A case study of the Urban Consumer Education Project (UCEP)--a cooperative program of the St. Louis (Missouri) public schools and the Missouri Attorney General's Division of Consumer Protection--shows how point of view can shape a project's development and evaluation. "Point of view" here means knowing what one wants to do and how and…

Existing data are reviewed and synthesized that speak to the extent to which Consumer and Homemaking Education (C&HE) programs at secondary and postsecondary levels contribute to student knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Differences in program design that were found in the research literature are described before findings about effectiveness…

This module is one of a set of seven prepared in conjunction with the Title I "Project to Train Volunteer Leaders to Conduct Consumer Education Courses." It is designed to serve as a volunteer leader guide in the development of leadership and teaching skills. Part 1 contains the text of "Leadership and Teaching Skills." Topics include the…

This workbook for Adult Basic Education and Adult Literacy Program students uses financial planning and employee benefits as the content area for teaching reading skills. It is written so that students can work with the material with little help from the instructor. Part 1, the instructional phase, focuses on improvement of reading skills. Its…

Secondary level students learn about medical care in this learning activity package, which is one in a series. The developers believe that consumer education in the health field would ensure better patient care and help eliminate incompetent medical practices and practitioners. The learning package includes instructions for the teacher,…

This catalog provides an annotated list of the career education materials which may be borrowed for previewing from the Career Education Resource Center in Colorado. Covering materials of interest to educators in kindergarten through postsecondary programs, the catalog includes items produced by classroom teachers, commercial publishers, business…

This consumer education resources catalog provides an annotated guide to 16mm films, multi-media kits, video cassettes, simulations and games, and printed materials related to consumer education available from Michigan Department of Education's Regional Education Media Centers. The first major section lists available media by specific subject…

Workshop proceedings in Fresno, California, concerning the development of the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education (MATCHE), a preservice home economics teacher education curriculum design, are presented in this report. Presentations from the workshop include unique and timely competency-based individualized…

Forum, published twice yearly, is one of a group of educational publications and teaching units provided for consumer educators as a public service by J.C. Penney Company and obtainable from a local store manager or J. C. Penney, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, N.Y. 10019. Since many people function as change agents, this issue was developed to bring…

Directors of 39 projects funded by the federal Consumers' Education Program were interviewed about their attitudes toward federally mandated evaluation. The projects were varied, and included activities such as consumer workshops; development of curriculum, materials or policy; inservice training; consumer advocacy/counseling; and television…

These health curriculum guidelines were designed for teachers of students in grades 5 and 6. Six major topic areas are covered: 1) physical fitness and personal habits; 2) anatomy, physiology, and hieredity; 3) mental health, growth, and development; 4) mental health and drugs; 5) consumer health; and 6) disease control and dental health. The…

FOR UNITS IN (1) SELF CARE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, (2) GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS, (3) HOW TO GET AND KEEP A JOB, (4) MONEY, AND (5) SAFETY. THE GUIDE LISTS POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATIONS, DISCUSSION TOPICS, FILMS, AND FIELD TRIPS FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED YOUTH AGED 15 TO 21 YEARS. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS SIX ITEMS. (JW)

This document contains individualized units of study for use in classroom learning centers to teach intermediate and junior high school students about the metric system. The unit was developed by teachers. Upon completion of the units students should be able to demonstrate the correct use of the metric terms and symbols used in cooking and be able…

This document provides teaching guidelines and student material for a unit intended for use in 12th grade algebra classes. Time allotment is from four to six hours of classroom time. The objective of this capsule is to teach students how to solve compound interest problems using arithmetic, logorithms, and calculators. Prerequisites for the unit…

A unit to acquaint secondary school students with the basics of life insurance is presented. The document contains student materials and a teacher's guide. Objectives are to evaluate the four basic types of life insurance (term, whole life, limited payment life, and endowment), compare prices of policies, recognize the difference between…