How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries?

How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries?

A survey of instructors and data collected from course syllabi and examinations are used to examine how the subject of development economics is taught at the undergraduate and master's levels in developing countries, compared to undergraduate classes in the United States. Topic coverage, teachi...

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Main Authors: McKenzie, David, Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2018
Subjects:
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
COURSE SYLLABI
EMPIRICAL METHODS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30153
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spelling okr-10986-301532021-05-25T10:54:40Z How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries? McKenzie, David Paffhausen, Anna Luisa DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS TERTIARY EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION COURSE SYLLABI EMPIRICAL METHODS A survey of instructors and data collected from course syllabi and examinations are used to examine how the subject of development economics is taught at the undergraduate and master's levels in developing countries, compared to undergraduate classes in the United States. Topic coverage, teaching approach, and means of assessment all differ from that in leading U.S. economics departments. Development economics is taught largely as a theoretical subject coupled with case studies in developing countries, with few courses emphasizing use of data or empirical methods. Limited financial resources, the educational level of students, and low involvement of instructors in research are considered as explanations for the way the subject is taught in developing countries. The authors conclude with suggestions for improving teaching of development economics. 2018-08-06T20:35:11Z 2018-08-06T20:35:11Z 2018-05-31 Journal Article The Journal of Economic Education 0022-0485 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30153 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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topic DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
COURSE SYLLABI
EMPIRICAL METHODS
spellingShingle DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
COURSE SYLLABI
EMPIRICAL METHODS
McKenzie, David
Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries?
description A survey of instructors and data collected from course syllabi and examinations are used to examine how the subject of development economics is taught at the undergraduate and master's levels in developing countries, compared to undergraduate classes in the United States. Topic coverage, teaching approach, and means of assessment all differ from that in leading U.S. economics departments. Development economics is taught largely as a theoretical subject coupled with case studies in developing countries, with few courses emphasizing use of data or empirical methods. Limited financial resources, the educational level of students, and low involvement of instructors in research are considered as explanations for the way the subject is taught in developing countries. The authors conclude with suggestions for improving teaching of development economics.
format Journal Article
author McKenzie, David
Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
author_facet McKenzie, David
Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
author_sort McKenzie, David
title How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries?
title_short How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries?
title_full How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries?
title_fullStr How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries?
title_full_unstemmed How is Development Economics Taught in Developing Countries?
title_sort how is development economics taught in developing countries?
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2018
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30153
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