Gender Economics Courses in Liberal Arts Colleges

Gender has become a "hot" research topic in recent years and has begun making its way into the classroom (Conrad 1992). Interest in gender issues has spread, but only a small proportion of economics departments beyond the few top national liberal arts colleges include courses in gender eco...

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Published in:The Journal of economic education 1997-10, Vol.28 (4), p.369-376
Main Author: Burnett, Nancy J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic rank
Attitudes
Coefficients
College Curriculum
College Environment
Colleges
Colleges & universities
Course Descriptions
Course Objectives
Course Selection (Students)
Cultural Pluralism
Curricula
Curriculum Development
Departments
Economic models
Economics
Economics Education
Educational Objectives
Educational Theories
Features and Information
Females
Feminism
Gender
Gender Issues
Geographic regions
Higher Education
Institutional Characteristics
Institutional Mission
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal arts education
Mathematical independent variables
Predictor Variables
Regional Schools
Regions
Religion
Religious identity
Reputation
Reputations
Sex Differences
Statistical Analysis
Students
Variables
Women Faculty
Womens Education
Womens studies
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Summary:Gender has become a "hot" research topic in recent years and has begun making its way into the classroom (Conrad 1992). Interest in gender issues has spread, but only a small proportion of economics departments beyond the few top national liberal arts colleges include courses in gender economics. This article presents a simultaneous probit model of gender-related economics courses as well as women's studies programs in the undergraduate, liberal arts curriculum. Liberal arts colleges are often perceived to be in the forefront of undergraduate pedagogy. I restricted the study to these colleges to avoid, as much as possible, the complications created by graduate programs. Liberal arts colleges are generally private and not subject to state mandates.
ISSN:0022-0485
2152-4068
DOI:10.1080/00220489709597940