Asian Consumer Education Study: Korea. Summary of Findings.

Autor/inn/en	Bannister, Rosella; Green, Hayden
Institution	Eastern Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti. National Inst. for Consumer Education.
Titel	Asian Consumer Education Study: Korea. Summary of Findings.
Quelle	(1992), (31 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Citizen Participation; Consumer Education; Consumer Protection; Curriculum Development; Economics Education; Educational Cooperation; Educational Research; Foreign Countries; High Schools; Inservice Teacher Education; Institutional Cooperation; Instructional Materials; Junior High Schools; Networks; Preservice Teacher Education; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Konsumerziehung; Verbraucherschutz; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Wirtschaftskunde; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; High school; Oberschule; Lehrerfortbildung; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Sekundarstufe I; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Korea; Republik
Abstract	The Asian Consumer Education Study was designed to gather information about the current status of consumer education in Korea. Conversations and informal interviews with 27 consumer leaders showed that, with the exception of academic specialists and consumer professionals in government, business, and community organizations, consumers gave little thought to consumer education and were not aware of its importance in a consumer-oriented marketplace. A movement was underway to organize a coalition of professionals and academics who would focus on consumer education. Consumer concepts were taught within courses at middle and high school levels. Curriculum specialists at the Ministry of Education revealed that instruction was theoretical and lacked important practical applications to current and emerging consumption issues. Teaching materials were somewhat limited. Teacher training in economics and life economics needed to be strengthened. Barriers to the development of consumer education were limited teacher preparation and updates, and lack of awareness of the benefits of consumer education. The study concluded that the time was right for cooperative initiatives between the United States and Korea to strengthen consumer education both within and across national boundaries. (Appendixes include the participant list, interview questions, classification of concepts chart, Ministry of Education curriculum charts, sample textbook table of contents, and newspaper article and photographs.) (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC