Editor's comment

Welcome to the Summer edition of Teaching Business and Economics. The Journal has to reflect, promote and question best practice in the classroom as well as what is happening outside it and this edition is no exception. We therefore have some really good teaching ideas from Chris Rodda, Andy Hammond and Andy Beharrell. Steve Hurd and Colin Finnie have both produced some first rate material for the Economics and Business Updates respectively and these also include classroom materials.

A selection of teaching resources are reviewed in the final section and we also have what I think is likely to be quite a controversial paper from John Cameron and Stephen Fairbrass focusing on New Institutional Economics. Please respond to any of the ideas promoted if you feel so moved.

I would like to introduce a new section for the Journal on Teacher Education with a view to better meeting the needs of trainees, Newly Qualified Teachers and their mentors. I would be grateful to receive material for this section if you have any. We are starting with a report of a talk given by Jack Brant at the Association AGM in May.

The other two articles in this edition focus on new developments in the world of education. One is the impact of Citizenship Education and the contribution that Business and Economics teachers might wish to make on this now compulsory curriculum area. The other development is the changing face of 14 - 19 education as presaged by the recent Green Paper.

I have received more material than we can publish for this journal which is a good sign for the journal if a bit disappointing for some authors. However all material accepted to date will be published in the Autumn and I would really like to hear from you (e mail preferred) if you have any articles that you would like published.

Next, an apology. In the last edition we published an article headed 'Citizenship, Business Studies and Economics Education: global and ethical perspectives'.

I understood that this was written by Finbarr Carter but it was actually written by Stephen Fairbrass who was also the project co-ordinator of Just Business at the time and not Finbarr as stated. Finbarr actually succeeded to the co-ordinator role in May. Many apologies to those concerned.

Finally an introduction and a farewell. Andy Hammond has generously agreed to work as the Business in the Classroom editor for the journal. We look forward to benefiting from his undoubted talents. We also have to say farewell to Celia Flynn who has accepted a post in Qatar and has therefore had to resign as Chair of the Association.

I am sure that everyone would thank her for the work she has done and wishes her all the best in her new job.

It means that we are looking for a new Chair and there are some details relating to this on the back page.

Duncan Cullimore

Editor

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