The purpose of the present study was to investigate
consumer knowledge and attitudes toward consumer education
of college students in secondary teacher education
preparatory programs in Korea.
Specifically, this study was aimed to 1) measure the
degree of consumer knowledge of college students in
secondary teacher education preparatory programs, 2) assess
the influences of socio-demographic variables such as
academic level, academic major, sex, total family income,
urban/rural background, and previous coursework in consumer
economics on consumer knowledge, 3) evaluate attitudes of
college students in secondary teacher education preparatory
programs in Korea toward consumer education, 4) assess the
influences of socio-demographic variables on attitudes
toward consumer education, 5) examine the relationship
between the degree of total consumer knowledge and attitudes
toward consumer education when other socio-demographic
variables are controlled.
The sample was 388 freshmen and seniors in secondary
teacher education preparatory programs, with majors in home
economics, social studies, and business education, in the
five randomly selected colleges in Korea. They were tested
during May, 1991.
The mean score for consumer knowledge was 30.18
which represented 75.4 percent correct. The relationships
between consumer knowledge and selected socio-demographic
variables were investigated using a one-way ANOVA. The
results were as follow: 1) The degree of total consumer
knowledge differed significantly by academic level, 2) The
degree of total consumer knowledge and knowledge of the subarea
of economic principles, consumer advocacy and buying
practices differed significantly by academic major, 3) Only
the degree of knowledge of the sub-area of buying practices
differed significantly by sex, 4) There was no significant
difference in the degree of total consumer knowledge and any
sub-areas of consumer knowledge by total family income, 5)
The degree of total consumer knowledge and knowledge of the
sub-area of economic principles differed significantly by
urban/rural background, 6) There was no significant
difference in the degree of total consumer knowledge and any
sub-areas of consumer knowledge by previous coursework in
consumer economics.
The mean score of attitudes toward consumer education
was 2.94 on a scale of 1 to 4. The relationships of
attitudes toward consumer education and socio-demographic
variables were examined using a one-way ANOVA. Attitudes
toward consumer education differed significantly only by
previous coursework in consumer economics.
To examine the relationship between the degree of
total consumer knowledge and attitudes toward consumer
education when other socio-demographic variables are
controlled, a stepwise multiple regression anaysis was used.
There was a significant positive relationship between
consumer knowledge and attitudes toward consumer education.
The results indicated that students majoring in home
economics, female students, students who have taken
consumer economics coursework, and students who have a
higher degree of consumer knowledge have more favorable
attitudes toward consumer education. / Graduation date: 1992
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36567 |
| Date | 21 February 1992 |
| Creators | Lee, Sun-young |
| Contributors | Olson, Geraldine |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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