Teaching Economics to Undergraduates - Alternatives to Chalk and Talk (Hardcover)

This book demonstrates alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard approach that dominates the teaching of economics, providing a range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at engaging undergraduates in the learning of economics. The editors provide a brief history of the teaching of economics in higher education, as well as a review of current undergraduate teaching practices. Some of the field's leading educators then demonstrate alternative practices in three main sections: 'Active and Cooperative Learning', 'Writing, the Internet, and Discovery Through Sampling', and 'Examples from the World Around Us'. The topics in the twelve chapters of the book have been carefully selected based on their high potential for adoption by other instructors. Detailed, 'hands-on' examples are included within each chapter, illustrating how suggested approaches can be used in different courses and classroom situations at the undergraduate level. Also included are lists of 'Dos' and 'Dont's' to guide instructors through the successful implementation of activities. This book will be of great practical value to teachers of economics as well as administrators responsible for undergraduate instruction.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1998
Editors:	William E. Becker • Michael Watts
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-85898-972-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy
LSN:	1-85898-972-8
Barcode:	9781858989723

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