To resolve the title question, the Kentucky Bureau of Vocational Education has funded research to examine the nature of the problem and elicit recommendations for solutions. Four disciplines were examined: home economics, business and office educations, distributive education, and serial studies. A summary of results is reported. (AG)

Discusses environmental pollution and the role of business education to help students learn about the effects of pollution on people and their environment. (SB)

This area is difficult to teach because of the rapid changes in consumer needs. Modules were developed to assist in developing consumer qualities focusing on the processes through which information is acquired, values explored, decisions made, and action taken. The spiraling process assures repeated exposure to the processes and to concepts at…

Surveys the why,'' how,'' where,'' and by whom'' of consumer education in vocational agriculture and synthesizes this in eight concluding statements that suggest what should be.'' (Editor)

Discussed is the need for the new regulations for proprietary schools proposed by the Federal Trade Commission. (BP)

The article describes seven innovative home economics projects. They are in the areas of child care development, fashion, consumer education, secondary school career education, and FHA/HERO contributions to the classroom. (AG)

A Self-Help Program for Chicano Women. (Editor)

Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska, developed a series of minimum competencies in seven areas as standards for their graduates. One of the seven areas, consumerism, covers money management, credit, insurance, taxes, buying decisions, and consumer protection. (BM)

A consumer science course at Rumford (Maine) Junior High School uses resources and facilities of the home economics and science departments to take low-ability students through a variety of practical learning experiences combining chemistry, biology, and home economics. Rotation of classrooms and teachers helps to keep the students interested. (MF)

In reviewing the current practices in business education and speculating on future needs, eight challenges are presented which are important to the continuation of an effective business education program. Among the challenges listed are teaching consumerism for a new standard of living and expanding and improving adult business education. (BM)

The supervisor of consumer education for the Ohio State Department of Education lists guidelines developed for the consumer education coordinators placed in 16 of Ohio's 102 vocational education planning districts. He notes that the State provides funds for two services operated by the coordinators, resource libraries, and inservice programs. (MF)

Implications of Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for home economics educators. (SB)