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The World as a Living Economics Classroom: Lessons from ‘Economies in Transition’, a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Course in Central and Eastern Europe

In: Off-Campus Study, Study Abroad, and Study Away in Economics

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  • Olga Nicoara

    (Ursinus College)

  • Andrew Economopoulos

    (Ursinus College)

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Teaching ‘Economies in Transition’ as a study abroad course is an effective way to convey the role of ideas, institutions, culture, and leadership in the transition of former communist countries. Four countries in Central and Eastern Europe: Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania, were visited. The course allowed the students to ‘make the world their living economics classroom’ through immersion into the history, geography, culture, and economy of these countries. This article presents the core planning process, the academic and implementation challenges, costs, and lessons learned from the experience. The key principles that guided the development of our curriculum, activities, and assessment are also presented.

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  • Olga Nicoara & Andrew Economopoulos, 2021. "The World as a Living Economics Classroom: Lessons from ‘Economies in Transition’, a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Course in Central and Eastern Europe," Contributions to Economics, in: Joshua Hall & Kim Holder (ed.), Off-Campus Study, Study Abroad, and Study Away in Economics, chapter 0, pages 255-271, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-030-73831-0_21
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73831-0_21
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