Teaching Economic Managment Sciences in the Senior Phase

The book covers the nature and scope of the school subject Economic and Management Sciences (EMS), EMS pedagogical content knowledge, including lesson planning for effective classroom practices, and assessment of EMS learners.

This book is suitable for students enrolled in Economic and Management Sciences methodology for the Senior Phase in B.Ed, PGCE or ACE/ADE programmes as well as in-service teachers.

Key features include: 

• Opening thought-starters which bring the topics to life for students and speak specifically to problem areas.
• 'stop and reflect' boxes to stimulate reflection and critical thinking and encourage the immediate application of content.
• Activity boxes which help students to build their understanding of topics.
• Ethics boxes to encourage students grapple with important issues to consider when in the classroom.

A teaching plan and PowerPoint slides are available to prescribing lecturers on the websit, Learning Zone. Additional teaching resources, as well as online assessments, and links to OERs, are available to student teachers using the book.