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ERIC Number: EJ654818
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Primary-Grade Students' Knowledge and Thinking about the Economics of Meeting Families' Shelter Needs.
Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet
American Educational Research Journal, v39 n2 p423-68 Sum 2002
Interviewed 216 students in kindergarten through grade 3 about the economics of meeting families' needs for shelter. Responses indicated that most understood that people have to pay for shelter, but most were vague about renting apartments or mortgages. Discusses findings in reference to curriculum and instruction in the early grades. (SLD)
Descriptors: Costs, Economic Factors, Elementary School Students, Housing, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue on Education and Democracy.