The major research findings for the 6-year period following October 1956 are reported in the categories: (1) Vocational, Technical, and Practical Arts Education which discusses the current status of research in vocational education and the practical arts and reviews significant research which cuts across or is relevant to two or more of the…

This document briefly introduces and describes the administration of the Elementary School Economics (ESE) program, discusses program objectives, suggests ways to integrate ESE into social studies curriculum, and evaluates the program's effectiveness. In 1960 the Industrial Relations Center at the University of Chicago initiated the ESE program to…

In order to provide the educator with effective ways to translate new curriculum goals into classroom practice, this book presents seven case studies of curriculum change in Great Britain and the United States. The studies offer descriptions of a variety of phases in planning and implementation including curriculum content, planning, institutional…

The 110 research reports, papers, and other references written primarily during 1966-69 were reviewed under these categories: (1) Consumer Education, (2) Disadvantaged, (3) Homemaking, (4) Teacher Education, and (5) Research Methodology. Reasons for the lack of consumer education research may be that the renewed emphasis has taken place in the…

A 3-year curriculum development project was conducted in one senior and three junior high schools to test an innovative homemaking program which would: (1) achieve the broad home economics objectives, (2) improve attitudes toward home economics, (3) assist in the development of critical thinking and independent study habits, (4) develop…

Briefly reviews the declining enrollment rates for undergraduate economics majors. Observes that after record enrollments during the 1980s, interest in a bachelor's economics degree dropped sharply in the 1990s. Discusses possible reasons for this decline and provides statistics. (MJP)

Postulates five reasons for declining undergraduate enrollment in economics including corresponding decline in business enrollment; slowdown in financial services; competition from other subjects; decline in student academic skills; and a decline in faculty teaching skills. Discusses strengths and weaknesses of each argument. (MJP)

Presents results of a study examining gender differences in measures of academic aptitude and achievement that predict persistence in introductory economics courses. Concludes that females need more validation than male students to persist in the study of economics. Suggests that the need for female students to overcome classroom climate may…

Discusses research into high school economics teachers' attitudes about U.S.-Japan trade policy and teaching about Japan. Compares teachers' and general public's responses to Harris poll on U.S.-Japan trade relations. Reports that, although 91 percent of teachers believe they should teach about Japan, only 53 percent spend 2-5 class periods on…

Asserts that economics education is a desirable goal for the elementary curriculum because elementary students can learn and understand economic concepts. Reviews four "Teaching-Learning Principles" based on empirical research about learning effectiveness. Applies these principles to economic concepts such as scarcity, cost-benefit analysis, and…

The impact that computer assisted learning (CAL) has had on economics teaching in British high schools and the extent of use of CAL materials by British economics primary and secondary teachers is provided through two case studies and a survey. The first case study investigated the use of an economics computer simulation as a teaching aid on the…

This research project analyzes the civics content in six secondary economics textbooks and the economics content in 25 state and local civics curriculum guides in order to determine integration patterns. The report also contains information about potential content integration topics, appropriate teaching strategies, and implications for materials…

A bibliography of English publications on scientific research on higher education in Sweden is presented. The publications, which are arranged according to projects and problem areas, include scientific articles, books, and other research projects, along with doctoral theses in Swedish with English summaries, and newsletters on the projects. The…

Final conclusions of a nationwide study of the use of the phonoviewer in the Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) are given to supplement data and specific conclusions in two earlier reports. Based on mailed questionnaires returned from EFNEP coordinators, nutrition specialists, and a sample of county home economists augmented by…

A group of 34 experimental and 45 control teachers provided data on 1,866 pupils in 75 different classrooms in 24 communities in the United States to determine the extent to which the workshop training provided for recipients of the Sears-Roebuck Foundation Fellowships in the summer of 1972 affected the economic understanding of their pupils.…