Economic education

a field within economics that focuses on two
main themes: the current state of, and efforts to
improve, the economics curriculum, materials
and pedagogical techniques used to teach
economics at all educational levels; and research
into the effectiveness of alternative instructional
techniques in economics, the level of economic
literacy of various groups, and factors that
influence the level of economic literacy. [1][2]
Economics education is distinct from economics
of education, which focuses on the economics of
the institution of education.
Organizations
Numerous organizations devote resources toward
economics education. In the United States,
organizations whose primary purpose is the
advancement of economics education include
the Council for Economic Education and its
network of councils and centers, the Foundation
for Teaching Economics and Junior
Achievement . The U.S. National Center for
Research in Economic Education is a resource
for research and assessment in economics
education. Among broader U.S. organizations
that devote significant resources toward
economics education is the Federal Reserve
System .
In the United Kingdom there is The Economics
Network, a government-funded national project
to support economics education in Higher
education contexts, and the non-profit
Economics & Business Education Association
(EBEA) for secondary education. The non-profit
organization Rethinking Economics is an
international network of students and teachers
promoting a change in the economics education
towards more critical engagement, pluralism of
theories and real-world applicability of the
discipline. The movement has gained
widespread support, among others by the Bank
of England .
According to the Ministry of Education and
Science of Ukraine, 28.4% of all students receive
specialties in the field of economics, trade and
business. [3] An attempt to create a Western-
style Ukrainian journal called the Ukrainian
Economic Review a few years ago ended in
failure. The lack of publication of Ukrainian
scientists in Western economic journals
indicates the seriousness of the problem. [4]
Journals devoted to the topic of economics
education include the Journal of Economic
Education, [5] International Review of Economics
Education, [6] Australasian Journal of Economics
Education, [7] and Computers in Higher Education
Economics Review.
Reform
University-level economics curricula, particularly
introductory courses, have been criticized for
putting undue emphasis on neoclassical
economics and failing to explain real-world
economic phenomena such as the 2007–08
financial crisis. [8] In response, the CORE Project
has developed course materials, including a
textbook called The Economy, that emphasize
real-world applications in economics. [9]
See also
Economics handbooks
Education economics
HSC Economics
Simulations and games in economics
education
References
1. ^ W.E. Becker (2001). "Economic Education,"
International Encyclopedia of the Social &
Behavioral Sciences, pp. 4078-4084. Abstract.
2. ^ Computers in Higher Education Economics
Review
3. ^ [1] Higher education
4. ^ Стан економічної освіти та дослідницької
практики в Україні
5. ^ Journal of Economic Education
6. ^ International Review of Economics
Education
7. ^ Australasian Journal of Economics
Education
8. ^ Jones, Claire (May 16, 2014). "Economics:
Change of course" . Financial Times . Retrieved
April 19, 2019.
9. ^ Cassidy, John (September 11, 2017). "A
New Way to Learn Economics" . The New
Yorker . Retrieved April 19, 2019.
External links
The Economics Network
Economics & Business Education
Association
American Economic Association (Resources
for Economists) list of economic tutorials
and exercises
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