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