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Hook, Sallie A.; And Others – 1978
In this distributive education student's guide on the free enterprise system, principles of the American economic system are introduced as they relate to marketing and distribution. This twenty-four-page document includes directions and an introduction to the material. Twelve "Principle Sheets" on various economic concepts contain…
Descriptors: Capital, Competition, Distributive Education, Economic Factors
Rosser, John – 1985
This student guide is intended to assist persons employed as supervisors in understanding the main sectors in the national economy. Discussed in the first four sections are the following topics: the economic system (economic decisions and types of economies), the public sector (extent and control of the public sector, finance of the public sector,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Economic Factors
Lewis, Wilfred – 1970
This pamphlet was derived from a discussion paper prepared for a Joint Council conference. It was specifically revised for this series to bring an important subject to the attention of students and concerned citizens. Part One defines the problem of economic stabilization and explains the fiscal and monetary measures used to help control the…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Economics
Bartlett, Glenda; Price, Marlene H. – 1981
A third-grade class and fifth-grade remedial reading students gained a positive attitude toward contemporary economic problems by studying economics as a puzzle in this award-winning project. The following concepts were each approached as pieces of the puzzle to be solved: money, wants and needs, income, goods and services, scarcity, consumption…
Descriptors: Awards, Business, Concept Teaching, Decision Making
Braden, Nancy – 1981
In this award winning project for incorporating economics study into the curriculum, a fifth grade class studied economic interdependence as it applied to their community (Barling, Arkansas). Class readings of several books dealing with the development of an economic community preceded the students' creation of a mini-Barling with elected…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Awards, Banking, Budgets
Johnson, Paul G., Ed. – 1978
These nine instructional units form the second part of a two-part plan for providing direction for junior high studies in economics. The units cover the first nine of 14 concepts outlined in part one, the concept paper (see SO 011 415). Suitable for both junior high and high school level, each unit comprises a one-week course. All nine units can…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Capitalism, Concept Teaching, Consumer Education