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Improving economics teaching and learning for over 20 years

Links last checked and updated 19 December 2016

Abdullah, Dr S. (3/11/2008) by email

Alumni Survey (Economics Graduates) (2004)
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/projects/alumni_survey2004.pdf

Alumni Survey (Economics Graduates) (2008)
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/projects/alumni_survey2008.htm

Brown, S. and Joughin, G. (2007) Assessment of international students: helping clarify puzzling processes in Internationalising Higher Education: Enhancing Learning, Teaching and Curriculum, E. Jones and S. Brown (eds), London: Routledge.

Carroll, J. (2005) 'Strategies for becoming more explicit' in J. Carroll and J. Ryan, (eds), Teaching International Students: Improving Learning for All, London: Routledge.

Cham, J. (1999) Day dreaming http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=127

Colander, D. (2004) ‘The Art of Teaching Economics’, International Review of Economics Education, 3(1), pp. 63–76
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/iree/i3/colander.htm

De Vita (2005) 'Fostering Intercultural learning through multicultural group work' in J. Carroll and J. Ryan (eds), Teaching International Students: Improving Learning for All, London: Routledge.

Dolan, M (2000) ‘One light, Seven Colours: On the Ability Spectrum and Course Design’, presented at Reaching Out, SEDA Spring Conference, Coventry.

Dolan, M. (1999–to date) unpublished course booklets ‘Lecturing for learning’; ‘Creating Multisensory lectures’ ‘How students learn’; ‘Asking and answering questions’; ‘Encouraging students to ask and answer questions’; ‘Learning in labs tutorials and problem classes’; ‘Small group teaching’; and ‘International Students: Differentiate to Integrate‘.

Economics Network Online Learning and Teaching Materials http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/links/othertl.htm

Fullekrug, M, Astin, I. Taylor, A., Goodwin, A., Hillier, S. and Dolan, M. (2007)
‘Spectacular Sprites: Teaching cutting edge research in higher education’, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 01086.

Hyatt, D. F. (2005) ‘''Yes, a very good point!”: a critical genre analysis of a corpus of feedback commentaries on Master of Education assignments', Teaching in Higher Education,10:3,339–353. DOI: 10.1080/13562510500122222

Jackson, P. (2003) ‘Ten Challenges for Introducing Web-Supported Learning to Overseas Students’, Active Learning in Higher Education, 4, p. 87.

Lantz, C. (2007) ‘Encouraging students’ attendance’, The Higher Education Academy Psychology Network https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resource/encouraging-student-attendance

Long, I. and Barnett, L. (17/11/2008) by email.

National Economics Students Survey 2008 report at http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/projects/stud_survey2008_full.pdf

Macias, I. and Dolan, M. (2006) ‘Show-and-Tell in the Language Class: Grounding the Linguistic and Skills Development in the Personal’ in Assessing language and (inter)cultural competences in HE, Finland: Turku.

Maclellan, E. (2005) ‘Academic achievement: The role of praise in motivating students’, Active Learning in Higher Education, 6, p.194. DOI 10.1177/1469787405057750

Marburger, D. R. (2005) ‘Comparing Student Performance Using Cooperative Learning’, International Review of Economics Education, 4(1), pp. 46–57
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/iree/i4/marburger.htm

McMahon, M.F.(2007)Case study: Employability, Transferable Skills and Student Motivation’, The Higher Education Academy Economics Network http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/mcmahon_motivation

Petropoulou, D. (2001) ‘Case Study: Motivating Students in Small Classes’
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/petropoulou_classes

Ramburuth, P. (2001) ‘Cross Cultural Learning Behaviour in Higher Education: Perceptions versus Practice’, Ultibase articles
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.202.446&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Ryan, J. (2005) Improving teaching and learning practices for international students: implications for curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, in J. Carroll and J. Ryan (eds) Teaching International Students: Improving Learning for All, London: Routledge.

Sastry, T. and Bekhradnia, B. (2007) 'The academic experience of students in English universities', Higher Education Policy Institute Report
http://www.hepi.ac.uk/2007/09/25/the-academic-experience-of-students-in-english-universities-2007-report/
Executive summary
http://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/33Theacademicexperienceofstudents2007summary.pdf

Schmitt, D. (2005) ‘Writing in the international classroom’, in J. Carroll and J. Ryan (eds), Teaching International Students Improving Learning for All, London: Routledge.

Schmitt, N., Schmitt, D., and Clapham, C. (2001). ‘Developing and exploring the behaviour of two new versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test‘, Language Testing, 18, pp. 55–88 cited in Schmitt, D. (2005) ‘Writing in the international classroom’, in J. Carroll and J. Ryan (eds), Teaching International Students: Improving Learning for All, London: Routledge.

Shanahan, M. P. and Meyer, J. H. F. (2003) ‘Measuring and Responding to Variation in Aspects of Students’ Economic Conceptions and Learning Engagement’, International Review of Economics Education, 1(1), pp. 9–35
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/iree/i1/shanahan_meyer.htm#fnref0

Sharda, H. (1995) 'Teaching and learning in a cross-cultural environment: Impediments and success factors’. Paper presented at the Australasian Association for Institutional Research Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia.
cited in S. E. Volet and G. Ang (1998) 'Culturally Mixed Groups on International Campuses: an Opportunity for Inter-cultural Learning', Higher Education Research & Development,17(1), pp. 5–23.

Sloman, J. (2002) ‘Case Study: The use of lecture time for workshops’
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/sloman_workshop

Sloman, J. and Mitchell, C. (2002) ‘Lectures’
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/handbook/lectures

Teaching practice in Economics HE – Results of the 2007 Economics Network Survey of Lecturers
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/projects/lec_survey2007.pdf

Volet, S. E. and Ang, G.(1998) 'Culturally Mixed Groups on International Campuses: an Opportunity for Inter-cultural Learning', Higher Education Research & Development, 17(1), pp. 5–23. DOI 10.1080/07294360.2012.642838

Volpe, G. (2002) ‘Case studies’
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/handbook/casestudies/