This consumer curriculum guide is divided into 10 component areas: basic economics in the marketplace, credit, consumer law/protection, banking skills, comparison shopping, advertising, responsible budgeting, insurance, taxes, and conservation of energy and resources. Each component is accompanied by a goal statement that identifies key concepts…

This individualized course in consumer education is comprised of eight units of instruction: (1) Get a Grip on Your Money, (2) Banking and You, (3) A Place to Live, (4) Wheels, (5) Car Insurance, (6) The Marketplace, (7) Your Insurance Dollar, and (8) Consumer's Bill of Rights. Each unit begins with a Unit Learning Experience Guide that gives…

Designed for teachers in high schools and adult education settings, this guide provides accurate and objective information for teaching basic personal financial planning, saving, and investing. It can be the framework for a short course or a supplement to existing high school or community college courses in mathematics, home economics, business…

The guide was designed for use by leaders of adult groups working in the area of personal money management. The content of the guide (presented in 10 lessons) includes the following areas reported to be most pressing by persons competent in the field of money management who counsel middle and lower-income groups: the role of advertising in the…

The guide presents consumer concepts and generalizations related to five instructional areas of the home economics program: clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, housing and home furnishing, human development and family relations, and management of finances, resources, and services. Each of the five instructional areas includes: (1)…

This guide contains both teacher and student materials for a one-semester course in consumer education to be presented as part of an 11th or 12th grade or an adult vocational home economics program. The book is organized into six sections containing 15 units of instruction. The sections cover the following topics: management (of time, money,…

The goal of this inservice guide for teaching consumer education at the secondary and adult level is to help consumers become more assertive when buying goods and services. A major section in the guide defines assertiveness. The four basic components of assertive behavior are the ability to express emotions openly, the capacity to exercise one's…