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Bossick, Michael John – ProQuest LLC, 2009
There has been much discussion in recent years concerning student consumerism and its potentially negative impact on higher education. Much of the literature has been anecdotal (Bellah 1999; Delucchi and Smith 1997; Edmundson 1997; Smith 2000), while some studies have been more empirical in nature (Levine and Cureton 1998; Delucchi and Korgen…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Behavior, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Nappi, Andrew T. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to determine the short-term impact of inquiry-oriented teaching materials on high school students' understanding of consumer education concepts and practices. In addition, the study sought to ascertain if a comparative advantage exists in offering consumer education courses at the preservice and the inservice levels…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Critical Thinking