Stockholm Papers in Economic History
Department of Economic History, Stockholm University
No 5:
Att undervisa i Business history
Therese Nordlund ()
Abstract: This paper discusses Business history teaching, focusing
on its possibilities and limitations in today’s higher education. In
Sweden, Business history teaching is still dominated by male teachers and
male students. This paper discusses a “gender-conscious pedagogy” in terms
of dealing with gender, class and ethnicity in the classroom. This paper
suggests the importance of achieving a learning enviroment that promotes
equal treatment regardless of gender. In order to achieve this goal, the
teacher must motivate and encourage university students. The teacher has to
discover the power and hierarchies inside the university classroom. The
historical perspective is important in order to learn analyse, relate and
understand the present society and business life in the past, and to give
the students the tools to understand and criticise organizations. This is
also relevant for other subjects, for example, economics.
Keywords: Business history; pedagogy; higher teaching; gender issues; learning environment; education; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: A22; I23; (follow links to similar papers)
28 pages, May 21, 2009
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