High School Home Economics Courses Can Improve Consumer Competencies.

Brown, Peggy S.; Haas, Mary Helen

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High School Home Economics Courses Can Improve Consumer Competencies

Brown, Peggy S.; Haas, Mary Helen

Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 21, 5, 243-6, May-Jun 78

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)

Descriptors: 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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