Exploring the economic-psychological-sociological questions related to the purchase of goods, the publication is intended as a foundation on which comprehensive local programs of consumer education can be built. It provides a conceptual framework drawn from the academic disciplines. Focusing on three major concepts (the individual consumer, the…

Teachers who wish to enrich the present social studies curriculum with economic education will find this a useful guide. Learning activities and multi-media resources are suggested which help to illucidate major and supporting concepts in economics for the third grade level. Fundamental concepts for this grade are: 1) a land-use map shows where…

A sample of a one-year curriculum for an elementary social studies program is organized within the framework of the value system which gives expression to the culture of the American nation, rather than following the sequential development of historical events. The goal of the program is to understand if contemporary Americans can comprehend the…

The course focuses on comparison shopping, store etiquette, impulse buying, interpreting labels, specials, loss leaders, standards in relation to need, installment or cash costs. It is primarily designed for consumer or homemaking education, rather than directly related to specific occupational preparation, although it has value for a prospective…

A course on free enterprise, part of a high school career curriculum project, is outlined. Seventy-two objectives for the course are listed. An introduction establishes the purpose of studying free enterprise, a state required course, in terms of learning citizenship responsibilities and gaining knowledge of a private enterprise economy. Four…

This nongraded resource unit was prepared to give the teacher examples of social studies activities that emphasize economic concepts. It presupposes some knowledge of economics, therefore it is not designed primarily for younger children. The major themes are: producing, distributing, and consuming food, clothing, shelter, and services. Canada,…

This resource guide sets out a structure from which units, semester courses, or one-year courses may be developed in Canadian economic studies in the senior high. The Ontario Department of Education lists five possible aims for courses developed from this resource guide: 1) student awareness of fundamental problems, basic forces at work, and key…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on procedures for selecting furnishings is the fifth in a set of six modules on consumer education related to housing. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see CE 019…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on clothing needs of individuals is the third in a set of four modules on consumer education relating to textiles and clothing. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on developing and implementing programs for economically depressed areas is the fourth in a set of four core modules on teaching home economics in economically depressed areas. (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on characteristics of economically depressed area families is the first in a set of three modules on human development in economically depressed areas (EDA). (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on the child and the economically depressed area family is the second in a set of three modules on human development in economically depressed areas (EDA). (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on management skills is the first in a set of three modules on management in economically depressed areas. (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see CE 019 901-967.)…

The volume contains instructional materials for high school consumer education classes. The materials were produced at a workshop and were designed to introduce excitement and enjoyment in the learning process and to serve the slow reader. The first section contains an introduction to simulations and games in consumer education and descriptions of…

This guide is one of a series intended to present a carefully designed plan to teach a progression of economic concepts in the elementary and secondary grades. The guides vary somewhat according to the grade level, however, they all follow the same general pattern. A table of contents lists a number of basic concepts or "Big Ideas"…