Anderhalve eeuw economieonderwijs in Nederland, 1863-2012:biografie van een schoolvak

The birth of the subject of economics in pre-university education took place in 1863. In that year the subject of staathuishoudkunde, as economics was then called in the Netherlands, emerged on the timetable of a new school type offering pre-university education: the Hogere Burgerschool. This study traces the heady events surrounding the subject of economics, starting in 1863 and focusing on the intrinsic development of the subject. The guiding principle of the study is constituted by three possible educational ideals: economics education may have as its purpose to provide an introduction to t... Mehr ...