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Herrmann, Robert O. – 1979
A study examined historical changes in the content of consumer education and factors associated with these changes. Analysis was based on key writings on consumer education and an examination of fifteen high school texts published between 1938 and 1978. Only a few topics--budgeting, savings and investment, life insurance, and housing--received…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Content Analysis