The Effects of Economics Instruction in Early Adolescence.

Ingels, Steven J.; O'Brien, Mary Utne

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Effects of Economics Instruction in Early Adolescence.

Ingels, Steven J.; O'Brien, Mary Utne

Theory and Research in Social Education, v16 n4 p279-94 Fall 1988

Examines the effect of economics instruction on ninth-grade student attitudes toward economic topics using the Economics Values Inventory. Finds that economics instruction has a measurable impact on student economic attitudes and reinforces developmental trends resulting in greater commitment to the system of economic production and diminished support for egalitarian distribution. (GEA)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Research, Grade 9, High School Students, High Schools, Quasiexperimental Design, Student Attitudes

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