The Role of Relevance in Economics Education: A Survey

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Jadrian Wooten, Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Kim Holder, Darshak Patel
Journal for Economic Educators, vol. 21(1), 2021, pp. 11-34

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Wooten, J., Al-Bahrani, A., Holder, K., & Patel, D. (2021). The Role of Relevance in Economics Education: A Survey . Journal for Economic Educators, 21(1), 11–34.

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Wooten, Jadrian, Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Kim Holder, and Darshak Patel. “The Role of Relevance in Economics Education: A Survey .” Journal for Economic Educators 21, no. 1 (2021): 11–34.

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Wooten, Jadrian, et al. “The Role of Relevance in Economics Education: A Survey .” Journal for Economic Educators, vol. 21, no. 1, 2021, pp. 11–34.

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@article{jadrian2021a,
  title = {The Role of Relevance in Economics Education: A Survey },
  year = {2021},
  issue = {1},
  journal = {Journal for Economic Educators},
  pages = {11-34},
  volume = {21},
  author = {Wooten, Jadrian and Al-Bahrani, Abdullah and Holder, Kim and Patel, Darshak}
}

The literature on active learning and engaging pedagogy has grown since the turn of the century when William Becker challenged the economics education community to be “sexier” in order to attract more majors. While the effectiveness of teaching methods has been understudied, the available resources to an interested educator has grown substantially. We survey the literature of active teaching techniques and resources as well as provide sources for aspiring educators wishing to enhance the relevance of their coursework.