Teaching economics in troubled times : theory and practice for secondary social studies / edited by Mark C. Schug and William C. Wood.
From the publisher. Teaching Economics in a Time of Unprecedented Change is a one-stop collection that helps pre- and in-service social studies teachers to foster an understanding of classic content as well as recent economic developments. Part 1 offers clear and teachable overviews of the nature of...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
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2011.
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| Physical Description: | vi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Contents:
- Part 1. The changing economic scene
- What every high school student and teacher needs to know about economics
- Jphn Maynard Keynes : dead but not forgotten
- Free trade : helping ourselves while helping others
- Public choice and behavioral economics : implications for instructors in an uncertain economic environment
- Morality of markets : classroom and conscience
- Part 2. Making economics cool in school
- A challenging assignment in troubled times : what every first year high school economics teacher needs to know
- A jewel for your school's curriculum in uncertain economic times : the advanced placement economics course
- Vital knowledge in troubled times : the role of personal finance in economic education
- Entrepreneurship education, when and where it counts : the American dream youthpreneurship program
- Economics in history : what every high school student and teacher needs to know
- Part 3. Research finding in economic education
- Best economic education practices for children
- What research tells us about teaching high school economics.