The Undergraduate Economics Coursework of Elementary and Secondary School Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Bosshardt, William B.; Walstad, William
Titel	The Undergraduate Economics Coursework of Elementary and Secondary School Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Economic Education, 50 (2019) 4, S.410-417 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0485
DOI	10.1080/00220485.2019.1654952
Schlagwörter	College Graduates; Undergraduate Study; Economics Education; Elementary School Teachers; College Credits; Middle School Teachers; High School Teachers; Social Studies; Bachelors Degrees; Longitudinal Studies; Majors (Students); Teacher Certification; College Preparation; Teacher Education; Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Grundstudium; Wirtschaftskunde; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Gemeinschaftskunde; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	In this study, the authors analyze the undergraduate economics coursework of U.S. college graduates who became pre-college classroom teachers. The results show that teachers successfully completed on average the equivalent of about half an economics course in their undergraduate coursework. About 6 in 10 teachers earned no course credits in economics. Of teachers certified to teach social studies--the ones most likely to teach economics--40 percent did not take an undergraduate course in economics. The percentages are 19 percent for high school teachers, 48 percent for middle school teachers, and 76 percent for elementary school teachers. High school teachers certified to teach social studies completed an average of only about one and a half economics courses as undergraduates. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01