A learning experience is described for upper elementary or junior high students involving the manufacture, transportation, and marketing of a product for consumers. Steps are given and roles are assigned for students to convert raw material (paper) to a finished product (paper airplanes) and to sell it. (AV)

The teaching procedures and class activities used in a consumer economics and law course at Taft High School, Los Angeles, California, are briefly discussed. The relevance of consumer education is commented on. A bibliography of resource materials is provided. (RM)

Author suggests several student-centered activities using toys to introduce children to consumerism. (GB)

Presented is a chart which helps to explain inflation to intermediate grade students. It dramatizes the cumulative effect of inflation over six years, and helps to introduce the topic of self-sufficiency, which can help alleviate the problem of inflation. (KC)

The author examines current course offerings within the postsecondary business department. He analyzes student attitudes toward personal economics education in light of the new complexity of contemporary personal economics choices and argues that instruction in personal economics may be undervalued. (CH)

Describes a six-week economics project for high school students. Suggests teaching consumer economics by having students pretend they are broke and out on their own. Discusses activities, materials, and student essays demonstrating the use and understanding of basic consumer terminology, credit, insurance, budgeting, and housing. (DK)

The article gives a partial list of communications projects of a consumer economics college class in which they provide information to such consumer groups as teenagers, the elderly, low-income families; and college students. (BP)

This handbook contains teaching ideas for personal and family financial planning courses in senior high schools. Each concept includes the type of activity, an overview of the activity in the form of a generalization, student performance indicators, a plan for implementation, evaluation criteria and materials needed to conduct the activity. Many…

This feature section of the Forum includes short articles on various aspects of the business education program. (JS)

Several trends which offer greater viability for basic business education include improved content, increased enrollments, improved sequential curriculum, a systems approach, improved textbooks, promotion of consumer education, newer approaches, more flexibility in learning structure, improved teacher preparation, and strengthened ties with the…