This article defines the concepts of economic literacy and development education as used in a three-year project aimed at increasing students' awareness of global economic interdependence. (JDH)

This study investigates the relationship between enrollment in economics in seventeen institutions-scattered nationwide-and the initiation of more extensive mathematics requirements. (Author)

The development of an economics course that uses Apple computers and videodisc players is described. The course was chosen because it is one that is frequently eliminated when school budgets are tightened and enrollments drop, and it was felt that the new technology could offer a solution. (MP)

Suggests that students of economics on the high scool and college levels can benefit from the type of economic analysis which occurs in comparative economics. A case study of Japan's postwar economic success is offered as a case in point and ways in which students can benefit from exposure to economic problems in a global context are explained.…

Describes an economics department framework that incorporates the William Lee Hansen curriculum proficiencies. Identifies tools students should be able to use to complete specific activities, significant prerequisite changes for upper division courses, and the development of a capstone project to employ student skills and knowledge. (JEH)

Recent role changes, especially those of women, necessitate a restructuring of home economics. Retaining its family focus, it should emphasize the roles of all family members, quality of life, refocus of its food and clothing curricula, and the social relevance of family issues and family life education. (SK)

We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…

A review of reference literature in curriculum development and a short sample curriculum, "Economic Aspects of the Local Environment," are presented to help guide economics teachers in making curriculum revisions. (JH)

This project is designed to teach students the process of buying stocks and to tracking their investments over the course of a semester. The goals of the course are to teach students about the relationships between conditions in the economy and the stock market; to predict the effect of an economic event on a specific stock or industry; to relate…

EDUCATIONAL GUIDELINES AND TECHNIQUES WERE DEVELOPED AND NEEDS ESTABLISHED FOR PLANNING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF HOME ECONOMICS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF CHILD CARE AND CLOTHING SERVICES. TWO SEPARATE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED. THE FIRST INVOLVED CONTACTS WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE…

The publication explores what home economics has to offer young men and provides information useful in establishing or implementing a curriculum to meet the needs of today's adolescent male. The growing recognition that home economics at the secondary and middle school levels provides important knowledge, attitudes, and skills for the adolescent…

Briefly discusses programs designed and developed by Junior Achievement, focusing on the Applied Economics program, in which economic theory instruction is combined with practical usage. (AEM)

Discusses how teachers can prepare classroom resources to help students taking the General Certificate in Secondary Education (GCSE) examination in economics. Reviews the economics emphases of the GCSE and offers several examples of how these emphases can be taught. (RKM)

This article presents the results of a survey designed to assess changes in the status of economics education since the start of the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI). Concludes that TVEI is proving to be one of the ways in which more economics education is being provided for students in the 14- to 16-year-old age range. (JDH)