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Whitehead, David J. – Journal of Economic Education, 1985
Differences between British and U.S. economic education with respect to both the rigor of the precollege curriculum and the training of teachers are discussed. The principal difference is that the typical American secondary economics teacher is a social studies teacher, whereas his or her British counterpart is a trained economist. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Course Content, Economics Education, Educational Practices