The case for pluralism: what French ...
Type de document :
Article dans une revue scientifique: Article original
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Titre :
The case for pluralism: what French undergraduate economics teaching is all about and how it can be improved
Auteur(s) :
PEPS-Economie [Auteur]
Titre de la revue :
International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education
Numéro :
5
Pagination :
385-400
Date de publication :
2014
Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :
economics education
economic theory
economics methodology
interdisciplinarity
pluralism
economic theory
economics methodology
interdisciplinarity
pluralism
Discipline(s) HAL :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances
Résumé en anglais : [en]
This two-pronged paper offers an evidence-based assessment of the worrying lack of pluralism in French undergraduate economics curricula, and subsequently suggests some solutions. Focusing on the titles ...
Lire la suite >This two-pronged paper offers an evidence-based assessment of the worrying lack of pluralism in French undergraduate economics curricula, and subsequently suggests some solutions. Focusing on the titles of the economic courses given in all French universities, and taking a straightforward and tractable empirical approach, we first show that French undergraduate curricula do little to develop a critical understanding of both real world economic phenomena and economics as a (fallible) scientific discipline. We then suggest an alternative curriculum designed to satisfy the demanding three-fold conception of pluralism that we advocate (i.e., interdisciplinary, methodological and theoretical pluralism). This alternative curriculum is not so much based around techniques (as most curricula are today) as topics, questions and problems. Theories and tools are thus presented only inasmuch as they contribute to our understanding of such issues.Lire moins >
Lire la suite >This two-pronged paper offers an evidence-based assessment of the worrying lack of pluralism in French undergraduate economics curricula, and subsequently suggests some solutions. Focusing on the titles of the economic courses given in all French universities, and taking a straightforward and tractable empirical approach, we first show that French undergraduate curricula do little to develop a critical understanding of both real world economic phenomena and economics as a (fallible) scientific discipline. We then suggest an alternative curriculum designed to satisfy the demanding three-fold conception of pluralism that we advocate (i.e., interdisciplinary, methodological and theoretical pluralism). This alternative curriculum is not so much based around techniques (as most curricula are today) as topics, questions and problems. Theories and tools are thus presented only inasmuch as they contribute to our understanding of such issues.Lire moins >
Langue :
Anglais
Comité de lecture :
Non
Audience :
Non spécifiée
Établissement(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale
CNRS
Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale
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Équipe(s) de recherche :
Économies et sociétés : développement, richesse, innovation et régulation
Date de dépôt :
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