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Spring 2016

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 31, Number 1

Categories: Spring 2016 | Economic Education

Jack Soper: A Pioneer in Economic Education

J. R. Clark, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University

Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University

Ashley S. Harrison, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

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JackSoper:APioneerinEconomicEducationJ.R.ClarkTheUniversityofTennesseeatChattanoogaJoshuaC.Hall∗WestVirginiaUniversityTheJournalofPrivateEnterprise31(1),2016,91–97AshleyS.HarrisonTheUniversityofTennesseeatChattanooga______________________________________________________AbstractJohn“Jack”SoperpassedawayonAugust9,2013.AprolificresearcherwhoretiredastheJohnJ.KahlSr.ChairinEntrepreneurshipatJohnCarrollUniversity,Soperwasaleadinglightinthefieldofeconomiceducation.Hisscholarshipinthe1970sand1980splayedakeyroleinestablishingthefield.Wesummarizeandhighlighthiscontributionstothemeasurementofeconomicliteracyandthemodelingofstudentlearninginthecollegiateandprecollegeclassrooms.______________________________________________________JELCodes:A20,A21,A22Keywords:economiceducation,privateenterprise,educationproductionI.IntroductionProfessorJohn“Jack”SoperpassedawayonAugust9,2013.BornonMay16,1937,inBoston,SoperearnedhisBAinphilosophyatTuftsandhisMAandPhDineconomicsattheUniversityofMassachusettsatAmherst.Aprolificresearcher,heearnedtenureatbothNorthernIllinoisUniversityandJohnCarrollUniversity.Atthelatterinstitution,herosequicklythroughtheranks,eventuallybecomingafullprofessorandholderoftheJohnJ.KahlSr.ChairinEntrepreneurship.JohnCarrollUniversityhonoredSoperuponhis∗Correspondingauthor.ThisarticleisbasedinpartoncommentsmadeinhonorofJackSoperatthe2014AssociationofPrivateEnterpriseEducationmeetingsinLasVegas.WethankEdwardStringhamforencouragingustowriteitbasedinpartonthoseremarks.HallthankstheCenterforFreeEnterpriseatWestVirginiaUniversityforgeneralresearchandtravelfunding.

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Title	Jack Soper: A Pioneer in Economic Education
Authors/Creators:	J. R. Clark, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University Ashley S. Harrison, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Year:	2016
Volume:	31
Number:	1
Pages:	91 - 97
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	economic education, private enterprise, education production

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Clark, J. R.; Hall, Joshua C.; Harrison, Ashley S. / 2016. "Jack Soper: A Pioneer in Economic Education." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 31(1): 91-97.