{"title":"Debate as a Pedagogical Tool for Pluralist Economics Education","authors":"Zengping He","doi":"10.1177/04866134241268407","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Pluralist economics education aims to liberate students from the worship of mainstream economics and develop their ability to think critically from the perspective of pluralist economic theories. This study introduces class debate as a pedagogical tool for pluralist economics education in a course on the history of economic thought. The results show that the debates made students more supportive of economic pluralism. According to students’ self-assessments, the debates improved their understanding of pluralist economic theories and real-world issues, motivated their active thinking, and encouraged them to compare different economic theories. Class debates are a worthwhile pedagogical method for promoting economic pluralism.JEL Classification: A2, B0, B5","PeriodicalId":46719,"journal":{"name":"Review of Radical Political Economics","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Review of Radical Political Economics","FirstCategoryId":"96","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/04866134241268407","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ECONOMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Pluralist economics education aims to liberate students from the worship of mainstream economics and develop their ability to think critically from the perspective of pluralist economic theories. This study introduces class debate as a pedagogical tool for pluralist economics education in a course on the history of economic thought. The results show that the debates made students more supportive of economic pluralism. According to students’ self-assessments, the debates improved their understanding of pluralist economic theories and real-world issues, motivated their active thinking, and encouraged them to compare different economic theories. Class debates are a worthwhile pedagogical method for promoting economic pluralism.JEL Classification: A2, B0, B5
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The Review of Radical Political Economics (RRPE) promotes critical inquiry into all areas of economic, social, and political reality. As the journal of the Union for Radical Political Economics, RRPE publishes innovative research in political economy broadly defined including, but not confined to, Marxian economies, post-Keynesian economics, Sraffian economics, feminist economics, and radical institutional economics. We are actively seeking submissions concerned with policy, history of thought, and economics and the environment. RRPE reflects an interdisciplinary approach to the study, development, and application of radical political economic analysis to social problems.