Professor Steven Proud
BSc, PGCE, MSc , PhD (Bristol)
Expertise
Steven Proud is an award-winning educator in Economics, with a long track record of leadership at both a national, and institutional level. His research focusses on active learning, and student satisfaction within economics.
Current positions
Professor of Economics Education
School of Economics
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Biography
Steven Proud is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies and a Professor of Economics Education within the School of Economics at the University of Bristol.
Alongside this, he is part of the Executive Group of the Economics Network, and provides leadership and training for people who teach economics within the Higher Education sector. He is also an editor for the International Review of Economics Education, and of the Economic Review.
In 2019, Steven Proud was awarded the "Outstanding Contribution to Economics Education", a national award, presented biennially, by the Economics Network.
Research interests
Steven Proud's research considers the economics of education. His main areas of interest include the effect of a child's peer group on their academic outcomes and the stability of school quality measures in school league tables.
Recent research has focussed on pedagogical improvements within the teaching of economics at University
Publications
Recent publications
05/04/2022If you build it, will they come?
REIRE Revista d'Innovació i Recerca en Educació
Students' effort and educational achievement
Journal of Public Economics
Flipping quantitative tutorials
International Review of Economics Education
You've got mail
International Review of Economics Education
Resits in Higher Education
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
Thesis
Evidence of Peer Effects in English Schools
Supervisors
Award date
01/01/2009
Teaching
Steven Proud currently teaches on the following units:
ECON10006 - Statistical Methods
ECON30007 - Topics in Applied Economics A
