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An International Perspective on Economic Education (Hardcover, 1994 ed.)
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An International Perspective on Economic Education (Hardcover, 1994 ed.)
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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.
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