Economics education
Encyclopedia
Economics education or economic education is a field within economics
that focuses on two main themes: 1) the current state of, and efforts to improve, the economics curriculum, materials and pedagogical techniques used to teach economics at all educational levels; and 2) research into the effectiveness of alternative instructional techniques in economics, the level of economic literacy of various groups, and factors that influence the level of economic literacy. Economics education is distinct from economics of education, which focuses on the economics of the institution of education.
Numerous organizations devote resources toward economics education. In the United States, organizations whose primary purpose is the advancement of economics education include the National Council on Economic Education and its worldwide network of councils and centers, the Foundation for Teaching Economics
and Junior Achievement
. The U.S. National Center for Research in Economic Education
is a resource for research and assessment in economics education. Among broader U.S. organizations that devote significant resources toward economics education is the Federal Reserve System
. In the United Kingdom there is The Economics Network, a government-funded national project to support economics education in Higher education
contexts, and the non-profit Economics & Business Education Association (EBEA) for secondary education
.
Journals devoted to the topic of economics education include the Journal of Economic Education
, International Review of Economics Education, Australasian Journal of Economics Education, and Computers in Higher Education Economics Review.
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
that focuses on two main themes: 1) the current state of, and efforts to improve, the economics curriculum, materials and pedagogical techniques used to teach economics at all educational levels; and 2) research into the effectiveness of alternative instructional techniques in economics, the level of economic literacy of various groups, and factors that influence the level of economic literacy. Economics education is distinct from economics of education, which focuses on the economics of the institution of education.
Numerous organizations devote resources toward economics education. In the United States, organizations whose primary purpose is the advancement of economics education include the National Council on Economic Education and its worldwide network of councils and centers, the Foundation for Teaching Economics
Foundation for Teaching Economics
The Foundation for Teaching Economics is an organization founded in 1975 that promotes economics education by hosting free workshops for high school students and teachers, and by providing educational resources to teachers....
and Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement or JA or JA Worldwide is a non-profit youth organization that was founded in 1919 by Horace A. Moses, Theodore Vail, and senator Winthrop M. Crane. JA focuses on educating kids in K-12 about the free enterprise system...
. The U.S. National Center for Research in Economic Education
National Center for Research in Economic Education
The National Center for Research in Economic Education is a non-profit center located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. Its primary function is to assist researchers and other organizations with research, assessment and evaluation projects in economics education...
is a resource for research and assessment in economics education. Among broader U.S. organizations that devote significant resources toward economics education is the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913 with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, largely in response to a series of financial panics, particularly a severe panic in 1907...
. In the United Kingdom there is The Economics Network, a government-funded national project to support economics education in Higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
contexts, and the non-profit Economics & Business Education Association (EBEA) for secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
.
Journals devoted to the topic of economics education include the Journal of Economic Education
Journal of Economic Education
The Journal of Economic Education offers original peer-reviewed articles on teaching economics. The inaugural issue appeared in the fall of 1969. At the time, G.L...
, International Review of Economics Education, Australasian Journal of Economics Education, and Computers in Higher Education Economics Review.