One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide offers suggestions on using the daily newspaper for consumer education and provides ideas on how to make students consumer conscious through experience gained in the classroom. It sets up problems relevant to students (adult or younger) in their lives outside the…

Guidelines are suggested here for integrating consumer subject matter into existing secondary curricula, developing a team approach, or developing a systems approach that involves the entire school and community rather than offering a separate consumer education course. Any or all of the above suggestions might be utilized within a school…

Among the major factors contributing to a concentration on consumer affairs is the emphasis placed on the need for consumer education by the 1968 Commission on Consumer Education. Consumer education today can no longer be limited to the goals of teaching an individual to maximize his own resources because no one lives in a vacuum. Every…

Two problems dealing with consumer education are presented: (1) Obtaining and using credit; and (2) Meeting obligations as a citizen-consumer. Each problem is dealt with at three conceptual levels. Curriculum materials for each of the levels include objectives, directed activities, suggestions for feedback to students, a list of materials required…

The teaching guide for providing instruction in use of the metric system contains materials geared for the daily activities of the home. Contents of the guide are organized into four parts. Part 1 is a brief description of the history of the metric system and reasons for conversion in the United States. The major portion of the guide, part 2…

This learning package on consumerism is intended for use by instructors in adult consumer-homemaking programs. (The target population for these programs is generally adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged innercity and rural areas.) Four units are included: Stretching Your Money, How to Be a Wise Consumer, Door-to-Door Salesman, and What to…

Several classroom activities designed to examine the persuasive techniques used in consumer advertising are outlined. (DE)

The advantages and disadvantages of simulations in consumer education are summarized and guidelines presented to teachers on developing their own games. Four specific game topics are suggested. (SJL)

Considers the historical influences which contributed to the development of consumer education, defines consumer education as a body of knowledge on the basis of its literature, examines the rationales that have been offered for consumer education, and reviews the findings on the effectiveness of consumer education programs. (Author/RK)

Some recent information on Florida's use of the Fundamental Literacy Test, the enrollment changes in elementary and secondary education, Alaska's huge financial settlement involving the development of high schools for Alaskan Eskimo, Indian and Aleut children, a new Consumer Information Center in Colorado, and the Educational Materials Review…

Describes a marketplace simulation game to help students understand the role of competition and the rationale behind buying and selling food and restaurant services. Cutouts (given in the article) are used to simulate elements in the game. Emphasis is on making decisions in business operation and consumer purchases. (MF)

Assesses the magnitude and incidence of experimentally determined deceptive advertising decisions in supermarket advertisements. Shows that many reduced-priced items are displayed less prominently, lessening a consumer's ability to show economically. (RL)

Offers guidelines for the development of a sequential college consumer education curriculum designed to help students develop competencies needed to assume roles of leadership as consumer advocates. Included are five recommended topics of study, six cognitive learner behaviors, and guidelines for the selection of activities. (SH)

Article states that "...the individual, supervisor, and manager must take the lead in saving energy in industrial settings because that is where the greatest amounts of energy are consumed." (Author)

Defines and traces the origins of the consumer movement and uses communication theories to explain the effects of the movement. Available from: Public Relations Review, Ray Hiebert, Dean, College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. (MH)