Entrepreneurship education has gained considerable interest in the last decade, both in the political and academic arenas, because it fosters innovation and plays a crucial role in developing the business landscape. However, instructors are faced with challenges related to creating successful learning objectives, suitable methodologies, and…

This unit, designed for grades 9-12, introduces students to the growing economic relationship between the United States and Mexico. The unit focuses on the nine so-called "twin cities" along the U.S.-Mexican border, where the impact of the two economies on one another is most visible. The three lessons included in the unit introduce…

This World Bank (Washington, D.C.) kit is a case study designed to teach secondary school social studies students about an integrated rural development project in Mexico, and how it is helping to raise the standard of living for six million Mexicans in 131 microregions throughout Mexico. The kit contains a pamphlet, a booklet, a sound filmstrip,…