Intersection of Teachers' Perceptions and State Economic Standards (Economics EDUCATION ARTICLES‪)‬

ABSTRACT The need for basic economic education has never been clearer. For students to achieve the economic literacy required in a democracy, they need to be taught by teachers who have the knowledge and capacity to design appropriate standards-based economic curriculum. Scholarship points to the intersection between comfort and knowledge as prerequisite for the economic education desired. This paper presents a study of elementary school teachers' and their knowledge of and comfort with major economic concepts. Results confirm the necessity of continuing professional development for teachers to ensure that knowledge of, comfort with, and economic curriculum development are achieved.