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Deane, Kevin; Waeyenberge, Elisa Van and Maxwell, Rachel
(2019).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPEE.2019.101724
Abstract
This paper outlines an innovative redesign of a course on the history of economic thought, which acted as a vehicle for exposing students to different theoretical traditions and engaging them in critical reflections on neoclassical economics. It also presents findings from a research project conducted with economics students at the University of Northampton, UK, that aimed to understand their experiences of the redesign. We reflect on the pedagogical challenges highlighted by students and its implications for(re)designing the economics curriculum. Our findings challenge arguments commonly deployed against the introduction of pluralist teaching, including that there is no appetite for this in the broader student population; that students would fail to engage with such an approach; that they fear a negative impact on employability, and that alternative economic approaches should only be introduced at an advanced level.
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- Item ORO ID
- 78344
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1757-5648
- Keywords
- heterodox economics; pluralism; flipped classroom; history of economic thought; HET; pedagogy; curriculum reform; student experiences.
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Economics
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Research Group
- Global Challenges and Social Justice
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- © 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
- Depositing User
- Kevin Deane