JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Practical, Purposeful Pedagogy: An Analysis of a Model Outreach Program to Prepare

Primary and Secondary School Educators to Incorporate Economics

Across the Curriculum

Author(s): Kimble A. Byrd, Linda W. Ross, Kathleen A. Davis

Citation: Kimble A. Byrd, Linda W. Ross, Kathleen A. Davis, (2012) "Practical, Purposeful Pedagogy: An Analysis of a Model Outreach Program to Prepare Primary and Secondary School Educators to Incorporate Economics Across the Curriculum," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.12, Iss. 5, pp. 104 - 122

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The South Jersey Summer Institute for Educators is an innovative partnership between business and education designed to help teachers, counselors, technology specialists and librarians serving grades 4-12 to better understand the regional economy and to prepare students for the workforce. Five hundred teachers have studied employee skills, attitudes and characteristics that businesses seek. Teachers design new curriculum that has reached more than 50,000 students over the last 20 years. Educators tour businesses and discuss issues with legislators, government regulators, and CEOs of big and small enterprises and on-profits. This study assesses the outcomes of the program for efficacy and persistence.