Economic Literacy Among Social Studies Teachers in Oman

Abstract

The study investigates economic literacy among Omani teachers of social studies. An economic literacy test was used consisting of 36 questions distributed into five sections: monetary policies, global currencies, global economic clusters, countries with highest natural resources production, and countries with highest GDP and individual income. The test was applied to 661 male and female social studies teachers from five governorates in Oman. The results showed that the teachers had a moderate level of economic literacy, which was significantly affected by their gender and experience. The study recommends the importance of enhancing the level of social studies teachers’ economic literacy.

Keywords: Economic literacy, Social studies, Teachers, Schools, Oman, GCC

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-4-05