Ethics and the Teaching of Economics
This publication by Lans Bovenberg and Mathijs Nicolai gives high school economics teachers tools to give ethics, identity, citizenship and broad welfare a place in their economics education. The publication takes the current final exam program as a starting point and explains which developments call for more attention to ethics. Subsequently, various (game) examples provide tools to [...]
Teaching material: CORE Econ
CORE Econ is free and publicly accessible learning materials that provide introductory economics lessons that focus on current social challenges such as rising inequality, climate change, concerns about the future of work and financial instability.
Actually, everything in our daily lives has to do with economics
During Economics Education Week 2023, fourth-year Economics Teacher Education students Eva Koot and Dirk Ridder organized the World Trade Game workshop. How do these two economics teachers of the future think about their discipline? Should new emphases perhaps be placed?
The New World: Man is more than homo economicus
As part of the Week of Economics Education, Govert Buijs speaks to Emeritus Professor of Economics Lans Bovenberg. According to him, the image of man as homo economicus has done more harm than good and it is precisely working together that makes us human. This does require trust, which Lans Bovenberg calls our most important capital. Also, the economy must get rid [...]
This teacher finds economics teaching too one-sided
Nice article that appeared on MaatschapWij as part of Economics Education Week. In the article, economics teacher Bastiaan van der Broek is clear: economics education needs a thorough polish. He then explains how he himself integrates new economic thinking into his lessons.
Economics is more than market, money and GDP. So why don't we learn that in school?
Nice article that appeared on MaatschapWij as part of Economics Education Week. The article is a plea for more diversity of economic thinking in classrooms and lecture halls. Because: how we look at the economy has a major impact on tomorrow's society.
Retrospective symposium: Whose Economics Education?
On Oct. 12, 2023, the symposium "Whose Economics Education?" was held as a preview of Economics Education Week. At the end of the day, Ine Mols summed up the day in a spoken word performance she made during the day.
Forward-looking economics education tackles contemporary issues
The September issue of the professional magazine From 12 to 18 published an article on the occasion of the Week of Economics Education. In the article Mathijs Nicolai (economics teacher at the Christelijk Lyceum Apeldoorn) and Theo Roos (business economics teacher at the Fons Vitae Lyceum in Amsterdam) tell how they seek - and find! - to [...]
Article: A rich economics lesson is about more than money
In the September issue of the Journal of Economic Education, an article appeared following Economy Education Week. The article underscores how important college students are to the growing group of companies committed to sustainability and inclusiveness. Provided they are prepared for this in their education. The article features two practitioners [...]
Inspirational circular economy handbook
As part of Circular Economy Week, this circular economy inspiration handbook for secondary schools was published. It contains links to videos, documentaries, quiz material, challenges and assignments that secondary school teachers can use in a lesson on circular economy.
