Guidelines for a Classroom Presentation on Homelessness: A Demand and Supply Curve Analysis.

Wasson, Renya Reed

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ERIC Number: EJ566860

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Publication Date: 1998

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Guidelines for a Classroom Presentation on Homelessness: A Demand and Supply Curve Analysis.

Wasson, Renya Reed

Journal of Economic Education, v29 n3 p212-26 Sum 1998

Discusses the large-scale reemergence of homelessness within the last 20 years. Examines the characteristics of the newly and chronic homeless. Considers a number of economic and public-policy factors contributing to this situation. Outlines a classroom presentation using graphs, statistics, and discussion questions to illustrate this information. (MJP)

Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Economically Disadvantaged, Economics Education, Educational Responsibility, Higher Education, Homeless People, Housing Needs, Poverty, Social Problems, Social Science Research, Social Theories, Sociocultural Patterns, Supply and Demand

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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