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"When I See a Sale, I Say: 'Ah! But When Will This Expire?'": Pragmatic Relations in the Practices of Reading Expiration Dates by Older Women Literacy Students
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Grossi, Flávia Cristina Duarte Pôssas; Fonseca, Maria da Conceição Ferreira Reis – Adult Literacy Education, 2023
This study analyses how older (mostly 60 years or over) women who are literacy students at Youth and Adult Education Program in a small village of Brazil appropriate school numeracy practices during a class about the discursive genre "label" and the information it conveys. We focus on the students' participation in the discursive…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Females, Adult Literacy, Merchandise Information
MestreChef Nutritional Game: An Alternative Method to Promote Nutrition Facts Label Reading in Obesity Outreach Activities
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Pamella Mayumi Dias Inamori; Camilo Lellis-Santos – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Reading nutrition facts labels is a competency for which training is given in several nutrition education programs, especially in obesity outreach workshops. The Top Trumps-style card game is commonly used in obesity prevention educational programs to engage participants in reading nutrition facts labels; however, the success of TV cooking shows…
Descriptors: Merchandise Information, Nutrition, Obesity, Outreach Programs
Top 10 Products of 2011
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American School & University, 2011
In 2011, American School & University (AS&U) showcased some of the hottest products in the industry. This article presents the top ten most requested products as determined by readers. The top one on the list is the Bulb crusher which can cut recycling costs by 50%, can hold 1,350 4-foot lamps in a single 55-gallon drum, can crush a 4-foot lamp in…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Merchandise Information, Merchandising, Research and Development
Teaching Generalized Reading of Product Warning Labels to Young Adults with Autism Using the Constant Time Delay Procedure
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Dogoe, Maud S.; Banda, Devender R.; Lock, Robin H.; Feinstein, Rita – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
This study examined the effectiveness of the constant timed delay procedure for teaching two young adults with autism to read, define, and state the contextual meaning of keywords on product warning labels of common household products. Training sessions were conducted in the dyad format using flash cards. Results indicated that both participants…
Descriptors: Autism, Training, Young Adults, Instructional Materials
Resource Communication Technology and Marketing of Textile Products: A U.S. Textile Industry Case Study
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Baah, Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the qualitative positivistic case study was to explore whether resource communication technology has helped or would help the marketing of textile products in the U.S. textile industry. The contributions of human capital in the marketing department, the marketing-demand information system function, and the product supply chain…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Information Systems, Clothing
Essays on Neighborhood Transition and Housing Markets
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Casey, Marcus D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation presents new evidence on neighborhood transition and its impact on housing markets using a novel micro-level dataset on housing transactions. It focuses on three issues: the neighborhood effect, housing discrimination, and stable integration. The first essay examines the relationship between increased minority composition and…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Program Effectiveness, Housing, Metropolitan Areas