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Download full textFraas, John W. – 1979
The effectiveness of the simulation-gaming method of instruction as opposed to the lecture-discussion method in teaching a college introductory economics course is examined. One hundred and twenty Ashland College freshmen were tested to determine their knowledge, interest, and training in economics; retention of knowledge seven weeks after the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis
Kipps, Paul H.; And Others – 1977
This paper presents the results of a study designed to provide an empirical test of a learning theory proposed by McKenzie and Staaf in which the student effort enters as an argument in the learning achievement function. The model states that final achievement in economics is equal to the initial stock of knowledge plus improvement, where…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Gains
POLLOCK, KATHRYN M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
REPLACING "HOMEMAKING EDUCATION FOR ADULTS," PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN 1956, THIS GUIDE INCLUDES EDUCATION FOR PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIVING AND FOR OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS. IT SHOULD BE HELPFUL TO ADULT EDUCATION DIRECTORS, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORS OF HOME ECONOMICS, AND AREA-CENTER PROGRAM PLANNERS. IT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Community Study
CHADDERDON, HESTER; FANSLOW, ALYCE M. – 1966
PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINES, RESEARCH REVIEWS, AND 500 THESES AND DISSERTATIONS WERE CONSIDERED IN SELECTING 159 RESEARCH STUDIES FOR REVIEW. STUDIES CONCERNED WITH TEACHER EDUCATION WERE INCLUDED BUT ADULT EDUCATION WAS EXCLUDED. THE PERIOD FROM 1959 TO 1966 IS COVERED. TOPICS ARE (1) PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, (2) MANPOWER NEEDS AND EMPLOYMENT…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Equipment
Nelson, Helen Y. – 1979
This review and synthesis of research on home economics education covers studies done during the period 1970-1978. Research reports cover the following topics: consumer-homemaking education, occupational home economics programs in the junior and senior high schools, postsecondary and outreach programs for adults, area vocational schools, and home…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Educational Research, Home Economics
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational and Technical Education. – 1974
The teacher's guide is the second of three developed for primary and early intermediate levels. The learning experiences focus on helping the student to develop an understanding of the family as an economic unit and of money as a medium of exchange that facilitates trade; to identify ways of earning, saving, and spending money; to recognize the…
Descriptors: Banking, Budgeting, Career Awareness, Career Education
Lindbeck, John R. – 1975
The United States is rapidly becoming a metric nation. Industry, education, business, and government are all studying the issue of metrication to learn how they can prepare for it. The book is designed to help teachers and students in career education programs learn something about metrics. Presented in an easily understood manner, the textbook's…
Descriptors: Career Education, Drafting, Educational Needs, Graphic Arts
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1976
The guide presents consumer concepts and generalizations related to five instructional areas of the home economics program: clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, housing and home furnishing, human development and family relations, and management of finances, resources, and services. Each of the five instructional areas includes: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Nelson, Helen Y. – 1970
The 102 reports of research in home economics education for the period 1965-1969 selected for review were obtained from colleges and universities, state research coordinating units, professional journals, and the ERIC Clearinghouse for Vocational and Technical Education. Reports selected were reviewed under the following categories: (1) Philosophy…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Ellena, William J., Ed. – 1973
In this book, specialists and organizations identify the emerging concepts in curriculum for their particular fields, the emerging concepts in the organization and application of knowledge, and the emerging methods of instruction. One chapter each is devoted to a discussion of (1) adult education, (2) art education, (3) business education, (4)…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Art Education, Business Education
Institute of International Studies (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1970
This survey presents the scope of the program of the Agency for International Development in the field of educational assistance to certain of the developing countries in the East Asia region and Vietnam, Near East and South Asia, Africa, and Latin America region. It revises and updates previous surveys completed in 1966, 1968 and 1969.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs
Lumsden, Keith G., Ed. – 1970
In the summer of 1968, the second conference on new developments in the teaching of economics was conducted at Stanford University. For four weeks forty selected professors revised ideas on many basic economic education issues: methodology, innovative techniques, effective teaching, and ways of improving economics courses. As a result of this…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Research
New Mexico Occupational Research and Development Coordinating Unit, Santa Fe. – 1970
This manual, developed after a number of statewide meetings, sets forth standards to provide a minimum regulation base upon which quality vocational education programs can be built. Policies and procedures are given for: (1) Agricultural Education, (2) Distributive Education, (3) Health Occupations Education, (4) Home Economics Education, (5)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Counseling Services, Distributive Education
ALLEN, JAMES E., JR.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE EXPERIMENT OF CUE (CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING ENRICHMENT) WAS DESIGNED TO BRING THE BENEFITS OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TO STUDENTS TO ENABLE THEM TO FORM TASTES, JUDGMENT ABILITIES, VALUES, AND BEHAVIORAL GOALS. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS COVERED WERE ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, AND HOME ECONOMICS. THE ELEMENTS OF THE CUE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Case Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Enrichment
Jorgensen, Stephen R.; Haley, Elizabeth G. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1985
The authors discuss problems of the present in families: functional illiteracy; violence and abuse; adolescent pregnancy; dual earner, single parent, and blended families; alcohol and drug abuse; ethnic diversity; and the aging of America. How high school home economics programs can help with these issues is explored. (CT)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Child Abuse, Drinking, Drug Abuse
