The results of a case study of organizational information seeking conducted by the Seminar in Corporate Communication in the University of Maryland College of Journalism are reported in this paper. The purpose of the seminar is to give students practical experience in public relations research. The case study involved the consumer information…

The Inquiry Process curriculum module is part of a consumer education series (grades 9-14, adults; including elderly) that emphasizes a process approach with a spiral organization. The process approach helps the student in a changing consumer world to function rationally and in a manner consistent with personal values, while the spiral…

The Valuing Process curriculum module is part of a consumer education series (grades 9-14; adults, including elderly) that emphasizes a process approach with a spiral organization. The process approach helps the student in a changing consumer world to function rationally and in a manner consistent with personal values, while the spiral…

The Committee on Children's Television (CCT) and five commercial television stations in San Francisco designed and broadcast television messages for children to help them to develop healthy eating habits and sound consumer skills. Surveys showed that: 1) children aged 9-13 spent about $10 per month, mainly for toys and sugar-related snacks; 2)…

To explore goals for economics education and ways in which these goals might be improved, reconciled, and consolidated, a Delphi-like inquiry among more than 200 economics educators, economists, businessmen, other social scientists, and educational administrators was undertaken. Statistical data and comments as to respondents' views expressed in…

In an effort to make the best use of limited federal funds available, Program IMPACT, Community Services and Continuing Education, authorized under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, has attempted to narrow its focus to the priorities of three basic program areas: consumer Education--50 percent of program funds; Community Planning,…

Prepared by the Home Economics Instructional Materials Center at Texas Tech University after a literature review and interviews with persons teaching low-income adults, and tested with groups of disadvantaged adults, this guide is for teacher use in providing disadvantaged adults with consumer education information. Section I describes the…

Ralph Nader has relentlessly probed almost every important issue including consumer protection, industrial ecology, and the seat of political power, the Congress of the United States. Material by and about Nader has been listed in the bibliography to provide a comprehensive view of the man and his work. The material is divided into sections…

The guide for consumer education and economics k-12 resource materials focuses on money management. Multi-media kits, films and filmstrips, booklets, books and study materials, records and tapes, games and other teaching aids are enumerated and arranged by type of material. Full bibliographic information is provided for each citation. Most entries…

This experimental course of study for high school students was designed to prepare teenage consumers to understand the choice of products and services offered in the marketplace and to make their choices wisely. Billions of dollars annually are spent by teenagers on merchandise and services. The need for a course in consumer education is so…

Designed as a secondary level consumer education text dealing with how to use your money wisely, this booklet makes use of stories, skits, and cartoon drawings to dramatize the everyday life of a consumer. It tells how to buy cars, how to use credit (charge accounts, credit cards, life insurance, credit unions, passbook savings, commercial banks,…

To assess beliefs related to materialistic values, a 45-item pair comparison questionnaire was administered individually to 120 middle and working class children in kindergarten, third and sixth grades. Item analysis revealed responses of older children were influenced by specific objects mentioned. In contrast, younger children responded more…

The author, a teacher of economics and commercial subjects in Papua New Guinea, reported on the difficulties encountered in teaching these subjects in a developing country, where education of the western type is still associated with an aura of "cargo-cult" thinking. Other problems are the lack of native language textbooks and the absence of even…

Provides five exercises designed to include real world experiences in consumer education for primary students. The identification of basic food items, development of a shopping list, assignment of shopping behavior (careful, careless), and a field trip to the supermarket precede filling out a chart with comparative prices, brand names, and total…

Lists publications issued by the federal government, universities, and commercial sources on consumer education with ordering information and prices. Subjects include foods, water conservation, money management, and auto defects, as well as general consumerism. Some of the materials contain lesson ideas and teaching activities. (MF)