Effective Consumerism [microform] / Mabel Daugherty.
This module, consisting of materials for use in conducting a consumer education mini-course, deals with effective consumerism. Covered in the individual lessons are the following topics: being prepared with information (sources of consumer information and subscription forms); evaluating warranties a...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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1983.
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| Summary: | This module, consisting of materials for use in conducting a consumer education mini-course, deals with effective consumerism. Covered in the individual lessons are the following topics: being prepared with information (sources of consumer information and subscription forms); evaluating warranties and service contracts; evaluating advertising and selling practices (door-to-door sales laws and mail order merchandising rules); fraud and deception (home improvement frauds and guarding against fraud), and understanding consumers' rights to register dissatisfaction and to be heard (making complaints, sample complaint letters, and where to complain). Each lesson contains a list of concepts to be covered in the lesson, suggested activities, a list of instructional materials included in the lesson, a list of related references, an information outline, pertinent records and forms, and transparency masters. (MN) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Instructional Materials Laboratory, 10 Industrial Education Bldg., University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211. Sponsoring Agency: Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Career and Adult Education. ERIC Note: For related documents, see CE 036 995-996. Produced by the Instructional Materials Laboratory. Initial materials developed through Independent Living for the Elderly Project, 1980-81. ERIC Document Number: ED234232. |
| Physical Description: | 146 pages |
| Audience: | Teachers. Practitioners. |