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A Constructivist Learning Approach to Income Inequality, Poverty and the “American Dream”

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  • Daniel Leclerc
  • Ed Ford
  • E. Ford

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In the constructivist approach to economic education, an understanding of economic reality is built on the student’s own economic experiences. The process results in active and engaged learning. This paper reports on in-class experiments aimed at developing a learning module focused on income inequality and poverty. How much income is required to maintain a modest, middle income, poverty line or “American Dream” living standard?

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  • Daniel Leclerc & Ed Ford & E. Ford, 2009. "A Constructivist Learning Approach to Income Inequality, Poverty and the “American Dream”," Forum for Social Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(2-3), pages 201-208, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fosoec:v:38:y:2009:i:2-3:p:201-208
    DOI: 10.1007/s12143-009-9039-8
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    1. Zohreh Emami, 2013. "Teaching and learning for economic life," Chapters, in: Deborah M. Figart & Tonia L. Warnecke (ed.), Handbook of Research on Gender and Economic Life, chapter 6, pages 77-90, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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