INTRODUCTION

TEACHING INTERESTS

RESEARCH INTERESTS & PUBLICATIONS

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

COURSE SCHEDULE
 
 
 
 
 

Dr. Joseph A. Ilacqua
Professor

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  INTRODUCTION  

Joseph A. Ilacqua started teaching at Bryant University in 1968. Dr. Ilacqua received his Ed.D from the Boston University in 1993.  Professor Ilacqua teaches a variety of classes at Bryant including Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics, Cultures and Economy in Transition, Human Capital Development in Global Economy, Economics of Social Issue, Economics for Business.

TEACHING INTERESTS  
Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics,  Intermediate Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Economics for Business
Human Capital Development, Economics of Social Issues

RESEARCH INTERESTS & PUBLICATIONS 

Human Capital Development, Labor Economics, Distance Learning and Economic Education Worker Training.

Publications

Health Care Efficiency in Transition Economies: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis, International Business & Economics Research Journal, (Co-authored with Hsi Chang Li and Sam Mirmirani), 2008

Learning Economics Through Case Study Assignments and Case Writing, (Co-authored with Mary E. Prescott), in Emerging Theories for Educators and Practitioners, Mackenzie and Rosenberg (ed.), Cambridge Scholars Publication, 2007

Knowing Economic Theory: Applying the Reflective Judgment Model in Introductory Economics, Education (co-authored with Mary E. Prescott) 2004

Transforming Educational and Business Practice in Belarus: Collaborative Learning at a Distance, “Special Issue: Digital Technology in Teaching International Business,” Journal of Teaching in International Business, Vol. 14, Nos. 1 & 2, Winter 2003. (co –authored with Judy Barrett and Gaytha Langlois)

Transformation Leadership in a Volatile Business Environment: A Case Study of Institutional and Business Context Change, Transformations in Business & Economics, Vol. 1, No. 1 & 2, Fall 2002. (co- authored with Irina Akhramenko)

The New Learning Environment and Adult Development Needs,” “The New Learning Environment and Adult Development Needs,” Journal of Adult Development, July 2000 (with Carol Ann Zulauf)

An Overview of Bryant College's Collaborative Learning at a Distance Project, with a Progress Report on Teaching Cultures and Economies in Transition in the Post Soviet Era,” AABSS Perspectives Electronic Journal, Fall 1999 (co-authored with Judy Barrett Litoff).

Going to the Next Level of Growth: Employing Systems Thinking to Make Effective Interventions,” The American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, Volume 2, Fall 1999 (with Carol Ann Zulauf).

An Assignment in Cognitive Development: Creative Learning for First-Year Economics Students,” The American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, Volume 1, Fall 1998 (with Mary Prescott).

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 
      Ed.D.  1993
  Boston University
      M.A. in Economics   1964
  University of Connecticut
      B.A in Economics 1962
  Stonehill College

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