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Curricular reform at Willamette University

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  • Nathan Sivers Boyce
  • Jerry Gray
  • Cathleen Whiting
  • Donald H. Negri
  • Laura J. Taylor
  • Raechelle Mascarenhas
  • Tabitha Knight
  • Yan Liang

Abstract

In August 2014 Willamette University began offering a new economics curriculum. The purpose of this paper is to describe it in more detail and explain our rationale for adopting it. Key changes include commitments to: begin with economic issues that motivate questions for analysis; incorporate the history of economic thought in a systematic way; and embrace explicit pluralism. We argue that designing an explicitly pluralist curriculum requires determining how to organise economic thought, how to structure the curriculum to embed pluralism, and how to embody pluralism in the core courses. Our approach to pluralism organises economic thought according to a 'grand traditions' approach and is fully integrated into the curriculum, developing multiple perspectives side-by-side in each course. We argue that these reforms will help us better prepare students for independent, critical inquiry into economic issues.

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  • Nathan Sivers Boyce & Jerry Gray & Cathleen Whiting & Donald H. Negri & Laura J. Taylor & Raechelle Mascarenhas & Tabitha Knight & Yan Liang, 2017. "Curricular reform at Willamette University," International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 8(2), pages 156-183.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijplur:v:8:y:2017:i:2:p:156-183
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    1. Raju, Arun & Roy, Partho S, 2019. "Renewable Natural Gas Research Center Project," Institute of Transportation Studies, Working Paper Series qt0055g3kb, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis.

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