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Ssebagala, Ralph Abbey – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2017
A large fraction of South African consumers are highly leveraged, inadequately insured, and/or own little to no assets of value, which increases their exposure not only to idiosyncratic risk but also to severe indebtedness and/or default. This scenario can present negative ramifications that lead well beyond the confines of individual households.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Debt (Financial), Consumer Economics, Legislation
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Christie, Lorna; Kempen, Elizabeth; Strydom, Mariette – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate custom-made apparel manufacturing micro-enterprise (CMME) owners' perspectives of sustainability within their business practices throughout the entire product development process and determine how educational initiatives can promote a more environmentally conscious product development process.…
Descriptors: Clothing, Manufacturing, Small Businesses, Ownership
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Migliorini, Paola; Wezel, Alexander; Veromann, Eve; Strassner, Carola; Srednicka-Tober, Dominika; Kahl, Johannes; Bügel, Susanne; Briz, Teresa; Kazimierczak, Renata; Brives, Hélène; Ploeger, Angelika; Gilles, Ute; Lüder, Vanessa; Schleicher-Deis, Olesa; Rastorgueva, Natalia; Tuccillo, Fabio; Talgre, Liina; Kaart, Tanel; Ismael, Diana; Rembialkowska, Ewa – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: To clarify needs and requests of the young generation to the contemporary and future education on food systems, this paper aims to examine the following issues: students' background knowledge, students' behaviour as consumers and food citizenship, most interesting topics of SFS for students and students' preferences and expectations in…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Expectation, Sustainable Development, Food
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Huyard, Caroline – Environmental Education Research, 2020
Contributing to more sustainable diets is a major challenge for contemporary environmental education. It implies an increase in the share of plant-based foods and of home-cooked meals. Awareness of this is widespread but taking concrete action is not easy. What competences does it call for? To identify them, we proposed an 8-month training course…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Sustainable Development, Dietetics, Eating Habits
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Khilukha, Oksana; Lipych, Lubov; Kushnir, Myroslava; Fatenok-Tkachuk, Alla – International Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Ukraine has created a competitive market of educational services, the supply of which has made a tremendous surge in the last 10 years. Trends in the development of higher education indicate that the decline in the number of student leads to a reduction in the number of higher education institutions, yet there is still a need to maintain highly…
Descriptors: Competition, Marketing, Educational Trends, Higher Education
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Huh, Michelle; Friedman, Ori – Developmental Psychology, 2019
In 4 experiments, we show that young children (total N = 290) use information about supply and demand to infer the desirability of resources. In each experiment, children saw scenarios about sandwiches from different shops, which varied in supply (number of sandwiches produced for the day) and demand (number of customers attracted). In Experiments…
Descriptors: Young Children, Supply and Demand, Inferences, Childrens Attitudes
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Bartram, Brendan; Hathaway, Tanya; Rao, Namrata – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
In the current higher education (HE) environment, indicators of 'teaching excellence' (TE) are increasingly under the spotlight. The literature offers a wide range of models and perspectives, but also highlights the need for greater (comparative) scrutiny of the perceptions of those at the centre -- staff teaching across the disciplines in…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Education
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Thomas, Deepa K.; Shajimon, P. P. – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2019
Changes within the structure of a dynamic market and competition influences purchasing preferences and behavior of customers. The consumption fact of today differs from traditional consumption perceptions. This difference is caused by the fact that the act of consumption is not only based on utilitarian but also hedonic instincts. The shopping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mass Media Effects, Undergraduate Students, Females
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Ibiapina, Iveltyma Roosemalen Passos; Leocadio, Aurio; Lazaro, Jose Carlos; Romero, Claudia Buhamra Abreu – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2021
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cultural components and municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal individual practices in the context of Brazilian and German university students. To achieve this goal, we chose to conduct qualitative research with ethnographic inspiration, exploratory and descriptive nature. For one year, the…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Sanitation, Recycling
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McGregor, Sue L. T. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2020
This position article proposes that bankruptcy counseling and education should be tailored so that bankrupts and consumer debtors can attain "solvency literacy," a new construct developed for this initiative. They need to (a) handle their financial affairs "during" the insolvency process while (b) concurrently striving for a…
Descriptors: Money Management, Debt (Financial), Teaching Methods, Credit (Finance)
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Ates, Hüseyin – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2020
Global warming presents a threat for human and nature systems. For a few decades, sustainable food consumption behaviors have been considered remarkable to protect environmental sources. Changes in food consumption behaviors can benefit in improving environmental quality. While consumers are trying to reduce their environmental impact, it is…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Student Attitudes, Bias
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Palomino, Patricia – International Journal of English Studies, 2018
The emergence of new technologies has changed the way people communicate. Social media have allowed businesses to connect with customers and to market their products more efficiently. However, these platforms also allow customers to share information and opinions with the company and fellow customers, diverting from previous online service…
Descriptors: Social Media, Telecommunications, Foreign Countries, Web 2.0 Technologies
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Adisa, Toyin Ajibade; Harrison, Michael; Sani, Kareem Folohunso; Mingazova, Diliara; Kypuram, Jaya – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
Has the National Student Survey 'customerized' the UK's university students? This article examines the 'customerization' of university students in the UK and the impacts of reciprocity and social exchange behaviour on National Student Survey outcomes. Using a multi-method qualitative approach, the findings suggest that the National Student Survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Surveys, National Surveys, College Students
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Murzyn-Kupisz, Monika; Holuj, Dominika – Education Sciences, 2021
Fashion designers can have a key role to play in making fashion more sustainable, as they are able to influence and contribute to all dimensions of fashion impact (economic, environmental, social, and cultural), both positive and negative. Fashion design education should be seen as a chance to make aspiring designers aware of the challenges and…
Descriptors: Clothing, Textiles Instruction, Design Crafts, Sustainable Development
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Lubienski, Christopher; Perry, Laura B.; Kim, Jina; Canbolat, Yusuf – Comparative Education, 2022
In recent decades, policymakers around the globe have adopted market mechanisms such as consumer-style choice, provider autonomy and competition. Such policies may improve educational equity since families can choose options outside of their assigned local school. Yet research from multiple countries is finding a link between greater use of such…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Consumer Economics, Competition, Educational Policy
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