Educating economists
Subtitle: the Teagle discussion on re-evaluating the undergraduate economics major
By: edited by David Colander and KimMarie McGoldrick
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Edward Elgar Pub
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cheltenham, Glos, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781848445796; 9781848445802
Subjects: Economics; Study and teaching (Higher); Study and teaching (Graduate)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Teagle Foundation Repor: The Economics Major as Part of a Liberal Education / David Colander and KimMarie McGoldrick; title: Teaching Students to "Think About the Economy" / Joseph Persky; title: Economics Major as Illiberal Education / Stephen A. Marglin; title: Moral Reasoning in Economics / Jonathan B. Wight; title: Thinking for Yourself, Like an Economist / Robert F. Garnett; title: 6. Teaching Economics Students as if they are Geniuses / James Wible; title: Need for Depth in the Economics Major / Benjamin M. Friedman; title: Using Pedagogical Change to Improve Student Learning in the Economics Major / Scott Simkins and Mark Maier; title: 9. Providing Incentives for Change: Evaluating Teaching / Ann L. Owen; title: Reflections on Introductory Course Structures / Paul W. Grimes; title: Economics and Liberal Education: Why, Where, and How / Michael K. Salemi; title: Reinvigorating Liberal Education with an Expected Proficiencies Approach to the Academic Major / W. Lee Hansen; title: Integrative Nature of the Economics Major / Jessica Holmes; title: Availability of Interdisciplinary Economics Educators and the Actions of Deans: Explaining the Small Contribution of Economics to a Liberal Education / Arthur H. Goldsmith; title: Economics Major at a Crossroads / David Kennett; title: Crafting the Economics Major as an Exercise in Property Rights / Neil Skaggs; title: Preserving Liberal Arts Education: A Futile Endeavor / Brendan O'Flaherty; title: Good Researchers Make Good Teachers / Catherine Hill; title: Overstating the Challenges, Underestimating the Solutions / George Daly; title: How the Shifting Landscape Affects our Students / David W. Breneman; title: Role of Incentives (and Culture) in Rebalancing the Economics Major / Bradley W. Bateman; title: What Do Economics Majors Think of the Economics Major? / Steve Jones, Eric Hoest, Richie Fuld, Mahesh Dahal and David Colander; title: Wrapping Up the Discussion / John Siegfried.