Teaching principles of microeconomics / edited by Mark Maier (Professor of Economics, Glendale Community College) and Phil Ruder (Professor of Economics, Pacific University, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maier, Mark W. (Mark Warner), 1961- editor.

Ruder, Phil, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar guides to teaching

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microeconomics--Study and teaching.

Microeconomics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Abundant with practical advice and ready-to-use teaching examples, this dynamic guide will help both new and experienced instructors of Principles of Microeconomics to reconsider and refine their courses. Mark Maier and Phil Ruder assemble the wisdom of 25 eminent scholars of economic education on how best to introduce students to the discipline and inspire a long-lasting passion for microeconomics. Beyond offering guidance to educators on how to improve students' learning experience, the book proposes measures for addressing many of the vexing challenges that face the economics discipline today. Chapters provide suggestions on how to capture students' attention and ensure their continued engagement, including selecting course content that focuses on important public policy topics and pressing issues within modern society, adopting evidence-based pedagogical strategies in the classroom and online, and tackling issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the discipline. The ideas advanced in this illuminating guide highlight the possibility of continued improvement throughout one's teaching career. The jargon-free advice in this insightful teaching guide will also be of interest to deans, teaching and learning center directors, and other administrators of undergraduate institutions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Improving the principles of microeconomics course / Phil Ruder and Mark Maier

Part I. Traditional and alternative approaches

2. The deep work of teaching essential microeconomic principles / Gail M. Hoyt

3. Considerations for the textbook selection process in principles of microeconomics / Erin A. Yetter

4. Asynchronicity, access, and content: Teaching economics in a shifting landscape / Belinda Archibong, Olivia Bobrownicki, Rajiv Sethi, and Homa Zarghamee

5. The issues approach to teaching principles of microeconomics / Wendy A. Stock

6. Revising the traditional microeconomics course: Engaging students via problem-based, positive, paradigmatic pluralism / Geoffrey E. Schneider

Part II. Updating course content

7. Where is the "behavioral" in introductory microeconomics? / Simon D. Halliday and Emily C. Marshall

8. Suggestions for incorporating sustainability into principles of microeconomics / Jack Reardon

Part III. Inclusive teaching

9. Promoting inclusivity in principles of microeconomics / Jennifer Imazeki

10. Creating an anti-racist pedagogy in principles of microeconomics / Mary J. Lopez and Fernando Lozano

11. Feminist approaches in the introductory microeconomics course / Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar

12. Promoting gender diversity in introductory microeconomics / Martha Olney

Part IV. Pedagogy

13. Writing in the introductory microeconomics course / Nathan D. Grawe and George Cusack

14. Taking advantage of structured peer interaction: Cooperative learning in the principles of microeconomics course / Scott P. Simkins, Mark Maier, and Phil Ruder

15. Teaching with experiments in the introductory microeconomics course / Tisha L.N. Emerson

16. Teaching the introductory microeconomics course with social media / Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Darshak Patel, and Brandon Sheridan

17. Teaching introductory microeconomics online / Steven Greenlaw

18. Using excel to teach principles of microeconomics / Humberto Barreto

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800374638 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.