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ERIC Number: EJ419587
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-1044-7385
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The Benefits of Consumer Education.
Knapp, John
Advancing the Consumer Interest, v2 n2 p26-29 1990
Consumer education encourages critical thinking, teaches life skills, leads to self-confidence and independence, improves the quality of life, produces better-informed citizens, helps the disadvantaged make the marketplace work in their favor, and provides businesses with educated customers. (SK)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Educational Benefits, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Available from American Council on Consumer Interests, 240 Stanley Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.