This manual contains information for consumer education, which is defined as the process of imparting to an individual the skills, concepts, knowledges, and insights required to help each person evolve his or her own values, evaluate alternative choices in the marketplace, manage personal resources effectively, and obtain the best buys for his or…

This article stresses the need for consumer education in providing instruction which deals with real-life problems. (CD)

A list of 25 medical books for public libraries is based on a survey of central Massachusetts health librarians. The books are divided into two groups: basic texts in the major medical fields, and texts in the medical subspecialities fields. A list of additional medical bibliographies is included. (Author/JPF)

Government and business have become more concerned with measuring market performance in terms of consumer satisfactions and dissatisfactions (CS/D). This research is concerned with the question of how one ought to measure CS/D. Offers a taxonomy of alternative CS/D measures and presents data from a national urban study of consumer complaints to…

The realm of weight reduction is beset with influences that cloud the decision-making process. (RC)

To help you keep current in the ever-changing world of teaching. (Editor) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this docvment: Program Description.

Explains the provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunities Act Amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-239, 94th Congress, H.R. 6516, March 23, 1976), discusses their implications, and suggests enforcement improvements in the Act. (Author/RK)

Past research on consumer information has emphasized the effects of informed consumers of the provision of goods by sellers. This paper examines the effects of informed consumers on other consumers' product choices. These are demand-side effects. Directions for research are outlined. Author/CH)

After presenting a definition of economics education, this article points out the many important reasons for teaching this subject, including its relevance to history and to future learning and participation in society. (CB)

Results of a survey of parents utilizing day care indicated that parents thought they were prepared to select child care, but they in reality did not have the skills or assistance available to them to function as wise consumers of child care. Findings also indicated a lack of diverse, affordable, and accessible child care arrangements. (Author/BL)

Introduces the basic notion of equity access plans as property-based solutions to the cash flow needs of elderly homeowners and then proposes a normative response model that states can adopt to help manage the risk exposures. The recommended model incorporates regulatory, information dissemination, and educational elements. (BH)

Rationale for use of simulations and games. Emphasizes game use in economics, particularly consumer education and studies at the secondary level. (LS)

In an attempt to learn whether University Extension can be of use in consumer health education, the author explains how nominal group process is an effective method for determining the perceived health education needs of a small, defined population. (AG)

Realizing the great need for formal consumer education courses in schools, the California State Department developed a Consumer Survival Kit which is briefly described as a collection of suggested class activities, references and teacher aids. The Kit will be available in early 1974. (Author/RM)

The author calls for improved advertising standards and evaluation of products claiming to improve learning abilities of learning disabled children. (DB)