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Consumerism and Globalization: Raising Awareness in New Ways
Mon, April 16, 8:15 to 9:45am, Vancouver Convention Centre, Floor: Second Level, East Room 17Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
Global action around financial crises has raised awareness about the relationship between the financial health of nation states and families. Consumer education in education K-12 is an important dimension of critical knowledge about how the economy works and the role of family value based purchasing and decision making.
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Papers
The Perceived Efficacy of Family and Consumer Sciences Education Among Secondary School Leaders - Barbara Adams Woods, East Carolina University
Playing Farmville as a Curriculum Activity in Korean Elementary School Consumption Education - Soojeong Lee, Kyungnam University
Importance of Consumer Education in a Globalizing Nation State - M. Gale Smith, The University of British Columbia
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan: Home Economics and Efficient Living at Two State-Funded Universities, 1900-1940 - Dana K. Bush, Eastern Kentucky University