Incorporating Service-Learning into the Economics Curriculum

18 Pages Posted: 11 Jan 2008

Date Written: December 2007

Abstract

The author advocates the use of service-learning in economics courses at the college-level. Service-learning courses provide students the opportunity to apply and relate economic concepts and theories to real-world experiences within the community and to reflect on the relationship between theory and practice. One form of service learning is student-based instruction, which involves college students teaching economics in the neighboring community, such as to high school students. The author provides a detailed application of the student-based instruction model of service-learning to an Economics of Race and Gender course at a liberal arts college. Upon completion of the project, students completed a survey about their service-learning experiences. The results indicated that service-learning enhanced learning and created a more enriching course experience.

JEL Classification: A22, J15, J16

Suggested Citation

Lopez, Mary, Incorporating Service-Learning into the Economics Curriculum (December 2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1082540 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1082540

Mary Lopez (Contact Author)

Occidental College ( email )

1600 Campus Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90041
United States

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