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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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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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An Introduction to an International Perspective on Economic Education
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Rationale and Framework for Economic Education in the Schools
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Consensus and Dissension in Economics and the Effects on Economic Education
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Research and Assessment of High School Economics in the United States
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Economic Education in Secondary Schools in other Nations
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Comparisons of Economic Understanding Across Nations
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The Role of Economic Education in a Transition to a Market Economy
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An International Perspective on Economic Education
Editors: William B. Walstad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1382-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1994
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-9437-2Published: 31 January 1994
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4605-3Published: 02 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1382-3Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 299
Topics: Microeconomics, International and Comparative Education, Political Economy/Economic Systems