When results of a county-wide questionnaire indicated specific needs, the Home Economics Extension Service set up a variety of programs to provide information and service. (SP)

These packages, an innovative approach in education, contain components for learner self-instruction and for teacher facilitation of learner self-instruction. The authors present here a brief discussion of the rationale, use, and components of the learning packages. (Editor)

Presents an outline and teaching units for a 1-semester junior college or advanced high school clothing course. (SB)

Assesses the impact of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 and the Education Amendments of 1976 upon consumer and homemaking education activities of the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education system. (SK)

Seventh-graders studied inflation and other economic consumer concepts at a consumer convention. Preactivities, workshop sign-up day, and the convention schedule are discussed. A chart of the workshop design is included. (SR)

The benefits of the new Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association graded-benefit method and traditional level-benefit program are compared. Several possible typical situations are analyzed for both plans, showing net yearly incomes projected through retirement and considering tax rates. (MSE)

Describes consumer books which make job, career, and curricular information available to students. Outlines book contents, including sections on general information; reports on what graduates and other former students have done, jobs for which employers have sought candidates, and information about college curriculum. Discusses usage. (RC)

High school students are warned against service station fraud. A problem-solving section is designed to help students calculate consumer costs for various fraudulent transactions. Several ways of reducing fraud or of lessening the chances of problems are noted. (MP)

Describes the adult metric education workshops, instructional materials, and teaching approaches for adults developed by the American College Testing Program in Project Metric to provide the adult consumer with metric skills. Includes an example of objectives from the adult metric kit. (MF)

Examining the relationship of industrial arts to consumer education, this article (1) provides a list of goals for students in consumer industrial arts, (2) discusses program characteristics at the elementary and secondary levels, and (3) gives sources of implementation guidelines. (LRA)

Presented are suggestions for instructional content for a teaching unit or individualized learning package designed to develop the knowledge all consumers need in order to obtain the safest, fastest, and lowest-cost mail service. (LRA)

Describes an educational model designed to (1) determine consumer needs and interests of the elderly, (2) determine appropriate educational methodology for the elderly, and (3) develop a low-cost dissemination and teaching method. (CT)

Presented are some guidelines for making intelligent selections when buying computers. The intended primary use of the equipment is seen as the primary point to consider when planning the purchase. Other important points to consider and possible sources of relevant information are noted. (MP)

Undergraduate and graduate university students reveal the strengths and weaknesses in their economic and consumer economic educational backgrounds. The more recent exposure to and involvement in economic studies appears to instill a distinct confidence. (CT)