A recent study of Harvard and Radcliffe students who interrupted their college careers shows most of the students benefited from the time off; the Consumer Service Center at Paramus High School in New Jersey helps students and the community. (Author/MLF)

This community home care program for family caregivers is designed to provide information to family caregivers on ways to provide care more easily in the home by making changes in the home, and drawing on resources from outside the home. It provides guidelines for volunteer "hosts," i.e., persons who coordinate and run the course, on how to assist…

The purpose of this article is to aid parents in selecting high quality child care. A systematic method for identifying high quality child care focuses on three major program areas: the physical, learning, and teaching environments. The discussion helps parents become aware of appropriate questions about the physical environment, become familiar…

During the past 10 years, consumers have experienced a substantial growth in credit and an unprecedented increase in the rate of inflation. As increases in credit usage continue to outpace increases in real income and as savings rates decline, consumers are increasingly likely to suffer financial problems and are increasingly in need of money…

"Give and Take" is a series of 12 15-minute television/film programs and related print materials on economics and consumer economics designed for 13- to 15-year-olds. The series purposes are to improve economics' knowledge and decision-making skills. This booklet contains reviews of six research studies that examined the impact of the…

This booklet provides consumers with an overview of information about life insurance. Chapter 1, "Why Life Insurance?" outlines the primary purposes of life insurance coverage and presents basic facts about the Canadian life insurance industry. Chapter 2, "Do I Need Life Insurance?" discusses life insurance coverage at specific…

This illustrated guide was designed to familiarize consumers with planning a vacation trip, whether domestic or abroad. The guide covers setting up a budget; package tours; cruises and charter flights; travel agencies and clubs; and arranging stays in hotels/motels, rental condominiums, bed-and-breakfasts, hostels, campsites, and private…

There is a need for a stronger program of consumer studies in California's schools, and each year this need becomes more pressing. It is a confusing time for the American consumers; complex products are frequently hard to evaluate, and the nature of the marketplace is impersonal. According to a study released by the U.S. Office of Education, more…

This booklet on food buying power, 1 in a series of 12, covers all the basic aspects of personal- and family-money management. Suitable for use by high school and college students as well as adults, this handbook offers information on developing a shopping list, deciding where to shop, selecting the best buys, and reading food labels. Section 1 on…

How students and teachers move beyond awareness to active modification of existing environments to fit their own needs is the author's subject. He proposed that schools should serve as laboratories for environmental experimentation and that "environmental literacy" should be part of the curriculum. (Editor/RK)

Ways of integrating consumer education with an inquiry approach into the social studies curriculum are described in three categories: the marketplace as resource, value clarification and consumer behavior, and community action projects. (JH)

This is a guide to evaluating consumer education materials and to free or inexpensive materials. An annotated list is provided of recommended materials on the market, such as periodicals and newsletters, books, curriculum guides, and teacher resources. (JH)

From the experience of the Illinois Consumer Education Association, it appears that sonsumer educators who want to promote consumer education in their State can find no more appropriate vehicle than a State consumer education association. (Author)

This booklet is intended to instruct local high school educators on how to write a career education support unit curriculum which provides students with activities that will enable them to acquire the basic understanding and skills essential to function effectively within their economic system. Written in a question/answer format, this guide…