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Peer reviewedAjello, Anna Maria; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Investigates the teaching of concepts of work and profit to third graders in Rome. Students were interviewed before and after teaching of instructional units to ascertain their ideas on prices, profit, and product distribution. (PCB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Economics Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBerti, Anna Emilia – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Presents findings of an analysis of Italian seventh grade students' understanding of capitalism and socialism. Reports that knowledge of the topics was rather poor. Concludes that students who had studied the topics more thoroughly had somewhat, but not substantially, greater understanding of capitalism and socialism. Calls for more research. (SG)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Concept Formation, Economics Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBerti, Anna Emilia – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1993
Reports on a study of 43 Italian fifth-graders about their understanding of the functions of banks and the role of monetary interest in banking before and after a lesson on banking. Finds that most children could speak correctly about both deposit and loan interest and their relative amounts after the lesson. (CFR)
Descriptors: Banking, Banking Vocabulary, Business Education, Class Activities
