Without knowledge of past events, controversies, and historical figures we can have little appreciation of the forces that have shaped our history. In the area of consumer protection, this same historical perspective is required. Consumer protection requires a continuing effort, but it must be approached in an orderly fashion. (KP)

A research project is underway to identify gaps and shortcomings in consumer education programs. (JS)

Consumer education teachers should be responsible in teaching the areas of "good" and bad" consumption patterns. In relation to this, "wealth" includes food, clothing, shelter, health care, and education; "nealth" refers to snacks, carbonated beverages and candy; and "illth" refers to tobacco, gambling, alcholic beverages, pornography,…

Consumer education teachers can help their students become better investors by providing them with a background in commodity futures. (AG)

The article discusses a few of the consumer education resources (outside speakers, field trips, newspapers and other media, consumer organizations, credit bureaus, Federal and State agencies, and the Consumer Resource Directory) that are available to teachers in most communities and offers suggestions on how to effectively use them. (BP)

Business educators can help students develop constructive attitudes toward time through activites described in this article. (JS)

Business teachers can make a substantial contribution to a consumer education program. (Author)

Consumer protection should be a major objective in high school business law classes. Suggested units are the nature of law, sources of legal assistance, sales contracts, use of commercial paper, and rental or ownership of real property. (MS)

Describes a suggested unit in consumer education designed to give students insight into the controversy about consumer protection policy and proposals, and compares the basic views of three economic belief systems: neoclassical, managerial, and liberal-Galbraithian. (MF)