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Critics of teacher education have suggested that initial teacher training institutions have not done an adequate job in preparing student teachers to teach culturally diverse learners. This research paper aimed to explore Post Graduate... more

Critics of teacher education have suggested that initial teacher training institutions have not done an adequate job in preparing student teachers to teach culturally diverse learners. This research paper aimed to explore Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) economics teaching methodology and students' views on how the Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) project prepared them on how to teach culturally diverse learners in multicultural ecologies. This paper also aimed to identify issues and solutions to improve the STAD project for diversity. Surveys and interviews were conducted to analyse the data collected from students' responses. Findings revealed that the majority of students showed a greater awareness of the needs of diverse learners during the project. Suggestions were formulated to empower students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to teach diverse learners.

This article provides general information about the process of economists training in Ukraine during the period with the planned system of economic relations. The main subject of the research is the educational process of training future... more

This article provides general information about the process of economists training in Ukraine during the period with the planned system of economic relations. The main subject of the research is the educational process of training future economists in institutions of higher education in Ukraine in the 1960s –1980s of the twentieth century. The structural constituent elements of the educational process are considered on the example of Kiev Institute of National Economy and Kharkov Engineering and Economic Institute. The purpose of the article is to study and analyze the pedagogical experience of economic personnel training for the planned system of regulation of financial and economic relations and to identify promising areas for further research, with the subsequent introduction of the identified progressive historical experience into the modern system of higher economic education. In the process of studying the history of economic personnel training in higher educational institutio...

The use of a semilogarithmic earnings equation to analyse gender-based salary differentials is now common practice in both academic studies and legal proceedings. When gender differences are detected, however, the cost of alternative... more

The use of a semilogarithmic earnings equation to analyse gender-based salary differentials is now common practice in both academic studies and legal proceedings. When gender differences are detected, however, the cost of alternative adjustment mechanisms to equalize the pay ...

This research aims to develop student worksheet (SW) based on contextual and problem solving on microeconomic theory course. The development model on contextual and problem solving based teaching materials using 4-P model and adapted... more

This research aims to develop student worksheet (SW) based on contextual and problem solving on microeconomic theory course. The development model on contextual and problem solving based teaching materials using 4-P model and adapted from 4-D development model. The curriculum which is used in this research is a curriculum for the majority of economic education bachelor yaer 2015. A student that used as a sample for the subject of this research is the student of economic education bachelor year 2015 that are 84 students and have been divided into two classes, there are PE 15A and PE 15B with 42 students in each class. Assessment result and revised student worksheet argued that the worksheet’s task working direction is less clear, there’s still have phenomena which impact an ambiguity. The revised SW result overall, validation by the subject matter experts obtained a score of 82,04% with a very decent interpret the action. If it was seen by the terms of each aspect, aspect with the highest score is the material aspect which obtained the score in 88%, and aspect with the lowest score is construction aspect. The limit module test is limited only for 40 students of economic education bachelor PE 15A to knowing their response after using the worksheet. The validation result has been corrected so that SW becomes better than before. The result of student’s response to the contextual and problem solving-based worksheet showed a positive response on SW with the percentage value in 86,40%.

Compound interest is in the center of both economic growth and personal finance, but treated as independent topics in most economics textbooks. This educational note first defines economic growth and the main factors behind it. Then,... more

Compound interest is in the center of both economic growth and personal finance, but treated as independent topics in most economics textbooks. This educational note first defines economic growth and the main factors behind it. Then, figures and tables are applied to show the power of compounding growth (inflation and purchasing power adjusted) for select countries over the last centuries. Right after, growth future value calculation practice problems follow. After mastering four distinct variants of the compound interest formula, the paper’s focus moves to students and personal finance. The earlier formulas are now used to highlight the significance of long-term investing in one’s financial future. Though economic growth and personal finance are not commonly taught together, this paper shows that these topics can complement each and that students can gain additional insights into how compound interest is meaningful to their own lives.

Praise for The Myth of the Rational Market A New York Times Notable Book “Do we really need yet another book about the financial crisis? Yes, we do—because this one is different. Fox's book is not an idle exer-cise in intellectual... more

Praise for The Myth of the Rational Market A New York Times Notable Book “Do we really need yet another book about the financial crisis? Yes, we do—because this one is different. Fox's book is not an idle exer-cise in intellectual history, which makes it a must-read for anyone who ...

The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework from the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) features an inquiry approach to teaching K–12 social studies in which social studies standards are organized into an “inquiry arc.”... more

The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework from the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) features an inquiry approach to teaching K–12 social studies in which social studies standards are organized into an “inquiry arc.” Inquiry in elementary economics is often underused in practice (Laney 2001). This study describes how a class of fifth-grade students engaged in the inquiry arc in economics through the One Hen unit, a curriculum in which students create social businesses. Students learned concepts and skills in economics, math, and language arts while developing questions, evaluating evidence, and presenting results of their work helping homeless youth in their community.

This article introduces a field assignment, which is internationally implementable in introductory economics classes. The assignment involves a visit to a local farmer's market and a couple of grocery stores to observe and experience... more

This article introduces a field assignment, which is internationally implementable in introductory economics classes. The assignment involves a visit to a local farmer's market and a couple of grocery stores to observe and experience market interactions of economic agents as well as to collect data on prices for a pre-determined basket of goods. The assignment helps student understand that their daily life actions are highly related to economics and visualise theoretical concepts taught in classrooms such as market mechanisms, prices, market structure, gross domestic product and inflation.

This paper sets out a version of the Taylor-Romer model of short-run macroeconomic equilibrium which can be used for teaching undergraduate economics principles courses.The aim is to generate a model with the proven advantages of the... more

This paper sets out a version of the Taylor-Romer model of short-run
macroeconomic equilibrium which can be used for teaching undergraduate
economics principles courses.The aim is to generate a model with the proven
advantages of the IS-LM framework but with a more realistic description of central bank behaviour.The paper then provides a dynamic analysis of longer-term adjustment using a phase diagram but without the need for a formal mathematical derivation.