The purpose of the present study was to investigate
consumer knowledge and attitudes toward consumer education
of college students in secondary teacher education
preparatory programs in Korea.
Specifically, this study was aimed to 1) measure the
degree of consumer knowledge of college students in
secondary teacher education preparatory programs, 2)...
Has consumer activism been successful in its efforts to effect social, political, and economic changes and to empower consumers? This research seeks to answer this question by developing a viable evaluation framework for conceptualizing and measuring impacts of consumer activism. The Political Process Model and New Social Movement Theory provide...
The major purpose of this study was to develop a resource unit
in consumer education. In order to plan this unit, the writer:
1. Reviewed findings in the literature.
2. Discovered, through use of student questionnaires, which
concepts were most relevant to senior students at Grants Pass
High School, and...
The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test a model for assessing the effectiveness of an innovative self-directed video program for teach in-service education. Data were obtained from 51 program participants using a one-group pretest-posttest design. The preprogram assessment provided information about the personal characteristics of the...
The adoption process is an information seeking and
information-processing activity (Rogers, 1983,p. 21).
Fashion information which consumers receive from various
sources directly affects their decision to adopt or reject a
style (Sproles, 1979, p. 173). Research has shown that
consumers vary in their use of fashion information sources
during the...
The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes of students, teachers, and principals toward skills taught in consumer and
homemaking education. The sample included 35 principals, 58
teachers, and 272 students in Oregon secondary schools. Respondents'
attitudes were assessed by analyzing the data on the basis of the...
Published June 1981. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Revised June 1986. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
