ERIC Number: ED330778
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 401
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American Council on Consumer Interests Annual Conference (35th, Baltimore, Maryland, March 29-April 1, 1989). The Proceedings.
Carsky, Mary L., Ed.
Among the 90 papers in this volume, education-related titles are as follows: "The Colston Warne Legacy" (Peterson); "Keeping a File on Survey Respondents" (Huang); "Aging-in-Place: Are Responses in the Best Interest of Elderly Consumers?" (Stum); "Low-Income Elderly in Health Maintenance Organizations: Enrollment, Satisfaction, & Understanding" (Stum); "Consumer Education in Japan: The Current Situation" (Nakahara); "The Contribution of the European Commission to the Development of Consumer Education in EEC Countries" (Ryba); "The Challenges of Measuring Consumer Competence" (Makela); "Measuring Competence in Consumer Education" (McRee); "Information Search Behavior of Low-Income, Elderly Consumers" (Koonce); "Financial Counseling by Large Employers in Virginia" (Garman, Porter, McMillion); "Time Use in Dual-Earner Households" (Kolodinsky); "Estimated Effects of Higher Day Care Standards on the Price of Day Care" (Walden); "A Human Capital Model of Consumer Search" (Maynes); "A Consumerist Movement in Action: The Gay AIDS Movement, Health Care Consumption and Medical Science Policy" (Gould); "Setting the Research Agenda for the Global Village" (Kinsey); "Consumer Assisted Instruction--Teaching Strategies for Consumer Education and Personal Finance Software" (Dlabay); "Using Spreadsheets for Student Projects on Information Search" (Hanna); "Decision Making and Family Well Being: Assessments through Computer Assisted Financial Analysis" (Granovsky, Piernot); "Pre-Retiree's Retirement Decisions, Actions, and Plans: Factors which Influence Planners and Doers" (Dillman, Junk); "Can Education Empower Midlife and Older Women to Take Control of Their Financial Destiny?" (Foster, Holden); "Consumer Information: Where and When You Need It" (Miller, Ruberg); "Cooperative Education/Field Experiences for Consumer Affairs University Students" (Reagan); "Issues Programming: Is It Working for Extension?" (Schuchardt); "Consumer Education: Sharing a Model Program" (Dulmes); "Analysis of Consumer Information Provided to Student Loan by Student Financial Aid Offices" (Whan, Mammen); "The Dash to Certification and Licensure: Echo of the Lemmings?" (Painter); "Consumer Knowledge of Secondary School Students in Korea: Facts and Implications for Consumer Education Programs" (Jung); "Consumer Protection in Korea: Should Consumer Education Be Mandatory in Korea?" (Chung, Hafstrom); "Cross-Cultural Evaluations of Consumer Education: A Discussion" (Longstreth). (KC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Cooperative Education, Employment Qualifications, Females, Foreign Countries, Models, Money Management, Older Adults, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Teacher Certification, Teaching Methods
American Council on Consumer Interests, 240 Stanley Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65221.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Council on Consumer Interests, Columbia, MO.
Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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