Statements of learning objectives are provided to substantiate the goal of economic understanding in Wisconsin schools and to provide a quick inquiry device that educators and others may use to more clearly establish whether or not opportunity for economic education exists sufficiently in the school curriculum. These statements, or…

This publication, a revised edition of ED 081 706, contains a conceptual framework for social studies curriculum development. The social science disciplines--anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology--are considered resources for providing the key concepts, insights, and methods of inquiry enabling…

A framework, based on the idea that social studies curriculum should be founded on conceptual understandings and processes drawn from the various social science disciplines, suggests how concepts and related generalizations from each of the disciplines may be used as initial building blocks for developing curriculum. The disciplines are considered…

The purpose of this paper was to develop some guidelines for innovative instruction in the field of economics. (Author/RK)

Suggests that current economic events should be incorporated into simple textbook models. As an example, shows how some of the major aspects of the debate on macroeconomic policy can be dealt with by using a simple Keynesian expenditure model. (Author/DB)

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report deals with the second concept area of the course and focuses on macroeconomics. Segments 17 through 49 are presented,…

A MODEL FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WITH DIFFERENTIALLY PACED SYSTEMS OF LEARNING WAS DESIGNED, IMPLEMENTED, AND EVALUATED. THE MODEL WAS BASED ON THE CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART AND PROVIDED DETAILED MECHANIZATION BY WHICH STUDENTS IN MASS TRAINING EFFORTS COULD PROCEED AT THEIR OPTIMAL, INDIVIDUAL RATES OF LEARNING TOWARD THE ATTAINMENT OF COURSE…

A concise framework of basic concepts and generalizations for teaching economics for K-12 students is presented. The guide summarizes the basic structure and substance of economics and lists and describes economic concepts. Standard guidelines are provided to help school systems integrate economics into their on-going courses of study. Designed to…

This guide proposes a model for a comprehensive curriculum for secondary business education with a number of program options. A list of the complete course offerings indicates the courses required or recommended for all students choosing business as an area of study. A listing of prerequisite courses follows. The purpose and student populations…

This document contains three papers on workplace learning issues and human resource development. "The Impact of Self-Management on Training Participation" (Jasper B. van Loo, Andries de Guip, Jo G.L. Thijssen) combines HRD and economic theory to in an attempt to explain the relationship between self-management and training participation.…

This resource manual uses a general systems model for educational planning, instruction, and evaluation to describe a college introductory economics course. The goal of the manual is to help beginning or experienced instructors teach more effectively. The model components include needs, goals, objectives, constraints, planning and strategy,…

This document contains three papers on key skills and competencies and human resource development (HRD). "Career Related Competencies" (Marinka A.C.T. Kuijpers) reports findings from surveys completed by Dutch employees who identified these issues: self-reflection is more important than career control; age and gender influence attitude…

Each year, the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education develops statements regarding business education. The following are among the commission's guidelines regarding planning the business education curriculum for the new century: (1) making business education an integral and equal partner within schools' educational communities…

This document, which is intended for teachers of high school-level business education courses, contains both the academic standards for business education in Wisconsin secondary schools that were disseminated in 1998 and learning activities to enable students to meet the standards. The activities were developed for students completing grade 12 and…