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ERIC Number: EJ490079
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
High School Economics: Separate Course vs. the Infusion Approach.
Lynch, Gerald J.
International Journal of Social Education, v8 n3 p59-69 Win 1993-94
Contends that great strides were made in improving economics education after 1961, with the release of the National Task Force on Economic Education report. Asserts that infusing economic concepts into other social studies courses is much less effective than providing a separate economics course. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Strategies, Integrated Curriculum, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: American Economic Association; Economic Concepts; National Council on Economic Education; Test of Economic Literacy
Note: Theme issue topic: "Economic Education: A Retrospect and Outlook after Forty-Five Years."