Mearman, A orcid.org/0000-0003-0601-8060, Berger, S and Guizzo, D (2022) How different is heterodox economists’ thinking on teaching? A contrastive evaluation of interview data. Review of Political Economy, 34 (1). pp. 45-68. ISSN 0953-8259
Abstract
This paper explores how differently heterodox and mainstream economists think about teaching. It draws on data from interviews with sixteen leading heterodox economists, which we analyse according to the principles of thematic analysis. We find considerable variety in heterodoxy. Further, we find evidence that suggests at least some heterodox economists share some elements with mainstream counterparts: on pedagogical practice, the role of their teachers, and scant explicit knowledge of educational philosophy. However, we discover different heterodox educational goals when compared to mainstream peers, mainly clustered around a concern for more radical open-mindedness and free-thinking. Also, some of our respondents showed a commitment to pluralism and critical approach to reality in teaching. Our interviews suggest that heterodox pedagogy is a reaction against and struggle within a uniquely hierarchical and monist discipline, pointing to the sociology and ideology of the economics profession as a shaping factor. We conclude that these characteristics make heterodox pedagogy better suited to foster understanding of complex real-world economic crises associated with global warming, pandemics, and financial meltdown.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Heterodox economics; interviews; teaching economics; educational philosophy; pluralism |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Economics Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2021 09:53 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 10:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09538259.2020.1869402 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170122 |