Consumer education: a mandatory course in high school curriculums?

Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-47)This study was designed to measure the difference in consumer knowledge between a group of students who had instruction in Consumer Education and a group of students who had not had such instruction. Results would provide a basis for proposing a curriculum change to mandate Consumer Education for graduation from Newbury Park High School in the Conejo Valley Unified School District.\ud Respondents were 87 Newbury Park High School students, some who had taken a class in Consumer Education and some who had not.\ud Data were collected by means of a researcher prepared posttest, administered in similar classroom atmospheres by four credentialed instructors.\ud A notable difference in consumer knowledge was ascertained between the two groups of student respondents. Recommendations included: a Consumer Education class be mandatory for graduation from Newbury Park High School, a program for advertising the class be conducted to help students understand what consumer education is, and students and parents be informed that district requirements currently being formulated for graduating high school seniors include proficiencies in the areas incorporated in Consumer Education