The Development of Children's Economic Reasoning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11070914 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark C Schug (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author), C Jean Birkey (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-42 |
| Publication date | 1985-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Research in Social Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-3104 • E-ISSN: 2163-1654 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00933104.1985.10505494 |
| OpenAlex | W1995782532 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 2 |
This study was designed to extend earlier research on the development of economic reasoning by focusing on how young children think about economic problems and ideas. A total of 70 children from an urban preschool and two urban elementary schools participated in the study. They were interviewed using a structured interview protocol which presented questions and hypothetical problems about such economic concepts as scarcity, choice, opportunity cost, and monetary value. The participants' responses were divided into theoretical categories labelled unreflective reasoning and emerging reasoning and were examined for statistically significant differences. Using the unreflective and emerging classifications, the authors describe the participants' responses. The authors conclude that the nature of children's economic reasoning is supportive of cognitive development theory, that children's economic reasoning varies somewhat by personal experiences, and that the intermediate grades are an appropriate level to emphasize economic instruction
Cognition · Cognitive development · Developmental psychology · Economics · Scarcity · Value (mathematics · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Education Methods and Practices · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
Work, Income and Human Capital
Mental Accounting in Childhood
Financial Education for Children
Development in Children's Thinking about International Trade
Factors that influence the level of financial literacy among young people
Toward critically compassionate financial literacy
The Expanding Environments and Elementary Education
The Effects of Economics Instruction in Early Adolescence
Short Changed
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2021 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |