| Autor: |
Schug, Mark C., Birkey, C. Jean |
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Theory & Research in Social Education; Spring85, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p31-42, 12p |
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This study was designed to extend earlier research on the development of economic reasoning by focusing on how young children think about economic problems and ideas. A total of 70 children from an urban preschool and two urban elementary schools participated in the study. They were interviewed using a structured interview protocol which presented questions and hypothetical problems about such economic concepts as scarcity, choice, opportunity cost, and monetary value. The participants' responses were divided into theoretical categories labelled unreflective reasoning and emerging reasoning and were examined for statistically significant differences. Using the unreflective and emerging classifications, the authors describe the participants' responses. The authors conclude that the nature of children's economic reasoning is supportive of cognitive development theory, that children's economic reasoning varies somewhat by personal experiences, and that the intermediate grades are an appropriate level to emphasize economic instruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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