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Cultivating the Liberally Education Mind Through A Signature Program

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  • Emily Chamlee-Wright

    (Washington College)

  • Joshua C. Hall

    (West Virginia University, Department of Economics)

  • Laura E. Grube

    (Beloit College, Department of Economics)

Abstract

In this paper we describe the Miller Upton Programs, launched by the Department of Economics at Beloit College in 2008. The Miller Upton Programs aim to advance student understanding of the nature and causes of wealth and well-being. After describing core elements of the program, we discuss the ways in which they leverage economic discourse as a means to advance liberal learning. We argue that programs of this kind advance liberal learning by cultivating the skills required to engage the great questions of human flourishing, by fostering the development of a students’ economic imagination, and by enhancing students’ ability to engage in genuine intellectual discovery. So that readers can identify specific elements of the program that may be appropriate to replicate at their home institutions, we provide details on the history and resource commitments associated with various aspects of the program.

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  • Emily Chamlee-Wright & Joshua C. Hall & Laura E. Grube, 2016. "Cultivating the Liberally Education Mind Through A Signature Program," Working Papers 16-18, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.
    • Handle: RePEc:wvu:wpaper:16-18
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    1. Joshua C. Hall, 2017. "A "Model" Model: McCloskey and the Craft of Economics," Working Papers 17-09, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.

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    economic education; pedagogy; liberal education;
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    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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