This article offers another critique of Robert Heilbroner's (see SO516704) proposal for change in the teaching of economics. Among the criticisms rendered is the point that Heilbroner's statistical, ideological, and historical perspective would not be intellectually feasible for the vast majority of students in elementary and secondary schools.…

Offers an analysis of the Joint Council's "Framework for Teaching Basic (Economic) Concepts" in the area of macroeconomics. Suggests that the "Framework" be altered to include economic history, competing macro economic theories, and the great economic theorists and the problems they faced. Concludes that students must learn…

Discusses Galbraith's (see SO516713) three major points, 1) that the Joint Council's "Framework" should not hide the fact that macroeconomics is messy and political; 2) that the emphasis in the "Framework" is misplaced; and 3) that in certain areas, such as aggregate supply and demand, it is wrong. (JDH)

The ultimate concern that faces teachers of economics in Great Britain is how their pupils will fare in the externally assessed examinations at the secondary level. This article puts in historical perspective the recent moves toward centralized control of the assessment of the curriculum. (RM)

This paper offers a new consideration of the "body domestic" and the "body politic" in educational issues. It proposes that these entities be developed as complementary, rather than oppositional, theoretical categories to explain the historical development of, and contemporary issues in, family and consumer sciences (home…

Teachers of college writing have a vested interest in the tremors of rhetoric surfacing from within the discipline of economics. In the past 15 years, some economists, philosophers of science, and humanists have challenged the positivist mantel of economics. They argue that economic methodology would be more ethical, more honest to the profession…

An economics learning package which utilized a videocassette recorder (VCR) and an Apple II computer was successfully developed and field tested. The videocassette tape material used in the project was a lesson--"To Buy or Not To Buy"--from "Trade-Offs," a series of economics films for 9- to 13-year-olds. All programming was…

This paper describes the acquisition of basic economic concepts by two fifth-grade classes in an elementary school through the use of a school store. The paper contains: (1) a review of the literature relating to economics education and the use of simulations; (2) a discussion of two teachers' approaches to teaching economic concepts; and (3) a…

The problems and potential benefits of a term paper for an upper-division economics course are explored, and trends over 3 years are reported. The industrial organization course involves writing an industry case study term paper. Three concerns that are addressed in a term paper guide are discussed: topic selection, the organizational structure of…

Over the last 25 years, less attention has been devoted to the role of the economist as teacher or professor than to the role of economist as scholar or researcher. Teachers have been seen as passive recipients of advances in economics research that they simply hand on to their students. Yet teachers perform an important gatekeeping function when…

The Joint Council on Economic Education (JCEE) contracted for the development of this research and evaluation agenda (or blueprint) for its Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP). DEEP involves local school systems in a formal commitment to develop systematic programs in economic education curriculum using academically sound materials and…

Fiscal and monetary policies taught in macroeconomic principles courses are concepts that might require both lecture and simulation methods. The simulation models, which apply the principles gleened from comparative statistics to a dynamic world, may give students an appreciation for the problems facing policy makers. This paper is a report of a…

The progress of Turkish institutions of higher learning as such progress relates to economics or commercial education is described. The presentation is by a visiting Turkish scholar at the Thut World Education Center. The content of Turkish economic education is cited with some of its theoretical problems identified. Various methodological and…

Although the number of foreign students enrolled in economics doctoral programs in the United States has gradually increased, no need exists to modify curricula to meet the needs of these students. During 1981-1982, in 13 of the leading economics programs, foreign students comprised 36 percent of graduate enrollments and 45 percent of…

Questionnaires concerning the importance of publication in professional journals were sent to 193 university economics department heads. There was a 60 percent response rate. Questions were asked about: (1) the necessity of publications for appointment and promotion, (2) how department heads rate the various journals in terms of prestige accrued…