Employers in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, were sent a questionnaire to determine what economics knowledge and skills are desired by industry in the business education of its 16-19 year old employees and what type of economics is used in, or is otherwise especially relevant to, industry. Industry is defined to include a wide range of…

To analyze high school students' access to the forms and content of knowledge, the author used nonparticipant ethnographic research in four midwestern high schools to study how the pattern of knowledge control in the classroom varies in different administrative contexts. Through observation of social studies classrooms and interviews with…

Intended to provide information about the development of the Economics Values Inventory (EVI), the report describes considerations that directed development of test items and provides indicators of the reliability and validity of the proposed test instrument. The EVI is recommended as an effective measuring instrument in experimental evaluations…

The report presents a narrative containing over 20 generalizations about the effectiveness of economic education in senior high schools. Policy Studies in Education, a department of the Educational Research Council of America, conducted a 14-step review of research in order to develop the generalizations. The process involved collection and review…

The study was designed to gain information about the demand for and supply of new business Ph.D's and D.B.A.'s in the southern states. Some of the topics addressed are: (1) the number of new doctoral faculty needed, by specialization over each of the next four years; (2) the types of schools where hiring needs are expected to exist, by size of…

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) simulation employed three techniques: case study, role playing, and model building, in order to acquaint college students studying money and banking with the creation of monetary policy. The specific goals of the FOMC simulation were: (1) to familiarize students with the data used in monetary policy…

A study was conducted to assess Missouri vocational home economics teachers' perceived use of instructional materials. A survey form, consisting of three sections (personal data, curriculum experience, and curriculum competencies), was sent to the total population of consumer homemaking and occupational home economics teachers in secondary schools…

This survey compares compulsory consumer education in Norway with similar programs in the United States. After a short introduction, section two describes Norway and its public education system. Section three examines the role of the Norwegian Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Governmental Administration and describes compulsory consumer education…

Using longitudinal data gathered over a 5-year period, a cohort of 645 male and female students was studied (n=242) to determine the impact of an experimental manpower economics course on world-of-work understanding, attitudes, education-related and employment-related behavior. While the eighth grade course (given fall semester 1967-68) had…

As Phase I of a Minnesota home economics curriculum improvement project, a study was conducted to determine the number of special needs students who were programmed into regular home economics classes in the State of Minnesota in 1976 and the extent to which secondary home economics teachers identified them and made provision for their needs. A…

In the first study of its type, students (N=197) were exposed to a television economics lecture which included specially-made segments having greater visual impact. Results indicate a significant difference in achievement in favor of students viewing this television lecture format. Positive attitude changes were also noted. (JN)

Indiana's K-12 consumer and economic education program was rated very high by participating teachers. However, the lack of program effectiveness beyond just in-service training is reflected by the fact that no significant differences were found between the economic concepts that participanting and nonparticipating economics teachers reported…

A project compared the results of two 1989 studies examining the last decade (1978-88) of home economics education college graduates from Pennsylvania and Alabama. Both studies used a mailed questionnaire to graduates. Tincher used a 100 percent sample of Alabama's 401 graduates; Olson used a 50 percent stratified random sample of 728 Pennsylvania…

Results of a study indicate that beginning courses in college economics should be taught with fewer lectures and more student involvement. Current events and group activities should be an integral part of classes. (Author/KC)

Student interest in a course in home economics appears to increase when representatives of a food processing firm evaluate classroom work. (Author/JH)