Studies show that workers who have studied the principles of economics produce less defective products, have their output passed on first inspection, and take a greater part in innovative and social work. (JB)

Seventh-graders studied inflation and other economic consumer concepts at a consumer convention. Preactivities, workshop sign-up day, and the convention schedule are discussed. A chart of the workshop design is included. (SR)

Undergraduate and graduate university students reveal the strengths and weaknesses in their economic and consumer economic educational backgrounds. The more recent exposure to and involvement in economic studies appears to instill a distinct confidence. (CT)

This article discusses an audiovisual method of teaching basic economic decision making and personal money management to children in the intermediate grades (4-6). (CJ)

Economics, consumer education, and free enterprise education are all parts of basic business, according to the author. He provides a chart of the structure of basic business education content, arranged according to three areas of subject matter: problems area, foundational area, and relational area. (MF)

Provides a report on free enterprise/consumer education in Texas, with emphasis on legislation, state board of education actions, consumer education in the curriculum, and implementation activities. (Author/DB)

Described is a course in consumer education for elementary school pupils. Topics discussed are skills for young consumers, classroom activities, selected resources in elementary consumer education, and guidelines for evaluating consumer education media. (Author/DB)

This is the fifth survey since 1998 on the state of economic and personal finance education in the fifty states conducted by National Council on Economic Education (NCEE). A leader in promoting economic and personal finance education, NCEE conducts these surveys to gauge how the state standards, their implementation, course requirements, and state…

The progress of Turkish institutions of higher learning as such progress relates to economics or commercial education is described. The presentation is by a visiting Turkish scholar at the Thut World Education Center. The content of Turkish economic education is cited with some of its theoretical problems identified. Various methodological and…

The module deals mainly with some of the service problems experienced by consumers, examines the causes of some problems, and suggests some solutions, attempting to present the standpoint of the producer as well as the buyer and user. The module may be presented as a semester or part semester course. Organized by expected student understandings,…

Two hundred and fifty-eight books, pamphlets, periodicals, games and simulations, films, filmstrips, multimedia packages, tours, and speakers on microeconomic analysis for consumer economics are listed in this annotated bibliography. Designed for secondary-level students, the materials were published between 1960 and 1970 by both major publishers…

Designed as one of a series of modules in consumer education this booklet focuses on health problems from the consumer angle. It is designed to supplement the comprehensive health strands published by the New York State Education Department, and to be used as materials for an elective course. The module is constructed so that the student can…

The consumer education movement is traced to the early decades of the twentieth century and future directions are explored on the basis of past experience. (Author/KM)

The First of a four part series to help bring teachers up to date on the changes taking place in the field of economics. (GB)

For children beginning at the elementary level, the phenomenon of the giant supermarket provides an excellent learning laboratory. (Editor)