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Download full textCooper, Richard Magill – 1974
The study attempts to survey and record the opinions of high school seniors on the vocational and consumer aspects of their formal education. Following a brief overview of the literature related to current vocational and consumer education programs is a description of the survey instrument and the study sample--two San Diego (California) County…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Planning, Consumer Education
O'CONNOR, DOROTHY; SATTERFIELD, MARY LEE – 1966
FOR UNITS IN (1) SELF CARE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, (2) GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS, (3) HOW TO GET AND KEEP A JOB, (4) MONEY, AND (5) SAFETY. THE GUIDE LISTS POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATIONS, DISCUSSION TOPICS, FILMS, AND FIELD TRIPS FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED YOUTH AGED 15 TO 21 YEARS. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS SIX ITEMS. (JW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Consumer Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
Deloria, Vine, Jr., Ed. – 1974
As the third volume in a five volume series of position papers on American Indian education, this publication presents eleven position papers on special programs. Papers are titled as follows: (1) "A Vision: The Warrior-Scholar-Community Activist, The End Product of Indian Studies"; (2) "The Relation of Indian Studies to the University Structure";…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, American Indians, Community Involvement
Boulden, Alfred W., Ed. – 1976
This teaching guide for business education contains supplementary instructional materials for the subjects of accounting, business English, business mathematics, career education, consumer education, data processing, and office procedures. The units differ in format and in types of learning activities presented. The learning activity package for…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, Business English, Career Education
National Consumer Council, London (England). – 1996
These guidelines are designed to help sponsors and producers meet the standards expected of educational materials and activities aimed at schools in the United Kingdom. The guidelines are also designed to help teachers, parents, and school board members assess the sponsored materials and activities offered to the school. The guidelines aim to…
Descriptors: Career Education, Check Lists, Consumer Education, Corporate Support
McElhinney, Kerry R.; Pershing, James A. – 1989
The lack of economics literacy is a serious problem in the United States. Today, public school students are taught little if any economics and score very poorly on economics literacy tests, with the average test score being 40 percent. This absence of economic understanding hurts the economy in the following ways: (1) economically illiterate…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Citizenship Education, Consumer Education, Critical Thinking
Russell (Harold) and Associates, Inc., Waltham, MA. – 1986
This directory, compiled as a reference tool for information and service providers, lists and briefly describes national level organizations which provide information about disabilities and direct services to disabled individuals. Organizations are categorized as: advocacy, consumer, and voluntary health organizations (124); information/data…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Athletics, Clearinghouses, Consumer Education
Staub, Joseph R., Jr. – 1980
This guide is an annotated listing of recent curricular materials dealing with some aspects of energy. A grade-subject matrix at the beginning of the guide directs the user to pages containing appropriate references for level and desired subject. A standard body of information is given for each guide entry. Materials are listed alphabetically by…
Descriptors: Art Education, Consumer Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy
Griffee, Alice – 1973
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…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Vaughn, Gladys Gary; And Others – 1978
This paper considers impact of federal legislation on conduct of vocational consumer and homemaking programs with a focus on relationships among the American Home Economics Association (AHEA), home economics, and federal vocational education legislation. Chapter 1 overviews AHEA and discusses interrelationships between it and the home economics…
Descriptors: Accountability, Consumer Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1980
This comprehensive curriculum guide for junior high through adult levels presents foods and nutrition as they relate to quality living, career orientation, and occupational training. The first section is a conceptual outline of core material in foods and nutrition. Five instructional levels are I (grades 7-9), II (9-10), III (10-11), IV (11-12),…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Consumer Education, Continuing Education
Bodman, Jean W.; Lanzano, Susan C. – 1978
Adult students of English as a second language (ESL) in northern New Jersey were surveyed to determine their perceptions of the relative importance of various aspects of English instruction. The questionnaire was based on a 1974 Adult Performance Level Study (APL). Results of the survey led to the following general conclusions: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Consumer Education, Curriculum Development
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1971
The guide contains consumer education learning activities and references for use with Manpower Development and Training Act trainees. It is organized in six sections, each dealing with one of the following basic concepts: (1) the economic system, (2) income procurement, (3) consumer alternatives, (4) consumer behavior determinants, (5) roles,…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Resources, Concept Teaching, Consumer Economics
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1969
The major provisions of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 are explained. Following discussion of the rationale of the legislation and of the extent and basis of allocation of state grants, separate sections of the document deal with: (1) exemplary programs, (2) residential projects, (3) consumer and homemaking education, (4) cooperative…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1982
The effectiveness of Georgia's comprehensive high school consumer and homemaking educational programs in providing competence in six essential skill areas was studied. Respondents were selected from all Georgia high school graduates from 1978-79 who had participated in at least one consumer and homemaking education course. Survey findings showed…
Descriptors: Competence, Consumer Education, Educational Research, Graduate Surveys
