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ERIC Number: EJ490077
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Economic Education: Forward to the Basics.
Smith, Robert F.
International Journal of Social Education, v8 n3 p40-48 Win 1993-94
Maintains that educators can achieve instructional goals if students are provided with effective and interesting curricular activities. Describes the Entrepreneurship Economic Education Project in Clark County, Nevada. Asserts that it could serve as a model for community involvement in economics education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Entrepreneurship, Experiential Learning, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Clark County School District NV; Economic Concepts; National Council on Economic Education
Note: Theme issue topic: "Economic Education: A Retrospect and Outlook after Forty-Five Years."