Overview

In the Great Recession of 2007-2010, Americans watched their retirement savings erode and the value of their homes decline while the unemployment rate increased and GDP sank. New demands emerged for unprecedented government intervention into the economy. While these changes have a dramatic impact on society at large, they also have serious implications for the content and teaching of economics. 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 I offers clear and teachable overviews of the nature of today’s complex economic crisis and the corollary changes in teaching economics that flow from revising and updating long-held economic assumptions. Part II provides both detailed best practices for teaching economics in the social studies classroom and frameworks for teaching economics within different contexts including personal finance, entrepreneurship, and history. Part III concludes with effective strategies for teaching at the elementary and secondary school levels based on current research on economic education. From advice on what every economics teacher should know, to tips for best education practices, to investigations into what research tells us about teaching economics, this collection provides a wealth of contextual background and teaching ideas for today’s economics and social studies educators. Additional information and resources can be found at the authors’ website neweconteaching.com.

Full Product Details

Author:   Mark C. Schug (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA) ,  William C. Wood (James Madison University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780415877718

ISBN 10:   0415877717
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   09 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Mark C. Schug William C. Wood Part I: The Changing Economic Scene 1. What Every High School Student and Teacher Needs to Know about Economics James Gwartney Mark C. Schug 2. Maynard Keynes: Dead But Not Forgotten Scott Niederjohn 3. Free Trade: Helping Ourselves While Helping Others Dwight R. Lee 4. Public Choice and Behavioral Economics: Implications for Instructors Angela M. Smith William C. Wood 5. Morality of Markets: Classroom and Conscience J.R. Clark Mark Schug Part II Making Economics Cool in School 6. A Challenging Assignment in Troubled Times: What Every First Year High School Economics Teacher Needs to Know Jane S. Lopus 7. A Jewel for Your School’s Curriculum in Uncertain Economic Times: The Advanced Placement Economics Course John Morton 8. Vital Knowledge in Troubled Times: The Role of Personal Finance in Economic Education Michael S. Gutter Selena Garrison 9. Entrepreneurship Education, When and Where it Counts: The American Dream Youthpreneurship Program Barbara Flowers 10. Economics in History: What Every High School Student and Teacher Needs to Know Lucien Ellington Part III Research Finding in Economic Education 11. Best Economic Education Practices for Children Philip VanFossen 12. What Research Tells Us about Teaching High School Economics Michael Watts William B. Walstad

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Teaching Economics in Troubled Times provides easy access to classic economics content and debates in light of the Great Recession. Readers will gravitate towards the practical strategies for teaching economics as a stand alone subject or through history courses. It is an invaluable resource for both pre-and in-service teachers of economics. --Anand R. Marri, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Studies and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Teaching Economics in Troubled Times provides easy access to classic economics content and debates in light of the Great Recession. Readers will gravitate towards the practical strategies for teaching economics as a stand alone subject or through history courses. It is an invaluable resource for both pre-and in-service teachers of economics. --Anand R. Marri, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Studies and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Author Information

Mark C. Schug is Professor Emeritus at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and former Director of the Center for Economic Education. William C. Wood is Professor of Economics and the Director of the Center for Economic Education at James Madison University.

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