To respond to today's economic situation, old remedies must be discarded. Students must question causes and effects of problems before suggesting appropriate solutions. (JOW)

According to the author, business education teachers should develop their own economic background in order to prepare students for understanding of economic concepts. He notes that all basic business courses should be reviewed for inclusion of relevant current economic issues. (MF)

Different opinions as to what "economic education" means and negative public opinion toward business are discussed with relation to appropriate delivery systems for secondary economic education. Stating that we have a nation of economic illiterates, the authors examine economic instruction on the job and integrating economic education into other…

Working through state councils and college centers for economic education throughout the country, the Joint Council on Economic Education provides interdisciplinary training programs for teachers in K-14 schools. The article describes some projects and materials that exemplify their work, including a master curriculum guide, annual awards, and…