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Bringing imagination back to the classroom: A model for creative arts in economics

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This paper draws from the cognitive and neuroscience literature to develop theoretical support for the use of creative arts in college economics classrooms. The research suggests that creative arts activate important neurological pathways that aid the transfer of information from short- to long-term memory, where it can be retrieved for future problem-solving. To encourage meaningful learning and economic literacy, students must be able to mentally organize and retain information from their classroom experiences. The fresh metaphors and imagery present in creative arts such as poetry can deepen and clarify conceptual meaning, and allow students to learn and express their understanding of economics in a more personal and memorable way.

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  • Davis, Mary E., 2015. "Bringing imagination back to the classroom: A model for creative arts in economics," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 19(C), pages 1-12.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ireced:v:19:y:2015:i:c:p:1-12
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2015.05.001
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    1. Wagner, Jeffrey, 2017. "Humanities as technology in teaching economics," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 25(C), pages 35-40.
    2. Patrik T. Hultberg & David Santandreu Calonge, 2017. "Effective teaching of economics: A constrained optimization problem?," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(4), pages 265-275, October.
    3. Christopher Clark & Brooke Conaway & Jessie Folk & Justin Roush, 2021. "Teaching Economics in Three Acts," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 5(3), pages 116-130, March.
    4. Rodrigo Martín-García & Carmen López-Martín & Raquel Arguedas-Sanz, 2020. "Collaborative Learning Communities for Sustainable Employment through Visual Tools," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-19, March.
    5. Diaz Vidal, Daniel & Mungenast, Kyle & Diaz Vidal, Jesus, 2020. "Economics through film: Thinking like an economist," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 35(C).
    6. Poonam Arora & Gwendolyn A. Tedeschi & Janet L. Rovenpor, 2018. "Broadening the Frame around Sustainability with Holistic Language: Mandela and Invictus," Humanistic Management Journal, Springer, vol. 3(2), pages 233-251, December.
    7. Kopczewski, Tomasz & Okhrimenko, Iana, 2019. "Can homo economicus be an altruist? A classroom experimental method," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 1-1.

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    Keywords

    Economic education; Pedagogy; Cognitive load theory; Literature; Poetry;
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    JEL classification:

    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
    • Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines

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