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Economic Heritage: Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx
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Manton, Edgar J.; English, Donald E. – College Student Journal, 2008
The problem of this study was to determine the number of first semester college freshmen who could correctly identify the individuals who are generally considered the "fathers" of communism and capitalism. A questionnaire was administered to 241 freshmen students enrolled in English 101, College Reading and Writing, at Texas A&M…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Social Systems, Economics, Identification
High School Economic Education in Texas: 1920 to Present
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Kang, Rui – American Educational History Journal, 2007
The purpose of this study is to summarize the public high school economic curriculum and instruction in the state of Texas since the 1920s. Three historical periods were of primary interest: (1) the 1920s and 1930s; (2) the postwar and cold war eras; and (3) 1980 until now. Meaningful comparisons across periods are made, whenever reasonable, in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Economics Education, War, Social Environment
The Challenge of Advanced Placement Partnerships in the South Texas Border Classroom
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Blackwell, Deborah L.; Pisani, Jana S.; Pisani, Michael J. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2007
In the year 2000, the Texas Education Agency and the Texas A&M University System teamed up to create an initiative called the University Faculty Fellows Program. Spearheaded by Texas A&M International University in Laredo, the program paired up faculty from the university with area Advanced Placement (AP) teachers in a variety of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Partnerships in Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Professional Development Schools