| Title:
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TEACHING ECONOMICS TO UNDERGRADUATES
ALTERNATIVES TO CHALK AND TALK |
| By: |
William E. Becker (Editor), Michael Watts (Editor), William J. Baumol (Foreword) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£34.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
184064270X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781840642704 |
| Publisher: |
EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD |
| Pub. date: |
25 November, 1999 |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Description: |
This book demonstrates alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard approach that dominates the teaching of economics, providing a range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at engaging undergraduates in the learning of economics. |
| Synopsis: |
This book demonstrates alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard approach that dominates the teaching of economics, providing a range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at engaging undergraduates in the learning of economics.The editors provide a brief history of the teaching of economics in higher education, as well as a review of current undergraduate teaching practices. Some of the field's leading educators then demonstrate alternative practices in three main sections: `Active and Cooperative Learning', `Writing, the Internet, and Discovery Through Sampling', and `Examples from the World Around Us'. The topics in the twelve chapters of the book have been carefully selected based on their high potential for adoption by other instructors. Detailed, `hands-on' examples are included within each chapter, illustrating how suggested approaches can be used in different courses and classroom situations at the undergraduate level. Also included are lists of `Dos' and `Dont's' to guide instructors through the successful implementation of activities.This book will be of great practical value to teachers of economics as well as administrators responsible for undergraduate instruction. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |