The curriculum unit was used in a two-week pilot program on leisure industries. The class met five periods per week for forty minutes per period. Behavioral objectives specify that students will be able: (1) to define leisure, vacation, rest, relaxation, avocation, secondary career, service industry, and leisure or recreation industry; (2) to…

The project, which utilized a series of workshops and supervisory visits to successfully plan a curriculum in the work ethic for grades 4-6, originated in response to a concern expressed by western Massachusetts educators and employers as to the attitudes toward work of their students and employees. The project report includes: (1) project,…

Volume 2 of a three-volume final report presents curriculum materials developed as part of a research project which pilot tested a distributive education program for rural schools utilizing a retail store simulation plan. The materials for the two-year curriculum consist of "Competency Area Packets" (addressed to the student) for the following…

The student's manual covers a 1-year introductory program for grade 10 as part of a 3-phase individualized integrated curriculum entitled "The Health Care System," which includes work study and optional cooperative education. The manual is divided into three sections: Module 1, an orientation to the health care system, which provides an…

This handbook for trainers in consumer education contains three main sections: content outlines, learning activities, and resource materials. The areas covered by the content outlines are: financial management, consumer credit, and the consumer in the economy. The learning activities section comprises a sampling of the best activities identified…