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The purpose of this wiki is to promote best teaching practices in economics. We wish to provide a place for economics departments and faculty to disseminate and to discover data, analyses, and prescriptions for improving the inclusiveness of the discipline. We also wish to encourage thoughtful reflection on why inclusion and diversity are important to the future of economic theory and policymaking and on how the choices of instructors and gatekeepers affect student participation and achievement.
 
The purpose of this wiki is to promote best teaching practices in economics. We wish to provide a place for economics departments and faculty to disseminate and to discover data, analyses, and prescriptions for improving the inclusiveness of the discipline. We also wish to encourage thoughtful reflection on why inclusion and diversity are important to the future of economic theory and policymaking and on how the choices of instructors and gatekeepers affect student participation and achievement.
  
Thanks to the following organizations for their support of this project:
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[[Amanda Bayer]] thanks the following organizations for their support of this project:
  
The Consortium on High Achievement and Success
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*The Consortium on High Achievement and Success
Swarthmore College Department of Economics and Division of Social Sciences
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*Swarthmore College Department of Economics and Division of Social Sciences
Swarthmore College Information Technology Services
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*Swarthmore College Information Technology Services

Latest revision as of 16:18, 10 November 2011

The purpose of this wiki is to promote best teaching practices in economics. We wish to provide a place for economics departments and faculty to disseminate and to discover data, analyses, and prescriptions for improving the inclusiveness of the discipline. We also wish to encourage thoughtful reflection on why inclusion and diversity are important to the future of economic theory and policymaking and on how the choices of instructors and gatekeepers affect student participation and achievement.

Amanda Bayer thanks the following organizations for their support of this project:

  • The Consortium on High Achievement and Success
  • Swarthmore College Department of Economics and Division of Social Sciences
  • Swarthmore College Information Technology Services