This paper explores the general nature of income redistribution effects of the financing of public higher education in California. The amount of available subsidy (full cost less student charges) varies dramatically among the three higher education systems-University, State College, and Junior...

Discussing Economics treats discussion - meaning formal consideration of questions about a reading - as a new approach to learning economics. Setting out a detailed approach modeled on the ideas of Mortimer Adler and the Great Books Foundation, the authors explain why instructors should organize...

The International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics provides a comprehensive resource for instructors and researchers in economics, both new and experienced. This wide-ranging collection is designed to enhance student learning by helping economic educators learn more about course...

The coalition of organizations and, in particular, the individuals charged with developing the national voluntary content standards in economics deserve our collective praise. Thanks to the writing committee, the process of composing and agreeing on the standards proceeded smoothly and swiftly....

<title>Abstract</title> The case for adopting a proficiencies approach to instruction and learning in the economics major is reiterated. This approach focuses on what graduating majors should be able to do with the knowledge and skills they acquire in the major, that is, their ability to demonstrate their...

Questions about the "adequacy" of both the quantity and quality of scientific and engineering manpower to meet private and social needs have remained at the forefront of manpower discussions for almost two decades. Mr. Hansen's paper attempts to define some of the issues in the discussion of...

The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book raises a set of provocative questions that encourage readers to look at the economics major in a different light than it is...