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Ingels, Steven J.; O'Brien, Mary Utne – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1988
Examines the effect of economics instruction on ninth-grade student attitudes toward economic topics using the Economics Values Inventory. Finds that economics instruction has a measurable impact on student economic attitudes and reinforces developmental trends resulting in greater commitment to the system of economic production and diminished…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Economics, Economics Education