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Netusil, Noelwah R.; Haupert, Michael – Journal of Economic Education, 1995
Describes an economics class experiment where students ranked the quality of baked pies according to limited information. The limited sets of information included brand name and packaging only, price only, advertising only, word-of-mouth, and taste test. Discusses signals of quality and consumer decisions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Advertising, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Decision Making
Senesh, Lawrence – 1972
Two government documents, "Goals for Americans" and "Toward Balanced Growth: Quantity with Quality" (ED 055 009), together with previous documents, serve as the information source and basis of this guide. The "Goals for Americans" report, initiated by President Eisenhower's Commission in 1960, identified social…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Consumer Economics, Curriculum Development, Economic Development