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The Health Insurance Club: A Role-Play.
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Thorpe, A. T. – Economics, 1985
Discussion is generated on the rationale for the National Health Service in Great Britain and the broad issues of social welfare and income inequality. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Foreign Countries, Health Insurance, High Schools
Widgets and Blasters: A Game on the Theory of the Firm.
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Hughes, Richard – Economics, 1991
Presents instructions for playing "Widgets and Blasters," an educational game designed to illustrate the functioning of a competitive market and help students understand economic models. Explains that the aims of the activity are to encourage students to identify the pattern of price over time and analyze the pattern in terms of…
Descriptors: Business Education, Causal Models, Costs, Economics Education
16+ Economics--A Review of Development in the Joint CSE/O Level Examination.
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Curry, P. G. – Economics, 1984
Starting in the summer of 1988 in Great Britain a new General Certificate of Secondary Education will replace the existing CSE and "O" level examinations. The implications of this change for the teaching of economics to the 14-16 age groups are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economics Education, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods
The Economics Education 14-16 Project, Phase 2: The Creation of the Project's Exemplar Materials.
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Ryba, Raymond – Economics, 1984
The major purpose of the Economics Education 14-16 Project is to help develop the economic literacy of high school students in Great Britain. The general principles and rationale underpinning the development of the project's units of study are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Economics Education, Educational Objectives