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Reason Foundation, Santa Monica, CA. – 1988
This collection of 23 papers delivered by a diverse array of participants at a conference on elementary/secondary economics instruction reflects a concern that U.S. students have limited understanding of how or why the U.S. economy operates the way it does. The papers included are: "Economic Education: Leading the Way to Educational…
Descriptors: Business, Comparative Analysis, Corporate Support, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedHighsmith, Robert – International Journal of Social Education, 1994
Reviews the history of economics education, focusing on the efforts of the National Council on Economic Education and Junior Achievement. Discusses similarities and differences in the two organizations. Presents a list of current instructional materials for economics education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Corporate Support, Curriculum Development, Economics
Download full textFlorida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1988
This handbook is designed to help instructors and advisory committees interact effectively in the Partners in Program Excellence (PIPE) system. It describes a way to keep a local advisory committee involved throughout the life of the training program. The handbook takes the instructor and the advisory committee through the 10 activities into which…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Corporate Support, Curriculum Development, Participation
Hill, Franklin – Educational Facility Planner, 1989
Facility planning can be a catalyst for restructuring education by coordinating technology throughout the entire curriculum anticipated for the school. Describes a major high school renovation in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, where a teacher-developed science curriculum became the basis for restructuring science and technology during the facility…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Corporate Support, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Peer reviewedRhys, Gwen; Vidler, Chris – Economics, 1992
Describes a two-day field experience in which college-level business and economics students visited businesses and municipal government organizations. Contends that preparatory experiences were essential to the program's success. Concludes that students were more optimistic about the economy and more enthusiastic about their future work in…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Lee Coll., Baytown, TX. – 1994
With Perkins tech prep funds, Lee College (Baytown, Texas), working with the Gulf Coast Tech Prep Consortium and the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, developed a school-to-work apprenticeship model for tech prep programs. An advisory committe provided guidance in identifying targeted apprenticeable jobs, program content, and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Career Awareness
Lee Coll., Baytown, TX. – 1995
With 1993-94 and 1994-95 Perkins tech prep funds, Lee College, in cooperation with a consortium and local schools, planned, developed, and validated a school-to-work apprenticeship model for tech prep programs. The other educational partners were the Gulf Coast Tech Prep Consortium and nine high schools in eight area school districts. The…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Career Awareness
