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Download full textNorth Dakota State Board for Vocational-Technical Education, Bismarck. – 1994
This performance report for program year 1994 outlines the accomplishments and benefits to individuals in North Dakota as a result of programs funded by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990, PL 101-392. The report records enrollment information, projects conducted, accomplishments, and future needs for the…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs, Early Parenthood
Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1994
This performance report for program year 1994 outlines the accomplishments and benefits to individuals in Washington State as a result of programs funded by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990, PL 101-392. The report records enrollment information, projects conducted, accomplishments, and future needs for…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs, Early Parenthood
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc., Hartford, CT. – 1994
This learning guide on conserving limited resources is part of a series of learning guides developed for competency-based adult consumer and homemaking education programs in community colleges, adult education centers, community centers, and the workplace. Focus is on the connections among personal, family, and job responsibilities so that these…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Conservation Education
Ewen, Danielle; Goldstein, Anne – 1996
This report provides an overview of the activities funded in 1994 by states using funds available for quality improvement and supply building in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Information on the activities was obtained through mail surveys conducted by the National Child Care Information Center with 45 states and territories…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Block Grants, Certification, Community Coordination
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education Services. – 1992
This curriculum guide was developed as a resource for teachers to use in planning and implementing a competency-based instructional program in independent living at the high school level. It contains materials for a 2-semester consumer home economics course, based on the North Carolina Vocational Education Program of Studies (revised 1992); it is…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Competence, Competency Based Education
Mauldin, Teresa, Ed. – 1993
This document contains 5 invited lectures, 34 refereed papers, 19 refereed poster abstracts, 10 special topics/invited papers, 15 workshops/ panel discussions, 6 graduate student papers, and 5 roundtables. Selected titles are as follows: "Biotechnology and the Consumer" (Flamm et al.); "Impact of Information on Consumers' Concerns…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Biotechnology, Consumer Economics
Leech, Irene E., Ed. – Consumer Interest Annual, 1998
Among the 25 refereed papers, 14 refereed poster sessions, 17 invited papers, and 14 panel/workshop sessions are the following: "Forces Driving Change in Food Safety" (Foreman); "Are Two Incomes Needed to Get Ahead Today?" (Walden); "Financial Manager Profile Scale" (Lytton, Grable); "Real World Financial…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Miller, Sandra W., Ed.; Tulloch, Charlotte R., Ed. – 1989
This publication is designed to help home economics teachers as they identify and teach basic skills in their programs. Part I, "Basic Skills Instruction in Home Economics" (Miller), discusses strategies for supplementing basic skills through home economics content. It addresses preparation of home economics teachers to incorporate basic skills in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Biological Sciences, Clothing, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Nicholls State Univ., Thibodaux, LA. – 1986
This model instructional unit was developed to aid business teachers in Louisiana to prepare students in grades 10-12 for business and office employment, further educational experiences, and responsible consumer activity. It provides guidance on model performance objectives, current technology content, sources, and supplemental materials.…
Descriptors: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Skills, Clerical Occupations
Household International, Prospect Heights, IL. Money Management Inst. – 1990
This booklet provides guidance for students and families who seek help in meeting college costs. It begins with guidelines for developing a funding strategy, with tips on how to calculate amount needed and planner's net worth and including sample budget forms and balance sheets. This section is followed by descriptions of the investments…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Students, Consumer Education, Credit (Finance)
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1988
A labor market-oriented study of the effects of internationalization provided background for National Commission for Employment Policy (NCEP) recommendations on ways to enhance the ability of the U.S. economy to compete in world markets. The analysis focuses on three major dimensions: (1) trade in goods and services; (2) immigrants (legal and…
Descriptors: Adults, Blue Collar Occupations, Competition, Consumer Education
Berry, Ruth E., Ed. – 1986
These proceedings consist of 13 presentations, most of which are followed by responses or discussant comments. The papers include "Comparable Worth: Pay Equity or Road to Ruin?" (Ferber; discussants Braconi, Zick); "Measuring Financial Satisfaction" (Davis; discussant Lown); "Can Tools for Regional Economics Be Used to Assess the Export of Family…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparable Worth, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Holyoak, Arlene, Ed. – 1988
These proceedings consist of 16 papers, some of which are followed by discussants' comments. They include: "Growing Older in a Rural Retirement Community" (Brokaw, Peters, Tripple; discussants Olson, Tucker; "An Interactive Computer Model for Achieving Personal Financial Goals" (Dilbeck, Hinds, Ulivi; discussants Burton, Peterson); "The Economics…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Johnson, Julie M. – 1986
An assessment of the needs of the economically disadvantaged measured the importance of specific home economics content for high school students. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 470 parents of economically and noneconomically disadvantaged students and representatives from the Nebraska Department of Social Services. The 136 concepts used in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Education
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Home Economics Education. – 1986
This guide is intended to assist teachers in using a life skills approach to introducing early adolescents to the five basic areas of home economics. The following topics are covered in the individual units: life skills in family communication (hearing and listening, speaking, writing, obtaining and responding to feedback, holding a sustained…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives, Careers
