A Constructivist Approach to College-Level Economic Education

Edward J. Ford and Daniel C. Leclerc
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Edward J. Ford: Department of Economics, University of South Florida, Tampa FL 33620-5500; Ashland Public Schools, 30 Concord St., Ashland MA 01721 eford@coba.usf.edu
Daniel C. Leclerc: Department of Economics, University of South Florida, Tampa FL 33620-5500; Ashland Public Schools, 30 Concord St., Ashland MA 01721 dleclerc@ashlandhs.org

Review of Radical Political Economics, 2000, vol. 32, issue 3, 482-494

Abstract: This paper begins with a critique of the prevailing stimulus/response approach to economic education in which instructors communicate (typically via lecture) their view of economic reality and the student is expected to replicate that view. In the alternative constructivist approach, economic reality is understood by building on the student's own economic experiences. This process results in active and engaged learning. Initial class experimentation is discussed along with future research plans.

Keywords: Teaching of economics; Pedagogy; Constructivism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1177/048661340003200313

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