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ERIC Number: EJ466133
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
In Order to Save the World for Human Habitation, We Must Stop Teaching Economics.
Miller, Raymond C.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v21 n1 p25-48 Win 1993
Reviews 11 normative principles of capitalist economics. Contends that these principles form the basis for much of economics education in the United States and Western society. Argues that to save the world from massive environmental degradation, economics education must be completely restructured to focus on ecological concerns. (CFR)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Comparative Education, Conservation (Environment), Curriculum Design, Economics Education, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences, Outcomes of Education, Social Studies, Values Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Neoclassical Economics; Smith (Adam)