Editor's comment

Teaching Business & Economics, Summer 2003 by Cullimore, Duncan

This edition has the usual mixture of updates and classroom articles together with a focus on ICT and the resource reviews.

Two eminent EBEA members have written the Update articles. Robert Wilson has taken a look at some sources of market imperfection. Alec Reed, our President and the founder chairman of Reed Executive PLC, has supplied the Business Update. It is a challenging extract from his book Capitalism is Dead: Peoplism Rules. In his article, Alec argues that marketing and brand development are being affected by this shift. You may wish to use these update articles with your students.

The two 'In the classroom' articles focus on issues that will be familiar to all post-16 teachers. One is the teaching of interest rates, and Dick Brown discusses how to use the Bank of England competition 'Target 2.5'. The article by Andy Hammond and Roger Raymond sets out some useful 'do's and don'ts' for teachers relating to 'A' level Business Studies coursework. The ICT on Line section has some good web addresses as well as information about the outcomes of the FE focus group.

I appreciate that much of this edition of the journal focuses on post-16 issues. I have been discussing the possibility of getting some pre-16 articles published and I hope that some will appear in the next edition. I would be particularly interested in hearing from anyone with drafts for these; post-16 articles would also be gratefully received.

Duncan Cullimore

Editor