A procedure for writing a term paper and suggestions on how to select a topic in consumer education for the paper are offered as learning experiences in consumer education whereby the student can select, delimit, study, organize, summarize, and verify material related to a topic of personal interest. (AG)

A research project is underway to identify gaps and shortcomings in consumer education programs. (JS)

Discusses the need for educating youth in the role and function of credit bureaus. (CH)

A consumer affairs attorney points up pitfalls awaiting the unschooled shopper and suggests approaches to consumer education. (JK)

Consumer education encourages critical thinking, teaches life skills, leads to self-confidence and independence, improves the quality of life, produces better-informed citizens, helps the disadvantaged make the marketplace work in their favor, and provides businesses with educated customers. (SK)

Most consumers are relatively unaware of how automobile dealerships profit from automobile finance, insurance, and warranty arrangements. Consumers should consult an attorney when buying a car--one of the largest expenditures a person will ever make. (JOW)

Forty older and 60 younger adults were asked to estimate the level of discount expected in ads. Consumers were skeptical of implausible discounts. Implausible and highly plausible discounts had more influence on price perceptions than did discounts with low plausibility. (SK)

Purpose: This paper seeks to engage in an examination of "Quality in Business Education" (the QUBE project) with a specific brief to examine student involvement in the quality process. Design/methodology/approach: The work was carried out in conjunction with five partner institutions. The semantic distinctions between the terms…

A study conducted by "Money" Magazine in August 2006 found that students are not as financially literate as they ought to be. Teachers are now being challenged to find alternative strategies to educate students in the ways of personal finance. One component of personal finance that is particularly challenging is investments. In this article, the…

This chapter examines popular culture as a site of cultural resistance. Specifically, it explores how "culture jamming," a cultural-resistance activity, can be a form of adult education. It examines adult education and learning as it intersects with both consumerism and popular culture. Focus is placed on a growing social movement of individuals…

This article considers the role of English as the global language within the industrial-consumer paradigm. In the 21st century, the English language plays a different function in the global economy than it did during the 19th century when it was used as an instrument of cultural imperialism. Today, English serves as a vehicle for participation in…

Our paper deals with the relationship between sustainability, media advertisements and their effect on children. This topic is highly actual today, as the children of today, who grow up in front of the TV will be the consumers of tomorrow. The perpetual growth of consuming and gathering material goods is not serving the sustainable development.…