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EDUCATING ECONOMISTS
THE TEAGLE DISCUSSION ON RE-EVALUATING THE UNDERGRADUATE ECONOMICS MAJOR |
| By: |
David Colander (Editor), KimMarie McGoldrick (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£109.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1848445792 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781848445796 |
| Publisher: |
EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2009 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
The economics major is a central part of a college education. Is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book provides a discussion of the economics major by many of the leaders in US economic education. |
| Synopsis: |
The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book raises a set of provocative questions that encourage readers to look at the economics major in a different light than it is typically considered and provides a series of recommendations for change.Responding to a Teagle Foundation initiative on the role of majors in higher education, the contributors - eminent economists and administrators - consider the relationship between the goals and objectives of the economics major and those of a liberal education. They address questions such as: What is the appropriate training for a person who will be teaching in a liberal arts school? What incentives would motivate the creation of institutional value through teaching and not simply research? They also explore whether the disciplinary nature of undergraduate education is squeezing out the `big-think' questions, and replacing them with `little-think' questions, and whether we should change graduate training of economists to better prepare them to be teachers, rather than researchers. Providing a stimulating discussion of the economics major by many of the leaders in US economic education, this book will prove a thought provoking read for those with a special interest in economics and economics education, particularly academics, lecturers, course administrators, students and researchers. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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