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Economics Degrees in the French University Space: Heteronomy and Professionalization of Curricula 1970-2009
Wirtschaftswissenschaftsdiplome an französischen Hochschulen: Heteronomy und Berufsorientierung in den Lehrplänen 1970-2009
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Abstract This article analyses the degree-granting economics programs offered in French universities in the period 1970-2009 from a disciplinary socio-historical approach. Archival data was compiled into a database used to map the space of these universities with the help of geometric data analysis (principa... view more
This article analyses the degree-granting economics programs offered in French universities in the period 1970-2009 from a disciplinary socio-historical approach. Archival data was compiled into a database used to map the space of these universities with the help of geometric data analysis (principal component analysis and ascending hierarchical clustering). Interpretation of the resulting space reveals a utilitarian shift in university curricula to the detriment of research, as well as a trend towards modelling studying programs on templates of professional schools. Economics instruction has become increasingly heteronomic, critical economics has been marginalized and professionalized programs are today perceived as the ‘gold standard’ of teaching.... view less
Keywords
economics; France; university; professionalization; scientific discipline; syllabus; curriculum; historical development; program of study; university level of education
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
University Education
Training, Teaching and Studying, Professional Organizations of Economics
Free Keywords
social history of academic disciplines; economics instruction; geometric data analysis; principal component analysis; ascending hierarchical clustering
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 63-93
Journal
Historical Social Research, 43 (2018) 3
Issue topic
Economists, Politics, and Society: New Insights from Mapping Economic Practices Using Field-Analysis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.43.2018.3.63-93
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed