Teaching Economics in Troubled Times: Theory and Practice for Secondary Social Studies

by Schug; Mark C.

• ISBN13: 9780415877725
• ISBN10: 0415877725
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-11-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Mark C. Schug is professor Emeritus at the 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Changing Economic Scene	p. 9
What Every High School Student And Teacher Needs To Know About Economics	p. 11
John Maynard Keynes: Dead But Not Forgotten	p. 37
Free Trade: Helping Ourselves While Helping Others	p. 50
Public Choice And Behavioral Economics: Implications For Instructors In An Uncertain Economic Environment	p. 61
Morality Of Markets: Classroom And Conscience	p. 79
Making Economics Cool In School	p. 95
A Challenging Assignment In Troubled Times: What Every First Year High School Economics Teacher Needs To Know	p. 97
A Jewel For Your School's Curriculum In Uncertain Economic Times: The Advanced Placement Economics Course	p. 109
Vital Knowledge In Troubled Times: The Role Of Personal Finance In Economic Education	p. 122
Entrepreneurship Education, When And Where It Counts: The American Dream Youthpreneurship Program	p. 135
Economics In History: What Every High School Student And Teacher Needs To Know	p. 153
Research Findings In Economic Education	p. 177
Best Economic Education Practices For Children	p. 179
What Research Tells Us About Teaching High School Economics	p. 200
List Of Contributors	p. 213
Index	p. 219
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