Completed Projects of the Institute
'Improving the Quality of Students' Economic Arguments in Citizenship Education
Funded by the Nuffield Foundation
This research investigated ways in which teachers can help students to develop the quality of their arguments. The particular focus was on making economic judgements that form part of Citizenship Education. The research was based on the belief that equipping students to construct reasonable arguments and be able to evaluate the arguments put forward by others is critical to Citizenship Education. This is particularly important in the economic dimensions of Citizenship Education. The research used an 'Assessment for Learning' to improve the quality of students' written arguments.
Papers
Davies, P. (2001)
Citizenship and Economic Understanding in England in H-J. Schlösser
(Ed.) Stand und Entwicklung der ökonomischen Bildung (Bergisch Gladbach:
Verlag Thomas Hobein), pp. 1-20.
Davies, P., Howie, H., Mangan, J. and Telhaj, S. (2002) Economic aspects
of citizenship education: an investigation of students' understanding,
The Curriculum Journal, 13, 2 pp.227-249.
Davies, P. (2002) Principals or Agents? Developing Citizenship through
Business, Economics and Financial Education, Journal of Social Sciences
Education 2002/1.
Davies, P. (2004) Contributing to Citizenship Education by improving the
quality of students' arguments, Teaching Business and Economics, 8, 1
pp.26-30.
Davies, P., Mangan, J., and Telhaj, S. (2005) 'Bold, reckless and adaptable?
Explaining gender differences in economic thinking and attitudes' British
Educational Research Journal, 31, 1 pp. 29-48.
Davies, P. (forthcoming) Educating citizens for changing economies, Journal
of Curriculum Studies.
