Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2015
College/Unit
Chambers College of Business and Economics
Document Number
15-31
Department/Program/Center
Economics
Abstract
John “Jack” Soper passed away on August 9, 2013. A prolific researcher who retired as the John J. Kahl Sr. Chair in Entrepreneurship at John Carroll University, Soper was a leading light in the field of economic education. His scholarship in the 1970s and 1980splayed a very important role in establishing the field. In this educational note, we summarize and highlight his contributions to the measurement of economic literacy and the modelling of student learning in the collegiate and precollege classrooms.
Digital Commons Citation
Clark, J.R.; Hall, Joshua C.; and Harrison, Ashley, "Jack Soper: A Pioneer in Economic Education" (2015). Economics Faculty Working Papers Series. 164.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/econ_working-papers/164