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Prentice, Dinah, Ed. – 1978
This document is one in a series of three monographs developed by the National Association of State Boards of Education and designed to acquaint the reader with consumer education issues and how they affect policies. Included in these monographs are articles on what should be taught as part of consumer education, how consumer education programs…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Consumer Education, Economics Education, Educational Policy
Download full textRitzman, Mary Bucher – 1975
In order to provide an historical perspective on the development of Consumerama (a 4-H program initiated in 1969 by the Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension Service), a 34-item questionnaire was developed and distributed to persons having prime responsibility for 4-H Consumerama activities in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. After securing a 100…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Age, Consumer Education, County Programs
Prentice, Dinah, Ed. – 1978
This document is one in a series of three monographs developed by the National Association of State Boards of Education and designed to acquaint the reader with consumer education issues and how they affect policies. Included in these monographs are articles on what should be taught as part of consumer education, how consumer education programs…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Economic Climate, Economics Education, Educational Policy
Prentice, Dinah, Ed. – 1978
This document is one in a series of three monographs developed by the National Association of State Boards of Education and designed to acquaint the reader with consumer education issues and how they affect policies. Included in these monographs are articles on what should be taught as part of consumer education, how consumer education programs…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Business, Consumer Education, Economics Education
Wilhelms, Fred T. – 1974
Effective buymanship and effective financial management are the cornerstone of an elementary and secondary school consumer education program. The curriculum must meet some basic and essential criteria in order to prepare the student for learning about budgeting, a concept which encompasses buymanship and financial management. Through knowledge,…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Course Organization, Educational Objectives
Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale. Dept. of Family Economics and Management. – 1978
The pamphlet describes the development of a consumer education program for prison inmates, and presents 12 curriculum guides on consumer topics relevant to prisoners. Because prison inmates spend time removed from the changing economic marketplace, and because many crimes stem from financial and economic problems, it is important to educate and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Banking, Budgeting
