Principles of economic theory: an anachronistic school textbook in Greek educational system?
Principles of economic theory: an anachronistic school textbook in Greek educational system?

Summary/Abstract: In the Greek educational system, students of the third grade of general and vocational high schools,who wish to enter higher education institutions with an economic orientation, must choose thescientific field "economics and computer sciences". In this field, one of the most important subjectsexamined is 'Principles of Economic Theory'. It was introduced in the panhellenic examinations in2000 and is still in existence today. The textbook of the course has not undergone any changes andaccording to many economists it contains anachronistic information and knowledge. In this context,the Greek Ministry of Education decided to introduce a new course entitled "Principles of EconomicScience" from the school year 2025-2026 and consequently to write an updated textbook. In thispaper we evaluate the adequacy of the old textbook to determine, on the one hand, whether thechange in the curriculum was necessary and, on the other hand, whether its replacement insecondary education was correct. Through descriptive statistics and inferential testing and usingthe prefecture of Rethymno, Crete, as a case study, we cross-check the attitudes of students andeconomics teachers towards the textbook, to draw our conclusions.

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