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Teacher And Student Economic Understanding In Transition Economics, William Walstad, Ken Rebeck
Teacher And Student Economic Understanding In Transition Economics, William Walstad, Ken Rebeck
Department of Economics: Faculty Publications
This study describes a new data set and uses it for an exploratory investigation of whether seminars for teachers conducted by the National Council on Economic Education through its International Education Exchange Program (IEEP) had a beneficial effect on the economic understanding of the high school students of these teachers. The data were collected using a non- equivalent control group design that sorted teachers into two groups based on whether or not they participated in an IEEP seminar. Pre- and post-tests of economics were administered to the students of these teachers in Lithuania, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Poland. The exploratory results …
Playing “Sherlock Holmes”: Enhancing Students’ Understanding Of Prejudice And Stereotyping, Ellen N. Junn, L. Grier, D. Behrens
Playing “Sherlock Holmes”: Enhancing Students’ Understanding Of Prejudice And Stereotyping, Ellen N. Junn, L. Grier, D. Behrens
Office of the Provost Scholarship
A very simple, innovative classroom exercise designed to heighten students' understanding of stereotyping and prejudice is described. Students' evaluation of the exercise was very positive. Students reported greater awareness and understanding of their own and others’ stereotypes and prejudice and of the negative effects of prejudice, with females more than males reporting enhanced awareness of others’ stereotyping. Students also rated the exercise as very enjoyable. There was a trend among Non-White more than White students to report that the exercise helped show them how to reduce stereotypes and more Non-White than White students offered solutions for reducing prejudice that involved …
Ua56/1 Fact Book, Wku Institutional Research
Ua56/1 Fact Book, Wku Institutional Research
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Statistical and demographic profile of WKU.