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. It has as its aims the improvement of learning and teaching in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

in the UK's

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

. It lists its strategic aims as: # Identifying, developing and disseminating evidence-informed approaches. # Brokering and encouraging the sharing and implementation of effective practice and

innovation Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a new or changed entity ...

. # Supporting individual staff, departments and institutions in initiating and responding to change. # Informing, influencing and interpreting

policy Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organ ...

. # Celebrating and raising the status of teaching. # Operate a dynamic, highly participatory working environment that supports effective management, delivery and monitoring.

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.

Publications

*International Review of Economics Educationsee editorial in ''International Review of Economics Education'', Volume 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-8

External links

The Economics Network

References

Economics education Education in the United Kingdom Educational organisations based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Bristol University of Bristol {{UK-edu-stub