This paper investigates the impact of district-level course mandates on students’ end-of-course economic understanding. Data were collected from Mississippi high school students studying economics in three different course environments. Students were either enrolled in a one semester economics course required for graduation, enrolled in a one semester course taken as an elective, or studying economics as an infusion subject within a United States history course. A regression-based selection model was estimated to control for students’ demographic characteristics, educational attributes, market experiences, and school attributes. The results indicated that student test scores were significantly less for those students studying economics as a...
This dissertation explores the effectiveness and consequences of three distinct education policies. ...
In the 1980\u27s, assessment and critique of American education has taken center stage. A large segm...
Hawaii is one of 27 states that do not require testing of public high school students regarding thei...
This paper investigates the impact of district-level course mandates on students’ end-of-course econ...
This paper presents an empirical examination of the factors that influence a state's decision to man...
Growing recognition of economic illiteracy in the United States has led to policies aimed at increas...
Economics instruction in U.S. high schools is basically delivered in two ways. About half of high-sc...
This study evaluates the impact of the choice of the Economics elective course in secondary school o...
Graduation date: 1988The major focus of this research was to examine the factors, both\ud instructio...
This is a multi-year study of the effects of integrating economics into the curriculum on the Maryla...
Includes bibliographical references.This study considered four major problem areas: (1) the degree o...
This dissertation is composed of three independent chapters in the field of the economics of educati...
In this dissertation, I apply administrative data from Michigan's public schools to address crucial ...
The intention of this capstone project is to provide an assessment of the negative aspects of contem...
This study was conducted to determine how economics has evolved as a required and assessed subject o...
This dissertation explores the effectiveness and consequences of three distinct education policies. ...
In the 1980\u27s, assessment and critique of American education has taken center stage. A large segm...
Hawaii is one of 27 states that do not require testing of public high school students regarding thei...
This paper investigates the impact of district-level course mandates on students’ end-of-course econ...
This paper presents an empirical examination of the factors that influence a state's decision to man...
Growing recognition of economic illiteracy in the United States has led to policies aimed at increas...
Economics instruction in U.S. high schools is basically delivered in two ways. About half of high-sc...
This study evaluates the impact of the choice of the Economics elective course in secondary school o...
Graduation date: 1988The major focus of this research was to examine the factors, both\ud instructio...
This is a multi-year study of the effects of integrating economics into the curriculum on the Maryla...
Includes bibliographical references.This study considered four major problem areas: (1) the degree o...
This dissertation is composed of three independent chapters in the field of the economics of educati...
In this dissertation, I apply administrative data from Michigan's public schools to address crucial ...
The intention of this capstone project is to provide an assessment of the negative aspects of contem...
This study was conducted to determine how economics has evolved as a required and assessed subject o...
This dissertation explores the effectiveness and consequences of three distinct education policies. ...
In the 1980\u27s, assessment and critique of American education has taken center stage. A large segm...
Hawaii is one of 27 states that do not require testing of public high school students regarding thei...