Purpose: This study aims to identify and analyze research that promotes sustainable consumption among university students, understand what areas of consumption were addressed, how consumption was intended to become more sustainable and what results were reported. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review was conducted using the…

Examines the cost of living in France, in terms of salaries and expenditure, and compares the general picture to that in the United States. (AM)

In this report, all readily available federal consumption data (as of July 1975) are analyzed for differences in the costs of consuming food, clothing, housing and other expenditures using several residential definitions. There were two specific objectives to this study: (1) to analyze the data on the cost of these items for differences among…

This catalog, for specialists in the Area Agencies on Aging system, outlines specialized products and services, currently available in the private marketplace, which may enhance the independence of the elderly. The body of the catalog is divided into nine sections according to technological areas; a brief description of each area and the types of…

This report estimates costs of feeding and clothing Australian children at a basic survival level. Detailed information is provided on the types of costs incurred by families at different income levels and with children of different ages. After a brief introduction characterizing the study and summarizing findings, discussion focuses on the…

As the appendix for a series of curriculum guides for consumer and homemaking education on the secondary level in Kentucky, this booklet contains instructional activities for classroom use in conjunction with the units in the comprehensive curriculum guides. Included are games, puzzles, skits, quizzes, survey forms, checklists, and review sheets…

This Resource Management Resource Guide is intended to help teachers implement Ohio's Work and Family Life Program. Course content focuses on the practical problems related to managing human and material resources, making consumer decisions, and feeding, clothing, and housing the family. These practical problems are posed through case studies and…

Standardized vocational education titles and core contents are provided for 10 home economics courses offered in Mississippi: (1) living skills; (2) exploratory home economics; (3) consumer homemaking I; (4) child care; (5) clothing and textiles; (6) consumer education; (7) family living and parenting; (8) family/individual health; (9) foods and…