an economist. It sets guidelines for the successful integration of economics into a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional settings in college and graduate courses with some attention paid to primary and secondary classrooms. . . The International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics is highly recommended for all economics instructors and individuals supporting economic education in courses in and outside of the major. This Handbook provides a multitude of rich resources that make it easy for new and veteran instructors to improve their instruction in ways promising to excite an increasing number of students about learning economics. This Handbook should be on every instructorÕs desk and referenced regularly.Õ Ð Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, The American Economist ÔIn delightfully readable short chapters by leaders in the sub-fields who are also committed teachers, this encyclopedia of how and what in teaching economics covers everything. There is nothing else like it, and it should be required reading for anyone starting a teaching career Ð and for anyone who has been teaching for fewer than 50 years!Õ Ð Daniel S. Hamermesh, University of Texas, Austin, US The International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics provides a comprehensive resource for instructors and researchers in economics, both new and experienced. This wide-ranging collection is designed to enhance student learning by helping economic educators learn more about course content, pedagogic techniques, and the scholarship of the teaching enterprise. The internationally renowned contributors present an exhaustive compilation of accessible insights into major research in economic education across a wide range of topic areas including: ¥ Pedagogic practice Ð teaching techniques, technology use, assessment, contextual techniques, and K-12 practices. ¥ Research findings Ð principles courses, measurement, factors influencing student performance, evaluation, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. ¥ Institutional/administrative issues Ð faculty development, the undergraduate and graduate student, and international perspectives. ¥ Teaching enhancement initiatives Ð foundations, organizations, and workshops. Grounded in research, and covering past and present knowledge as well as future challenges, this detailed compendium of economics education will prove an invaluable reference tool for all involved in the teaching of economics: graduate students, new teachers, lecturers, faculty, researchers, chairs, deans and directors.

Author : Steve Bradley,Colin Green
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780081026458

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The Economics of Education by Steve Bradley,Colin Green Pdf

The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview, Second Edition, offers a comprehensive and current overview of the field of that is broadly accessible economists, researchers and students. This new edition revises the original 50 authoritative articles and adds Developed (US and European) and Developing Country perspectives, reflecting the differences in institutional structures that help to shape teacher labor markets and the effect of competition on student outcomes. Provides international perspectives that describe the origins of key subjects, their major issues and proponents, their landmark studies, and opportunities for future research Increases developing county perspectives and comparisons of cross-country institutions Requires no prior knowledge of the economics of education

Author : Mary Beth Henning
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317413226

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Innovations in Economic Education by Mary Beth Henning Pdf

Innovations in Economic Education addresses the growing issue of financial illiteracy by showing how economics can be successfully integrated into classrooms from kindergarten through higher education. Pre-service teachers, experienced educators, curriculum leaders, parents, and school administrators will find practical ideas to improve economic understanding. At the elementary level, the book provides creative ways of introducing young students to the basic concepts of economics, financial justice, and social action. For higher grade levels, the book offers ideas to integrate economics into current history, civics, and math curricula. The final portion of the book features recommendations by leading economic educators on how economics can play a greater role in teachers’ professional development. The pedagogical tools presented in each chapter include lesson plans and practical insights, and are designed to meet the NCSS, C3 Framework, and Common Core State Standards for Social Studies. This book is a timely and valuable resource for all educators interested in improving their students’ economic literacy and financial decision-making.

Author : National Task Force on Economic Education
Publisher : New York, Committee for Economic Development
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015027390197

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Economic Education in the Schools by National Task Force on Economic Education Pdf

Author : Jessie A. Bustillos Morales,Sandra Abegglen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429665080

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Understanding Education and Economics by Jessie A. Bustillos Morales,Sandra Abegglen Pdf

Understanding Education and Economics explores the multiple ways in which the field of education and schooling has become closely aligned with economic imperatives and interests, and the impact of this on learning and teaching. In particular, the increasing influence of economic arguments, economic ideologies and government involvement in education have made apparent that there is a need to reflect and talk about economic influences and trends in education. Drawing on the expertise of educationalists around the world, the book articulates key debates and theoretical perspectives which can give both students and staff across several courses within the study of education a framework for discussing and analysing how economics defines and shapes the nature and purposes of education. The chapters offer discussions and reflections on key issues, including: the historical developments that led to the creation of a formal education system in England and Wales; the ways in which neoliberalism underpins education, including the coercion of education to serve economic needs; the economics of the university as an institution. Addressing philosophical, sociological, historical, psychological and social issues in education and encouraging readers to pose questions about the nature of education, this book is a valuable resource for students and staff alike and will allow them to broaden perspectives on what education could be for, and what it should be for.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1243772875

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Productivity, Education and Training by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eveline Wuttke,Jürgen Seifried,Stephan Schumann
Publisher : Barbara Budrich
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783847406020

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Economic Competence and Financial Literacy of Young Adults by Eveline Wuttke,Jürgen Seifried,Stephan Schumann Pdf

The authors take a detailed look at the economic competence and financial literacy of young adults, especially of those who start an apprenticeship or who take up their studies at a university. Economic competence and financial literacy are of special interest within this group, because these young people are – mostly for the fi rst time in their lives – responsible for autonomously managing their own fi nancial affairs and deal with economic challenges.

Author : Peter Gordon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136897498

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A Guide to Educational Research by Peter Gordon Pdf

This account of development in educational research is intended as a guide to possible research areas, both fundamental and policy-related, for students in colleges and higher education institutions, and should also be of interest to those engaged in curriculum planning and administration.

Author : Jason Endacott,Michael A. Kopish
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004546967

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The Language of Social Studies Education by Jason Endacott,Michael A. Kopish Pdf

Social studies is a discipline unique to K-12 education and tasked with the preparation of democratic citizens. Social studies educators work with concepts, theories, and ideas from multiple disciplines across the social sciences and humanities, which makes discourse through shared language complex. Specialization in content areas that comprise the social studies can further complicate shared understanding of essential terms. The Language of Social Studies Education offers essential information for key concepts organized to reflect the contemporary context of K-12 social studies education. The concepts found within this volume reflect the breadth of the discipline while also providing the foundational knowledge needed to develop deeper understanding. Each entry is based on multiple sources that invite the reader to pursue their interests through further inquiry. This book will appeal to those who are looking for concise information based on respected scholarship from disciplines across the social studies. Even seasoned social studies practitioners will find its entries helpful for incorporating new concepts, ideas, and approaches into their discourses on citizenship education.

Author : Ashley Kent
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317844945

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School Subject Teaching by Ashley Kent Pdf

Covering each of the core curriculum areas in turn, this is a reference on school subject teaching. The authors assess the development of teaching within each subject area since the 1944 Education Act up to the year 2000. Future challenges are also explored.

Author : Jandhyala B. G. Tilak
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : 8176485268

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Education, Society, and Development by Jandhyala B. G. Tilak Pdf

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