Economics Network

The Economics Network is one of the subject networks originally established by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). On its founding it was known as the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) for Economics later becoming independent of the HEA.

Higher Education Academy
Subject Centres

Art, Design, Media Subject Centre
Bioscience Subject Centre
Built Environment Subject Centre
Business Management and Accountancy (BEST) Subject Centre
Economics Network
Education (ESCALATE) Subject Centre
Engineering Subject Centre
English Subject Centre
Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Subject Centre
Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre
History, Classics and Archaeology Subject Centre
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Subject Centre
Information and Computer Sciences Subject Centre
Subject Centre for Languages Linguistics and Area Studies
UK Centre for Legal Education
UK Centre for Materials Education
Maths, Stats & OR Network
Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine Subject Centre
PALATINE (Performing Arts Learning and Teaching Innovation Network)
Philosophical and Religious Studies Subject Centre
Physical Sciences Subject Centre
Psychology Subject Centre
Subject Network for Sociology, Anthropology, Politics
Social Policy and Social Work (SWAP) Subject Centre

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It has as its aims the improvement of learning and teaching in economics in the UK's higher education. It lists its strategic aims as:

  1. Identifying, developing and disseminating evidence-informed approaches.
  2. Brokering and encouraging the sharing and implementation of effective practice and innovation.
  3. Supporting individual staff, departments and institutions in initiating and responding to change.
  4. Informing, influencing and interpreting policy.
  5. Celebrating and raising the status of teaching.
  6. Operate a dynamic, highly participatory working environment that supports effective management, delivery and monitoring.[1][2][3]

Notable activities

In March 2015 the Economics Network (supported by the Royal Economic Society) held a notable conference on "Revisiting the State of Economics Education" as a follow up to the conference at the Bank of England in 2012 on economics teaching and the financial the crisis.[4]

Publications
  • International Review of Economics Education[5]
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References
  1. http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/ The Economics Network
  2. "The Economics Network - Royal Economic Society". www.res.org.uk.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-06-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Revisiting the State of Economics Education - Royal Economic Society". www.res.org.uk.
  5. see editorial in International Review of Economics Education, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-8


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