Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2014
Abstract
Undergraduate economics is poised for reform because of readily available data and multimedia content. However, we argue that deep reform is needed to teach complex contemporary problems. This requires including institutional and historical content and restructuring the classroom to facilitate interdisciplinary pedagogy. Using Colander’s (2006) analysis of reform as a starting point, we review the economics literature to identify alternative approaches and interdisciplinary pedagogy. The Green Learning Community is introduced as an intentional approach that links economics, humanities and environmental studies and provides first-year students adequate time to study, reflect upon, and internalize economic assumptions, models, values, and interdisciplinary insights.
Recommended Citation
Daley, Michael; Grumbling, Owen; and Peterson, Richard B., "Rescuing Economics From The Discipline: The Green Learning Community" (2014). Business Faculty Publications. 1.
https://dune.une.edu/business_facpubs/1
Comments
Originally published in Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice vol. 14(3) 2014 (August 2014, p. 70-82).