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Geography, economic education and global education

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Purpose – The EU-funded research project “Fifobi – Fit for Business – developing business
competencies in school” (2009-2012) focused on the implementation of economic education in seven
European countries. The purpose of the project and this paper is to investigate the current
programmes that exist within the final two years of compulsory education in the field of business
education and pre-vocational education.
Design/methodology/approach – In year one a thorough analysis of the curriculum was
carried out. After a comprehensive evaluation personal interviews with teachers followed in year
two and in year three personal interviews with representatives of the Social Partnership were
conducted.
Findings – The Austrian curricula show a definite and clear focus on basic knowledge in economics.
Social and self-competences have to be taught in all subjects, but are poorly linked to the content of
individual subjects. Many aspects of social and self-competences are part of career orientation classes.
A relatively small focus, however, is put on entrepreneurial thinking and acting.
Originality/value – The main objective for next steps is to draw up a new strategy of teaching to
develop economic, business, social- and self competencies with the focus on responsibility for a
local, regional, national and global level. The aim is to activate children and young people
for global relations, formations of critical thinking and acting in economic education and global
education.

Keywords Geography, Economic education, Global education, Economics, Competencies in business,
Social competencies, Self competencies, Curriculumanalysis, Interviewswith teachers and social partners,
New ICT-based strategies of teaching, Europe, Austria

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Multicultural Education & Technology Journal

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: Emerald Group., 2012

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Multicultural Education & Technology Journal Vol. 6 No. 4, 2012 pp. 301-311

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