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Schnittgrund, Karen P., Ed. – 1986
These proceedings contain the reports of almost 100 speeches, panel discussions, and workshops. The papers were presented on a variety of issues, including marketing research ethics, lifeline banking, information and the consumer, financial management, evaluating consumer education literature, consuming units around the world, the consumer and…
Descriptors: Advertising, Banking, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Folk, Karen Fox, Ed. – 1996
Among the 99 conference papers presented are the following: "Whither the Consumer Interest: The Role of Consumer Education and Research in an Era of Public Reinvention" (Colien Hefferan); "The Scientific Foundations of Consumer Advice: Some Comments" (E. Scott Maynes); "Self-Employment: A Viable Economic Alternative for the California Hispanic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Carsky, Mary L., Ed. – 1989
Among the 90 papers in this volume, education-related titles are as follows: "The Colston Warne Legacy" (Peterson); "Keeping a File on Survey Respondents" (Huang); "Aging-in-Place: Are Responses in the Best Interest of Elderly Consumers?" (Stum); "Low-Income Elderly in Health Maintenance Organizations:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Gunther, Marilyn, Ed. – 1978
The booklet contains transcripts of ten presentations given at a workshop on consumer economics in Michigan. The main objective of the workshop was to explore ways of improving the training of undergraduate and graduate education majors and the inservice training of secondary and middle school teachers in the areas of personal and family finance.…
Descriptors: Community Role, Computer Science, Conference Reports, Consumer Economics
Goebel, Karen P., Ed. – 1983
These proceedings contain the texts of the papers presented at a conference on consumer interests. Addressed in the first series of concurrent sessions are the following topics: consumers' new economic positions, consumers' choices with respect to price and quality trade-offs, time value in consumption decisions, and consumer information issues.…
Descriptors: Advertising, Basic Business Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Mauldin, Teresa, Ed. – 1993
This document contains 5 invited lectures, 34 refereed papers, 19 refereed poster abstracts, 10 special topics/invited papers, 15 workshops/ panel discussions, 6 graduate student papers, and 5 roundtables. Selected titles are as follows: "Biotechnology and the Consumer" (Flamm et al.); "Impact of Information on Consumers' Concerns…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Biotechnology, Consumer Economics
Maynes, E. Scott, Ed.; And Others – 1988
The following papers are included: "JFK's Four Consumer Rights" (Lampman); "Product Safety" (Gerner); "Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Product Safety Regulation" (Crandall); "CPCS's Voluntary Standards" (Ault); "Consumer Safety and Issue Emergence Process" (Mayer); "Reflections on Research in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advertising, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Economics
Hampton, Vickie L., Ed. – 1987
The following education-related papers are among the 91 papers included in these proceedings: (1) "Recent Trends in the Historiography of Consumption" (Pope); (2) "Thinking Critically in the Teaching of Consumer Issues" (Copa, Schuler); (3) "Recent Research in Consumer Education Utilizing Innovative Methodologies" (Hall); (4) "Justice and Consumer…
Descriptors: Advertising, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Frese, Wolfgang, Ed. – 1980
A total of 47 papers representing the broad research and extension interests related to rural areas are included in this volume. The 13 sessions are entitled Rural Structure and Process, Industrialization, Migration, Health and Alcohol, Quality of Life, Occupations and Work, Applied Sociology, Education, Network Analysis, Poverty, Status…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Economics
American Council on Consumer Interests, Columbia, MO. – 1982
This document contains the proceedings of a conference on the themes of career competency, consumer education, and consumer research conducted in April 1982. The proceedings consist of 69 research reports (each with abstract) as well as a list of the conference participants, their affiliations, and addresses. The reports, which are indexed by…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Advertising, Career Choice, Career Development
Folk, Karen F., Ed. – 1995
This proceedings contains the texts of 5 invited papers and 28 refereed papers. The following are among the papers included: "Consumer Interest in the 1990's and Beyond" (Turner); "Esther Peterson and the Consumer Movement" (Galbraith); "The Public's Right to Government Information" (English); "Partnerships in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Advertising, Consumer Economics
