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Chicago Board of Education, IL. – 1972
Consumer education may be included in the curriculum in four ways: (1) as a separate course; (2) taught jointly by a home economics teacher and a business education teacher; (3) taught by teams of teachers in home economics, business education, and social studies; and (4) by including consumer education subject matter in a course in business, home…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Course Content
Habashi, Zeinab S. – 1994
This study investigated the influence of children on family purchasing decisions across two populations, white Americans and Egyptian families residing in the United States. The study also sheds some light on cultural influences that determine consumer behavior of Egyptian American families as distinguished from white American families. This study…
Descriptors: Child Role, Children, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Economics
Mitchell, Linda G. – 1983
A review of research suggests that female participation in the work force in the United States creates change in the socioeconomic status of women and thus in their consumer behavior. In 1950, 25 percent of married women were in the labor force; in 1975, 44 percent worked outside the home. The increasing number of married working women has led to…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Economic Change, Employed Women, Family (Sociological Unit)
Straubhaar, Joseph; Boyd, Douglas A. – 1987
Videocassette recorder (VCR) acquisition and use in developing nations is largely an individual or household decision, and their rapid diffusion is influenced by several factors: price, and its variations due to government restrictions; income and income distribution; the content of broadcast television; the diversity of entertainment media…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Developing Nations, Diffusion (Communication), Government Role
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minn. – 1978
The booklet explores various roles which money has played throughout history and examines the relationship between money and the Federal Reserve System. The major objective is to increase understanding of the performance of various functions such as making money work as a medium of exchange and as a measure of value and of storing value for future…
Descriptors: Banking, Budgeting, Consumer Economics, Credit (Finance)
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1978
This guide is intended to assist those interested in developing and/or assessing consumer skills. It is an accompanyment to a separate collection of survey items (mostly in a multiple choice format) designed to assess seventeen-year-olds' consumer skills. It is suggested that the items can be used as part of an item pool, as an instructional tool,…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Behavior Development, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
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Robertson, Thomas S. – Journal of Communication, 1979
Reviews the current research on the effects of television advertising on children and the interaction between parent and child regarding the child's consumer behavior. Suggests areas for future research. (JMF)
Descriptors: Advertising, Childrens Television, Consumer Economics, Demography
Brobeck, Stephen – 1991
A nationwide test of consumer knowledge of high school students conducted in 1991 found that seniors are unprepared for critical purchasing decisions needed after they graduate. Random samples of the population, 428 high school seniors, were asked 250 questions about a range of consumer subjects such as credit, checking/saving accounts, auto…
Descriptors: Banking, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Credit (Finance)
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1981
This guide is intended to assist curriculum planners and classroom teachers in designing and implementing personal finance instruction to meet a variety of student needs, interests, and abilities. It is organized under five concept areas: employment and income, money management, credit, purchase of goods and services, and rights and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Consumer Economics
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, Consumer Economic Education. – 1978
This annotated bibliography was developed to provide high school and college teachers in consumer economics a reference to teaching materials and aids on personal finance. The content is presented in five sections, as follow: (1) reference materials for teachers (includes eighteen entries of general reference materials; thirteen college and high…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Budgeting, Consumer Economics
Oregon State Board of Education, Salem. – 1972
The guide was developed to aid teachers in planning and developing programs in personal finance education which will prepare students to function as intelligent consumers. Three case studies illustrating common consumer problems are followed by the body of the guide, focusing on five major topics and incorporating economic, social, and physical…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Johnston, William L. – 1974
Ninety-two films, filmstrips, multi-media kits, slides, and audio cassettes, produced between 1964 and 1974, are listed in this selective annotated bibliography on consumer education. The major portion of the bibliography is devoted to films and filmstrips. The main topics of the audio-visual materials include purchasing, advertising, money…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Foxwell, V. Susan – 1974
This guide to resources in consumer education for grade levels K-12 is a revision and updating of a previous guide, ED 070 719. Resources are described in the following categories: multimedia; films; filmstrips; slides, pictures, and transparencies; booklets and study materials; books; records and tapes; teaching units, guidelines, and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Garman, E. Thomas; And Others – 1971
The rationale behind this annotated bibliography of over 1300 items is that every consumer education teacher needs numerous classroom resources to provide for the individual needs of his students, and these resources should be balanced in representing all content areas. The resource materials included, mostly booklets and pamphlets for classroom…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Careers, Consumer Economics
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Nickols, Sharon Y.; Powell, Claire L. – Journal of Extension, 1979
A random survey of Oklahoma Four H Club members was made by Oklahoma State University to better understand the factors influencing adolescent consumer behavior. Based on this study, suggestions for improving extension consumer education through the Four H Clubs are made. (MF)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
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