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Carr, Patricia – Learning, 1985
Information and resources are provided for teachers in developing a unit to help students become smarter consumers and understand the purposes of merchandise packaging. (DF)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
McKitrick, Max O. – 1974
This survey compares compulsory consumer education in Norway with similar programs in the United States. After a short introduction, section two describes Norway and its public education system. Section three examines the role of the Norwegian Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Governmental Administration and describes compulsory consumer education…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Economics Education
J.C. Penney Co., Inc., New York, NY. – 1978
Insights into Consumer Issues is one of a group of educational publications and teaching units that J.C. Penney provides for consumer educators as a public service. This folder illustrates that although computerized processing of personal information has brought considerable convenience, the potential risk to personal privacy is of increasing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Science, Confidential Records, Confidentiality
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. Div. of Vocational-Technical Education. – 1979
A competency based guide designed to assist teachers in integrating consumer education into classroom instruction at the secondary level is provided. The content is organized into three sections: (1) teaching strategies, (2) consumer education tests, and (3) bibliography of general resources for teachers. The teaching strategies section, which is…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Credit (Finance)
Download full textGarman, E. Thomas; Monroe, Sarah D. – 1977
Focusing on avoiding consumer frauds and misrepresentations, this document is one in a series of three consumer education modules developed to educate individual adult consumers in important areas of consumer affairs. An introductory section provides an overview of the module contents, suggested approaches for using the module, and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Kates, Donna – 1983
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,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Employment Opportunities
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
