Describes a newly implemented curriculum designed to prepare home economics teachers for the year 2001. (SB)

Gains to be had from teaching and testing the topic of comparative economics at the university level in the United Kingdom and the problems posed for examiners are examined. (RM)

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…

Explains how cognitive and affective objectives can be incorporated into economic education by means of an approach known as confluent education--defined as the integration of thinking and feeling to produce more holistic behavior. Learning activities utilizing this approach are suggested. (Author/DB)

Compares the U.S. and British methods of teaching economics to undergraduate students. Examines the course objectives, the syllabi, the hiring and training of staff, the teaching system, and assessment and monitoring systems. Concludes that the British curriculum focuses on a narrower range of subjects. (GG)

This document, a curriculum guide in home economics on child development, for secondary schools, is one of six guides developed for inservice teachers at Marianas High School in Saipan. The guide provides the rationale, description, goals and objectives of the program; the program of studies and performance objectives by levels; samples of lesson…

Instructional units in economics developed by classroom teachers for use in grades K-12 are presented. Units are organized in two major sections--Personal and Family Financial Planning and Consumer Economics. The first section contains five units. Topics are: (1) Comparison Shopping, grade 12; (2) Teenage Buying Habits, grade 11; (3) Career…

This guide was designed for Home Economics teachers as a source of information, instructional materials and suggested references about the energy situation. The contents in this loose-leaf guide are organized according to the most common divisions in home economics curricula. Educational objectives are provided for decisions as well as for each…

The report discusses and defines consumer education for high school students, describes various consumer education school programs, annotates available sources and resources, and notes several issues needing attention. Consumer education is defined as an effort to prepare students for participation in the marketplace by imparting the…

This manual provides program and instructional objectives as guidelines for a human ecology/home economics program in Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). Four sections are inlcuded in the manual: (1) Human Ecology/Home Economics Program Objectives; (2) Human Ecology/Home Economics, Grades 6-8, Exploratory; (3) Fundamentals Level…

APPROXIMATELY 60 HOME ECONOMISTS, EDUCATORS, STATE STAFF MEMBERS, CITY SUPERVISORS, SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN ILLINOIS AND SURROUNDING STATES ATTENDED A CONFERENCE TO (1) TAKE A NEW LOOK AT THE CHANGING ROLES OF WOMEN AND THE TEEN-CULTURE TODAY, (2) RETHINK THE VOCATIONAL PURPOSES OF HOME ECONOMICS AT THE SECONDARY…

The failure of classroom practices to alter to accommodate concepts and concept learning prompted this attempt to identify a strategy for selecting and organizing content and instruction for learning home economics concepts and generalizations. Basic elements of the strategy are: (1) a statement of rationale including the broad goals of the…

Argues that a social welfare approach to evaluating economic performance is inappropriate at the high school level. Provides several historical case studies which could be used to augment instruction aimed at the evaluation of economic performance and policies. (JDH)

Offers a critique of Thurow's paper on the evaluation of economic performance (see SO516719). Concludes that the alternative offered by Thurow is inadequate, and states that the standards developed by the "Framework" are adequate for evaluating economic performance and policies. (JDH)

This teaching guide/student activities booklet, for grades 6-9 and 7-11, outlines an Internet-based stock exchange simulation that allows students to learn about the stock market in a fun format. The simulation (the "MainXchange") described in the booklet offers students the opportunity to engage in "real-life" investing, while…