The Teaching of Economics in Public High schools

Joseph M. O'Leary

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1940, vol. 54, issue 3, 502-518

Abstract: Scope of the study, 502. — Schools offering such courses, 503. — Enrollment, 503. — The teachers: training, 504; publication, 505; professional affiliations, 505; experience, 506; salaries, 506. — "Controversial topics," 506. — Relation to remainder of the curriculum, 507. — Growth in recent years and causes thereof, 508. — Control of instruction, 509. — Time devoted to subject, 509. — Size of classes, 510. — Correlation with other social studies, 510. — Texts used, 511. — Teaching methods, 513. — Coördination with neighboring colleges, 516. — Conclusions and proposals for improvement, 516.

Date: 1940
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