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Economics and the Civic Mission of Social Studies Education: Two Critiques of Neoclassicism
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Adams, Erin C. – Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 2019
This article examines the theoretical assumptions underlying K-12 economic curriculum and the consequences of this curriculum for citizenship education and democracy. Specifically, the article discusses scholarship related to the critique of neoclassic economic theory's role in influencing the "Voluntary National Content Standards in…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Citizenship Education, Democracy, Economics Education
Twenty Years of Economics Curriculum: Trends, Issues, and Transformations?
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Adams, Erin C. – Social Studies, 2019
This is a comprehensive review of literature related to K-12 economics curriculum spanning 20 years, from 1998-2018. The search for literature revealed 18 articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and volumes related to social studies and economics education. The study revealed several trends and issues related to K-12 economics…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Against 'Economic Man': A Feminist Challenge to Prevailing Neoclassical Norms in K-12 Economics Education
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Shanks, Neil – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2019
This article outlines core tenets of feminist economics and contrasts these tenets with traditional neoclassical economic assumptions about human nature, value, markets, inequality, and power. Further, it challenges the "Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics" and the "C3 Framework" for their exclusion of any…
Descriptors: Economics Education, National Standards, Teaching Methods, Feminism