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Socratic Seminars in the Economics Classroom

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A Socratic seminar is a specific instructional technique for leading classroom discussions that can be used to enhance an economics course. The focus here is to ...

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  • Bret Sikkink, 2019. "Socratic Seminars in the Economics Classroom," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 4(2), pages 76-92, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:jtc:journl:v:4:y:2019:i:2:p:76-92
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    Keywords

    discussion; Socratic;

    JEL classification:

    • A21 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Pre-college
    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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