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Provide opportunities for students to use economics to examine issues important to them. e.g., | Provide opportunities for students to use economics to examine issues important to them. e.g., | ||
*The intro course, especially, should link to students’ existing knowledge and experiences. | *The intro course, especially, should link to students’ existing knowledge and experiences. | ||
+ | *Refer to real, consequential economic issues when introducing economic concepts and tools. Avoid using beer-vs.-pizza-type examples. | ||
*Regularly connect intermediate theory course material to real problems. | *Regularly connect intermediate theory course material to real problems. | ||
*Ask students to connect a new concept, such as opportunity cost or marginal benefit, to a setting meaningful to them. | *Ask students to connect a new concept, such as opportunity cost or marginal benefit, to a setting meaningful to them. |
Revision as of 10:51, 13 February 2016
Offer meaningful content in all courses.
Provide opportunities for students to use economics to examine issues important to them. e.g.,
- The intro course, especially, should link to students’ existing knowledge and experiences.
- Refer to real, consequential economic issues when introducing economic concepts and tools. Avoid using beer-vs.-pizza-type examples.
- Regularly connect intermediate theory course material to real problems.
- Ask students to connect a new concept, such as opportunity cost or marginal benefit, to a setting meaningful to them.
- Use some class time to present brief summaries of a wide range of empirical studies in economics.
Implement carefully.
- Create space for a range of interests, but don’t assume certain topics are women’s issues.
Additional suggestions for course content
- Courses on Poverty and Inequality
- Heterodox theories of economics
- A classic article with some good suggestions [1]
- Feminist Economics Research Notes
- Teaching with nuance