In 1949 a national organization formally recognized as the Joint Council on Economic Education, comprised of economists, educators, and persons in business and industry, began promoting economic literacy in pre-collegiate schools. A quarter century later, the Florida Legislature officially mandated the teaching of free enterprise and consumer education in grades K-12. / The purpose of this study was to critically examine and analyze the various forces and processes associated with the economic education movement in Florida. The population for the study were persons identified as having past or current connections with the 1974 law and to those who influenced subsequent K-12 economic education curriculum policy decisions. / The findings confirmed that the K-12 economic education curriculum in Florida was shaped by many conditions and circumstances. Legislative action has been most prominent and has influenced the development and expansion of economics within disciplines and across grade levels. / It was determined that economic education has sustained itself in Florida because of support from many sources including business and industry, higher education, and teachers and administrators in school districts across Florida. The study revealed, however, that despite two decades of continuous programming delivered to teachers and students, formal assessment of student knowledge has been limited. / The writer identifies several educational implications as well as numerous recommendations for future research on this subject. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 57-04, Section: A, page: 1524. / Major Professor: John P. Lunstrum. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1996.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77700 |
| Contributors | Jennings, Cheryl Denise Godbolt., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 160 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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