Charles Emrys Smith
Encyclopedia
Dr. Charles Smith Brocca is Head of Curriculum and Quality in Swansea School of Education at Swansea Metropolitan University (University of Wales
). Author/co-author of Economic Development (Palgrave), International Trade and Globalisation (Anforme), Revision Express Economics (Pearson-Longman) and many academic and journalistic articles in the fields of economics and business education, devolution, regional development and European integration. His research specializes in comparative politics and economics of Wales
and Catalonia
, education, training and employment. He has also contributed to the Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World. He often broadcasts on regional television and radio in an 'expert' role on economic and political matters.
Smith has national standing as an examiner and curriculum
developer,. He is a former chief examiner with the International Baccalaureate Organisation and has undertaken teacher training in countries spanning the five continents. He has also been a consultant for the UK government's Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA), an adviser to the Welsh Assembly Government (member of the Wales Employment Advisory Panel) and a member of the economic council of Britain in Europe.
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
). Author/co-author of Economic Development (Palgrave), International Trade and Globalisation (Anforme), Revision Express Economics (Pearson-Longman) and many academic and journalistic articles in the fields of economics and business education, devolution, regional development and European integration. His research specializes in comparative politics and economics of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, education, training and employment. He has also contributed to the Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World. He often broadcasts on regional television and radio in an 'expert' role on economic and political matters.
Smith has national standing as an examiner and curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
developer,. He is a former chief examiner with the International Baccalaureate Organisation and has undertaken teacher training in countries spanning the five continents. He has also been a consultant for the UK government's Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA), an adviser to the Welsh Assembly Government (member of the Wales Employment Advisory Panel) and a member of the economic council of Britain in Europe.
Books
- Smith, Charles. International Trade and Globalisation 2nd ed. Stocksfield : Anforme, 2004. Previous ed.: published as Understanding International Trade. Third edition, spring 2007. ISBN 1-905504-10-1; Fourth Edition, spring 2010.
- Smith, Charles. Economic Development, Growth and Welfare, Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1994. 163p. ISBN 0-333-59267-0 (cased). ISBN 0-333-59268-9 (pbk). Second edition (with Gareth Rees) published as Economic Development, Basingstoke : Palgrave, 1998 ISBN 0-333-72228-0.
- Charles Smith, Matthew Smith, Ian Etherington. Revision Express Economics, Harlow : Longman Education/ Pearson, 2006. 184 pages ISBN 1-4058-0745-8. Second edition: 2008.
External links
- Pearson Education: Revision Express Economics (on WH Smith)
- Pearson Education: Revision Express Economics (on Amazon)
- Palgrave: Economic Development
- Economics Network: Case study: Building-blocks of Understanding, Charles Smith
- Evidence to Select Committee for Welsh Affairs
- Quoted on BBC News web pages, January 2004
- International Trade and Globalisation, 3rd edition, 2007
- Quoted in Education Guardian, 21 August 2007
- Heinemann: economics textbooks
- Quoted in Times Educational Supplement (TES), 23 May 2009