Researchers in higher education (HE) are a community of academics with backgrounds and experiences in a variety of scientific disciplines. For this reason, HE research is influenced by other disciplines from which HE researchers take theories, constructs and research methods. This article describes a large-scale analysis of the impact of different…

We review research on the history of education policy in colonial sub-Saharan Africa and among the African Diaspora in the United States and Brazil through a political economy lens. While the supply of education was severely constricted in all of these cases, demand for education remained strong. Thus, even as authoritarian states have attempted…

This volume includes four sections of the 2023 NORDSCI international conference proceedings: (1) Business and Management; (2) Education and Educational Research; (3) Political Science; and (4) Sociology and Healthcare. Business and Management includes 6 papers covering business, including management and organizational studies, business law, and…

The 14 essays in this collection reflect on how the major academic disciplines of economics, English, philosophy, and political science have changed in the decades since World War II. Following an introductory essay by the editors, essay titles are: (1) "Politics, Intellect, and the American University, 1945-1995" (Thomas Bender); (2) "How Did…

Of interest to teachers of intermediate courses in international economics, this article provides a simple technique for teaching the effect of devaluation on a country's trade balance. (Author/JDH)

Responding to a widely expressed discontent about college teaching shared by students, faculty and administrators, representatives of national professional and higher educational associations formed a committee to study means of revitalizing and reorienting instruction. Each contributor in Volume III, selected for his outstanding teaching skills…

Reviews classical economists' views on the issue of public debt. Notes that from antiquity to modern times, it has always been rare for a state not to be in debt. Includes an examination of a state's repudiation of its debt and the impact such an action might have on its international relations. (JDH)

Whether the past is related to the future and whether historiography has a role in relation to the future are discussed. If a nexus of past causes and effects could be established then presumably what was true in the past would be equally true in the future. (MLW)

The economics curriculum developed to fit Dominican College's new urban-international focus is outlined. Eight courses in the sequence are the nature of economics in a political context, comparative decision making systems, current issues, political economy in your experience, international political economics, economic development, macroeconomic…

Presents the case for adding more political science, economics, and history coursework to existing social science requirements for teacher preparation. Provides examples of how each of the three disciplines can contribute to teaching and concludes with five recommendations for implementing reform. JDH)

This article argues that by taking into account the environmental perspective in fundamental development issues pertinent to Third World countries, economics may play a more powerful and positive role in shaping the future of these countries. (JDH)

Surveys arguments for and against income redistribution in the United States against the background of the latest empirical and theoretical findings. (Author/JDH)

Intended to aid teachers in presenting spatial modeling to students over a series of lectures and then applying it at various points during a political science course, this paper describes and explains the use of spatial models for understanding voting behavior based on microeconomic theories. (ND)

The author discusses the political and economic content of college-level American Government textbooks from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. (Author/RM)

Describes a course offered on the political economy of national security. Discusses the objective of the course as the introduction of major economic issues associated with national security. Outlines lecture topics, course readings, and class format. Evaluates course weaknesses and strengths. Includes course assignments and requirements. (RW)