Off-Campus Study, Study Abroad, and Study Away in Economics (eBook)

This volume discusses diverse methodologies in economics education, focusing on experiential economic education away from campus through study abroad, study away, and other off-campus programs. These twenty-three chapters provide a 'how-to' guide for economic educators looking to expand their pedagogical repertoire, whether they want to take students to Ireland to study Adam Smith or South Africa to study poverty. Readers are provided with information about the economic content of the course as well as the nuts-and-bolts of on-the-ground experiences. Delivering a modern take on economic education, this volume is intended for economics educators wishing to engage students in new and creative ways.

Joshua Hall is Chair and Professor at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University (US). Dr. Hall's areas of interest include applied microeconomics, with an emphasis on economic freedom, state and local public finance and entrepreneurship. In addition to being the author of more than 50 articles in journals such as Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Public Administration, Research, and Theory, Contemporary Economic Policy, and Southern Economic Journal, he is co-author of the widely-cited Economic Freedom of the World annual report. 

Kim Holder is the Director of the University of West Georgia's (UWG) Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy and Senior Lecturer of Economics in the Richards College of Business. She's an alumna of UWG and Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Holder's academic research focuses on creatively teaching with media and social media to break down barriers to economics education. Kim served as a founding advisory board member of the Journal of Economics Teaching and is a board member focused on economic education for the Association of Private Enterprise Education and the Journal of Private Enterprise.