High School Home Economics Courses Can Improve Consumer Competencies

Reports responses of ninety high school graduates to a "consumer competencies" questionnaire developed for a doctoral dissertation. Findings may provide some evidence that consumer education in home economics courses can help young adults to be more intelligent consumers and may also provi...

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Published inIllinois Teacher of Home Economics Vol. 21; no. 5; p. 243
Main Authors Brown, Peggy S, Haas, Mary Helen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1978
Subjects
Consumer Economics
Consumer Education
Educational Needs
Graduate Surveys
High School Graduates
Home Economics
Relevance (Education)
Role Perception
Secondary Education
Task Analysis
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Summary:Reports responses of ninety high school graduates to a "consumer competencies" questionnaire developed for a doctoral dissertation. Findings may provide some evidence that consumer education in home economics courses can help young adults to be more intelligent consumers and may also provide a basis for planning consumer education programs. (MF)