This study reports on the results of a research on learning styles and critical thinking skills of sixty eight postgraduate students of Master's Level Business Education Programs. These students have participated in both phases of our research. In the first phase, carried out in spring 2005,...

In this paper we review the literature about the use of the lecture teaching method and its alternatives in Economics, Finance, Accounting, and Business studies, and compare and contrast the findings upon specifically formulated hypotheses. The enrichment of teaching with technology instruments...

We report on the results of a two-phase survey aiming to explore the learning preferences and critical thinking skills of graduates in economics, compare the findings with graduates of other disciplines, and identify the determinant dimensions of their developed learning and thinking skills....

We report on the results of a two-phase survey aiming to explore the learning preferences of graduates in economics, compare the findings with graduates in other disciplines, and identify the determinant dimensions of their developed learning preferences. Economics graduates are compared against...

We consider three models of teaching strategies and their effect on developing economics graduates ‘Analysis', ‘Deduction', and ‘Induction' skills. For each model we compute quantile regression estimates for total sample, male, and female graduates separately. Results show that enriched...

In this paper we explore the impact of a teaching strategy based on lectures and mini case studies in teaching a financial management course to MBA students on student learning strategies and their performance, and on the development of critical thinking skills. Kolb's LSI and the CCTST have...