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Download full textIllinois State Office of Education, Springfield. – 1972
This guide is intended to assist school personnel by clarifying issues, provide directions in basic information, and stimulate practical considerations for the learner in the area of consumer education. Its objectives are to (1) assist school administrators in the implementation of consumer education, and (2) assist secondary teachers in planning…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Schwarz, William – 1991
A course was developed to provide data to buyers of new bicycles so they could make an informed decision about their purchases. The instructional systems design process (analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation) was used to analyze the need for a training course on buying and fitting a bicycle. Information was collected…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bicycling, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Peer reviewedEverington, Carolina; Stevenson, Thea – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1994
Six high school students with multiple disabilities, including mental retardation, were taught community living skills through the establishment of a shopping service for people who were elderly or who had disabilities. Students increased their competence in community survival skills and also experienced a new role as helper. (JDD)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Services, Consumer Education
Crow, Karen, Comp.; Martin, Joan, Ed. – 1978
Consumer education course objectives, content analysis, supporting objectives, and content generalizations are presented in this teacher's guide for Consumer Education 1 and 2 for the San Diego Unified School District. Course objectives are aimed at several areas of consumer and family studies: consumer education, cultural awareness, human…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consumer Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Ater, E. Carolyn, Ed. – 1977
This manual is intended for use by senior adult peer advisors (age 60 and over) engaged in helping relationships in providing consumer education to other senior adults. The advisory procedures are based on a problem solving approach which incorporates the development of a self-help concept. Chapter 1 provides information on consumer advising. It…
Descriptors: Clothing, Consumer Education, Credit (Finance), Death
Virginia State Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Richmond, VA. – 1979
This document is an annotated bibliography of audio-visual aids in the field of consumer education, intended especially for use among low-income, elderly, and handicapped consumers. It was developed to aid consumer education program planners in finding audio-visual resources to enhance their presentations. Materials listed include 293 resources…
Descriptors: Adults, Advertising, Audiovisual Aids, Consumer Education
Orndorf, Bonnie; And Others – 1979
This project was developed to provide a consumer information dissemination plan for North Dakota vocational home economics instructors as well as for the state laboratories consumer affairs office. Seventy-two people representing teachers, state government, business and industry, and consumers participated in two workshops to identify consumer…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
