Children's Understanding of Economics.

Schug, Mark C.

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ERIC Number: EJ355923

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Children's Understanding of Economics.

Schug, Mark C.

Elementary School Journal, v87 n5 p507-18 May 1987

Summarizes research on how children think about economic ideas and values and the development of such thinking. Explores the influence of instruction on children's thinking about economics and points out implications for curriculum and instruction. (RH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Economics Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Guidelines, Instruction, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: Thematic Issue: Social Studies