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Applied Economics: A Program That Actively Involves Students in Learning.
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Sperling, Mark B. – Social Studies, 1992
Discusses "Applied Economics," a high school economics program designed by Junior Achievement. Suggests that economics education should help students explore the current community and world experience through microeconomics and macroeconomics. Describes the program's effect at one school, and the simulations used to help students…
Descriptors: Business Education, Courseware, Curriculum Enrichment, Economics Education
How Does a Community Work? Junior Achievement's New Program for Second Graders.
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Swets, Judith Lee – Social Studies, 1992
Discusses "How Does a Community Work," a Junior Achievement economic education program for second graders. Explains that the lessons teach children about how people live together and the job choices available in a community. Describes how the program fits into a social studies curriculum on neighborhoods and communities. (DK)
Descriptors: Business Education, Community, Decision Making Skills, Economics Education