The Thunder of the Mills: A New England Business and Economic History Casebook, 1690-1965 [and] Teacher's Guides.

Autor/in	und weitere
Sonst. Personen	Tedesco, Paul H. (Hrsg.)
Institution	Business History and Economic Life Program, Inc., Boston, MA.
Titel	The Thunder of the Mills: A New England Business and Economic History Casebook, 1690-1965 [and] Teacher's Guides.
Quelle	(1980), (288 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-938084-00-3
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lernender; Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Business Education; Case Studies; Colonial History (United States); Decision Making; Economic Change; Economics Education; Problem Solving; Resource Materials; Secondary Education; Teacher Developed Materials; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Wirtschaftserziehung; Wirtschaftspädagogik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ökonomischer Wandel; Wirtschaftskunde; Problemlösen; Quellenmaterial; Sekundarbereich
Abstract	These teacher developed case studies deal with the business and economic history of New England from 1690 to 1965. They are intended to help secondary students develop an understanding of economics and of the decision-making process. Suggestions for teaching, discussion questions, references, and bibliographies are provided for the cases. Several case studies are provided on each of the following topics: Boston Merchants and Puritan Ethic (1630-1691); Economic Change and the Community (1797-1965); The Factory System (1789-1850); The Middlesex Canal and the Coming of the Railroad (1792-1853); From Family Firm to Corporate Giant: J.P. Stevens and Company, Inc. (1813-1963); The Rise and Fall of a Family Business: The Sprague Mills of Rhode Island (1808-1883); The Dennison Manufacturing Company (1844-1865); The Katahdin Iron Works (1845-1890); and Crisis in a One-Industry Town: St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and Fairbanks, Morse & Co. (1815-1965). (Author/RM)
Anmerkungen	Business History and Economic Life Program, Inc., 1 Lake Hall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 ($12.00 including Teacher's Guide).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC