The American and British experiences with economic education have seen many improvements in the past decades in the shift towards a total social science approach and experience-oriented learning. (KM)

This bibliography cites elementary and secondary print and nonprint materials for use in economics courses. Materials cited were identified through questionnaires sent to 210 publishers and organizations. There were 125 responses. The bibliography consists of two main sections: grades K-6 and 7-12. It is organized alphabetically by source. Slides,…

MATERIAL IN THIS GUIDE IS FOR TEACHER USE IN TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR FOOD SERVICE WORKERS. IT WAS ORGANIZED AND WRITTEN BY A CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST FOR MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (MDT) ASSISTED BY INSTRUCTORS IN THE FIELD. THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP ABILITIES, UNDERSTANDINGS, ATTITUDES, AND INTERESTS NEEDED FOR ENTRY LEVEL…

This publication contains a report on the status of the K-12 economic education program in Texas and recommendations for further improvement, modification, or additional legislation. The report was submitted by the Central Education Agency to the State Legislature, as it is required to do by law. The first part of the report describes actions…

This paper discusses the Financial Analysis System (FAS), a software system for financial analysis, display, and modeling of the data found in the COMPUSTAT Annual Industrial, Over-the-Counter and Canadian Company files. The educational utility of FAS is also discussed briefly. (Author)

Abstracts of research studies in vocational education provide a source of information for the researcher, the teacher, and the education community. Included are 48 masters' reports and theses in agriculture and home economics education completed at the Kansas State University during the period 1963 through 1968. The purpose, methodology, and…

The purpose of this study was to obtain information for a comparison of home economics curricula. A representative sample of home economics units offering at least a BA degree were surveyed and institutional catalogs were reviewed. The questionnaire sought data on: numbers of undergraduate and graduate majors enrolled in Fall 1968; distribution of…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was prepared and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 are the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report provides a list, by course segment, of summarized behavioral objectives for the course with their associated learning…

The fifth volume of the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis produced for the United States Naval Academy covers segments 65-79 of the course. Included in the volume are discussions of monopoly markets, monopolistic competition, oligopoly markets, and the theory of factor demand and supply. Other segments of the course, the…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Modern problems, economic units. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material includes an outline of the Bloomington school philosophy, identification of main areas of modern economics, basic objectives, and techniques for evaluating objectives. The guide covers six units: a) importance…

Potential profits in terms of advertising supports and audience size are usually the determinants of what entertainment programs are broadcast on television. Interviews conducted with children, adolescents, and adults show that understanding of this economic basis for the selection process for entertainment programming increases with age. This…

The article argues that economics education at the undergraduate level should deal less with math and theory and more with the practical solutions to economic problems. A publication of the Economics Association, the journal is available from Economics Association, Room 340, Hamilton House, London WC1H 9BH. (Author/RM)