Economics and the Civic Mission of Social Studies Education: Two Critiques of Neoclassicism

Autor/in	Adams, Erin C.
Titel	Economics and the Civic Mission of Social Studies Education: Two Critiques of Neoclassicism
Quelle	In: Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 18 (2019) 1, S.16-32 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Adams, Erin C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-8047
DOI	10.1177/2047173419841915
Schlagwörter	Social Studies; Citizenship Education; Democracy; Economics Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Criticism; Civics; Educational Objectives; State Standards; Textbooks; National Standards; Theories; Curriculum; Postmodernism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeinschaftskunde; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Demokratie; Wirtschaftskunde; Kritik; Staatsbürgerkunde; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Theory; Theorie; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Postmoderne
Abstract	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 Economics" and the trickle-down effects into state standards and textbooks. From the literature, the author uncovers two main critiques of neoclassicism: that neoclassic theory is "unrealistic" and "impersonal." Neoclassic theory has enormous consequences for the civic mission of social studies. The author investigates the extent to which neoclassical theory makes for good citizenship and is desirable for a democratic society. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01