Cultivating the Liberally Education Mind Through A Signature Program

Emily Chamlee-Wright (), Joshua Hall and Laura Grube
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Joshua Hall: West Virginia University, Department of Economics
Laura Grube: Beloit College, Department of Economics

No 16-18, Working Papers from Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Abstract: In this paper we describe the Miller Upton Programs, launched by the Department of Economics at Beloit College in 2008. The Miller Upton Programs aim to advance student understanding of the nature and causes of wealth and well-being. After describing core elements of the program, we discuss the ways in which they leverage economic discourse as a means to advance liberal learning. We argue that programs of this kind advance liberal learning by cultivating the skills required to engage the great questions of human flourishing, by fostering the development of a students’ economic imagination, and by enhancing students’ ability to engage in genuine intellectual discovery. So that readers can identify specific elements of the program that may be appropriate to replicate at their home institutions, we provide details on the history and resource commitments associated with various aspects of the program.

Keywords: economic education; pedagogy; liberal education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2016-12
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