This document consists of two booklets, one for teachers and one for students. These booklets are part of the Elementary School Program of Junior Achievement, Inc. where students learn about their roles as individuals, workers, and consumers. The booklets are designed to provide practical information about people, businesses, and services in a…

While most microeconomics curriculums contain no reference to the use of microcomputers, spreadsheet packages adapt well to microeconomics courses. This presentation examines the following topics in the context of a microeconomics course: (1) The Microcomputer Spreadsheet Package--LOTUS; (2) The Spreadsheet Anatomy--cells, commands, menus; (3)…

Publications listed in this index are limited to specific business education publications and those related to business education. Journals essential to research and teaching in the broad business education spectrum with emphasis on information systems, economic education, business teacher education, and vocational education are included in the…

One of a series of high school level units on business issues, this packet introduces students to a new type of business advertising, "issue ads." This non-product advertising allows a corporation or business organization to express its viewpoint directly to the public. Because this is a complex issue, the unit is recommended for…

Economics teachers at the secondary and postsecondary level are provided with an overview and general recommendations for effective use of games and simulations. Material is divided into two sections. In section 1, a description of card games, board games, activities, and puzzles is followed by a discussion of the advantages of each of these types…

The School of Home Economics at the University of Nevada--Reno designed a programed learning course in nutrition that could be studied at home with resources of programed materials, self-tests, and telephone conferences. (BP)

The article offers an overview of the product safety issue and offers ideas for helping students develop product safety awareness. The role of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and safety legislation are discussed. (MW)

A model for analyzing the instructor's optimizing behavior patterns with respect to costs and benefits associated with the introduction and use of course evaluation is presented, modified, and extended. (Author/DE)

As the number of working wives increase, research findings on the contributions of family members to household tasks become relevant for educators and psychologists in designing curriculum and understanding individual/family behavioral change. (EA)

Student learning of macroeconomic principles by computer assisted instruction is compared to student performance by conventional methods. (KM)

In the last 10 years, an approach to electronic distance education called audiographic computerized telelearning using standard telephone lines has come to the fore. Telelearning is a cost-effective system which optimizes existing computer facilities and creates a teaching-learning environment that is interactive, efficient, and adaptable to a…

This proceeding includes 27 papers: "Tools to Support Information Delivery" (Miller); "Present Trends in European Agricultural Advisory Services" (Nitsch); "The Look of Extension in the Future" (Boyle); "Assessing Needs for Organizational Development, Staff Development, and Management during Periods of…

Tests of achievement in economics have a variety of uses. Their principal role is to evaluate how successful students have been in learning economics on a particular course, either overall or in particular aspects of economics. They may also serve to provide evidence about the efficacy of specific teaching materials and/or strategies. Finally,…

This booklet examines the role of women in an increasingly technology-based society. An introductory section outlines the logical relationship between women as consumption managers of food, clothing, and shelter needs and appropriate technology (AT) concerns. A second section, "Women's Place in Science and Technology," examines the…

This curriculum guide emphasizes that economics is a method of thought or analysis and highlights the teaching of macroeconomic concepts. Definitions of economics, economic actions and their results, individual and group relationships, and supply and demand principles are reviewed. Macroeconomic concepts that are introduced include: (1) economic…