Economic Education

Mission

Georgia College is affiliated with the Georgia Council on Economic Education and the National Council on Economic Education. The purposes of economic education are:

• To aid teachers in teaching economic and personal finance by conducting in-service and pre-service programs in education.
• To coordinate economic education efforts with local civic groups, chambers of commerce, and other groups interested in economic education.
• To act as a source of materials and speakers on the topic of economic education. 

Links

• Register for a Workshop
• Georgia Council on Economic Education
• Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta
• Council for Economics Education (National)
• National K-12 Standards
• GC&SU Department of Economics & Finance
• GC&SU J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology
• GC&SU John H. Lounsbury College of Education

Research

• Arias, J.J., John R. Swinton and Kay Anderson. 2016. Online Vs. Face-to-Face: Pilot Study of a Comparison of Student Outcomes with Random Assignment
• Clark, Christopher Benjamin Scafidi and John R. Swinton. 2016. Success in High School Economics and Performance in College
• Clark, Christopher Benjamin Scafidi and John R. Swinton. 2016. Do Teacher Credentials and Characteristics Impact Teacher Effectiveness in High School Economics?
• Swinton, John R. 2016. Cookie Trade: Comparative Advantage Lesson Plan Using Cookies: Lesson Plan, Background, Assessment
• Economic Content: Traditional Presentation of Comparative Advantage
• Trade Assessment Questions