Designed as a supplement to the section on the socio-economically disadvantaged in the Consumer Education Curriculum Guide for Ohio, K-12, the guide contains consumer education learning activities for use with persons of limited income. It is organized in six sections, each dealing with one of the following basic concepts: (1) the economic system,…

The resource unit was prepared to provide examples of business education activities that emphasize economic concepts concerning consumer credit and to supply information pertaining to the Oklahoma Uniform Consumer Credit Code. It is suggested for use in the following courses: general business, business law, business economics, bookkeeping,…

The expansion of community development credit unions through a grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity is proposed and elaborated on by a current examination of the program. Described as consumer-owned, neighborhood-based financial institutions, more than 250 of these community credit unions are presently serving low-income communities…

The teacher's guide is for a high school unit on accepting credit responsibility, part of family financial education program which also includes a unit on managing personal income. The components of the unit, correlated with a planned instructional program in any area of economics, can be used to reinforce certain relationships and concepts which…

The intent of this paper is to come to terms with some of the philosophical issues raised by community involvement in the education power structure. The literature reviewed identifies some of the underlying assumptions and explores some implications of increased citizen involvement for both educators and the society they serve. Two modes of…

This curriculum guide, in addition to offering a brief rationale and introduction to consumer education, presents specific suggestions for initiating or developing an individual program. There are generally considered to be four possible methods of implementation: 1) the individual teacher; 2) a team approach; 3) an interdisciplinary structure;…

The paper examines the economic situations in Greenland and Alaska. Similar in many ways, the 2 countries represent opposite policy poles from a cultural standpoint. The basic economic problem is one of severe regional imbalance when compared with the rest of the nation. For both, government policy has tried to raise income and consumption to a…

The Materials Evaluation Committee of the Joint Council reviewed both print and non-print supplementary student materials for economics in order to make this selected list of those materials thought to be suitable according to: 1) whether the materials are genuinely concerned with economic matters; 2) whether they are analytical in nature; and, 3)…

The guide for secondary teachers, a new interdisciplinary approach integrating macroeconomic and microeconomic concepts with home economic courses, is divided into two major parts: Part I, "Teaching Personal Economics in the Home Economics Curriculum," written by a group of specialists, stresses consumer behavior in four units on clothing,…

The purpose of this study was to determine the short-term impact of inquiry-oriented teaching materials on high school students' understanding of consumer education concepts and practices. In addition, the study sought to ascertain if a comparative advantage exists in offering consumer education courses at the preservice and the inservice levels…

A Marxian economic analysis of interpersonal communication within a capitalist system finds that capitalism, with its attendant stress on wholly economic values, produces a commodity-oriented society. Mass media advertising is the primary vehicle through which the capitalist culture indoctrinates the ideas of competition for the intangibles (love,…

A 1968 field study of the legal problems of the rural poor in an eastern North Carolina county typical of the rural poverty belt is described in this report. The primary purposes of this study were (1) to determine the types of legal problems confronting the rural poor person, (2) to ascertain whether he perceived those problems as…

The role of formal education as a disseminator of new information and producer of significant learning experiences has been continuously diminishing. Interest is growing in learning that occurs in the informal action environments of everyday life and workplaces. Informal learning occurs in varied places and by varied means. Work teaches…

Describes a popular seventh-grade mathematics project that involves house plans. Students choose house plans from books, transfer the plan to grid paper, and stake out the floor plan on a vacant area of the neighborhood. Project includes designing dream homes, researching jobs to afford their homes, and discussion of real-life concerns. (PVD)

Sharply criticizes current free market practices especially in light of the globalization of capitalism. Maintains that a laissez-faire approach to the allocation of resources and consumer choices is no longer relevant in a world defined by an increasing disparity between rich and poor. (MJP)