Introducing Economics: A Critical Guide for Teaching: A Critical Guide for Teaching / Edition 1

by Mark H. Maier, Julie Nelson

Overview

Make economics resonate to high school students. This practical handbook will help economics and social studies teachers foster critical thinking by introducing students to the real-life dimensions of the major controversies in contemporary economics. Filled with useful teaching tips and user-friendly information on finding engaging materials and activities for the classroom, the book also includes detailed coverage of the Voluntary National Content Standards for economics. "Introducing Economics" is a one-stop resource for high school teachers who want to make economics relevant to their students' lives. It includes more than 50 sections with lists of suggested "Activities and Resources," many with Internet links. It features boxed "Hints for Clear Teaching" tips for presenting particularly difficult topics. It provides an annotated resource guide to more than 30 organizations involved in economics education, with associated Internet links. It follows the flow of topics in a typical economics course. It addresses real-life topics that are ignored or glossed-over in traditional textbooks - economics and the environment, the distribution of income and wealth, discrimination, labor unions, globalization, the power of corporations, and more. It offers critical guidance for meeting all 20 Voluntary National Content Standards in economics, and also provides an overview of the political and intellectual history and contemporary state of economics education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765616753
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/15/2007
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Maier, Mark H.; Nelson, Julie

Table of Contents

Part 1 Overview; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Why Are We Teaching Economics?; Chapter 3 Where Did This Idea Come From?; Part 2 Teaching Economics, Chapter by Chapter; Chapter 4 What Is Economics?; Chapter 5 Economic Systems; Chapter 6 Supply, Demand, and Markets; Chapter 7 Competition and Monopoly; Chapter 8 Consumer Education; Chapter 9 Business Education; Chapter 10 Labor and the Distribution of Wealth and Income; Chapter 11 Gross Domestic Product; Chapter 12 Roles of Government; Chapter 13 Unemployment and Inflation; Chapter 14 Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve; Chapter 15 Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Chapter 16 Economic Growth and Development; Chapter 17 Global Economics and Trade; Part 3 Resources; Chapter 18 Resource Materials;