The Iowa Council for the
Social Studies Journal
Vol 7, Fall 1994

Theme: Economics Education

​Forward
Lynn E. Nielsen, University of Northern Iowa

Economics: It’s Everybody’s Business
Victoria Robinson
 
Introduces the theme with a less-than-encouraging presentation of student achievement data in the area of economics. In addition, she extends an invitation to teachers to work together and share an economics eduation activity they have found helpful in their classrooms.
 
Developing an Awareness of Mexican-American Culture Through Children’s Literature
Mary Salazar De Guenther, & Junko Yokota
 
Presents criteria for including good children’s literature into the study of a culture. What does this have to do with economics education? Many of the cultural barriers minority students face are related to economic disadvantage. Good children’s literature includes clutrually accurate images making the curriculum accessible to all students.
 
Economics Instruction in the First Grade?
Micah Krusenstjema & Donna Wilkin
 
Extends the work of Guenther and Yokota by identifying theems of economics in children’s literature related to Africa applicable to grade one.
 
Junior Achievement: An Overview
Lisa Garcia & Stephen Becker
 
Reviews resources available to Iowa teachers through Junior Achievement, Inc., an innovative and highly effective economics program for elementary, middle, and high school students.
 
Project Business: A Junior Achievement Experience For Middle Grades
Lowell Tiedt & Charlene Zrudsky
 
Focuses specifically on a very successful middle level program developed by Junior Achievement, Inc., and implemented in the Cedar Rapids Schools.
 
Integrating Economics into the Social Studies Curriculum
Francis C. McMann
 
Six successful and effective strategies for integrating economics into the high school social studies curriculum are explicated.