Personal Decision Making. Focus on Economics.

Autor/inn/en	Leet, Don R.; Charkins, R. J.; Lang, Nancy A.; Lopus, Jane S.; Tamaribuchi, Gail
Institution	National Council on Economic Education, New York, NY.
Titel	Personal Decision Making. Focus on Economics.
Quelle	(1996), (163 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-56183-494-7
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Consumer Education; Economics; Economics Education; Global Education; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Secondary Education; Social Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Konsumerziehung; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Wirtschaftskunde; Globales Lernen; Makroökonomie; Mikroökonomie; Sekundarbereich; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	This book highlights and examines basic economic concepts as they relate to consumer, business, social, and personal choices. Students are shown connections between their classroom learning and their real-world experiences in budgeting, career planning, credit management, and housing. The set of 15 lessons include: (1) "Decision Making: Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and You"; (2) "Applying a Decision-Making Model: You and Your Future"; (3) "Planning and Goal-Setting: Can You Get There from Here?"; (4) "A Student's Potential in the Labor Market: It's a Matter of Supply and Demand"; (5) "Price as a Rationing Method: How Does a Market Work?"; (6) "Financial Planning: Budgeting Your Financial Resources"; (7) "Business Decision Making: Are They Out to Get You?"; (8) "The Role of Government: Who Needs It?"; (9) "Collective Bargaining: A Negotiation Simulation"; (10) "Consumer Credit: Buy Now, Pay Later, and More"; (11) "Housing: Deciding to Rent or Buy"; (12) "Advertising: Is Consumer Sovereignty Dead?"; (13) "The Basic Questions of Health Care: What? Why? How?"; (14) "Savings and Personal Investment: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?"; and (15) "International Economics: Why Should You Care?" Each lesson includes core concepts, objectives, materials needed, lesson description, procedure and closure. Student handouts are contained in the booklet. (EH)
Anmerkungen	National Council on Economic Education, 1140 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01