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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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1976
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED137500 |
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- Michigan Consumer Education Center. Summary Report and Evaluation. January 1973-June 1976. Consumer Education Educational Needs Higher Education Learning Resources Centers Program Descriptions Program Development Program Effectiveness Program Evaluation Resource Centers School Community Relationship Secondary Education Statewide Planning Workshops Questionnaires were sent to 307 persons, with 135 responses returned (40%), to determine who had used the Michigan Consumer Education Center services and to determine attitudes toward Center services. Five categories of persons were contacted: Those local representatives who had coordinated inservice training sessions provided by the Center; 1973 and 1974 graduate summer workshop participants; a random sample of Annual Michigan Consumer Education Conference attendees; a random sample of persons using the Center's library loan services; and a random sample of those who actually visited the Center or utilized its consultant and advisory services in some way. Findings/conclusions showed that (1) of all respondents in all categories, over 80% of them had taught a consumer education course or unit within the last three years (reinforcing the current assumption that teachers actively involved in classroom settings provide the core of the Center's clientele, and that programs must continue to be planned primarily to meet the practical needs of teachers), (2) from the survey response, support for the Center by the users of its services is very strong, (3) programs and materials of the Center have received wide acceptance by those who have worked with them, and (4) the main burden for the improvement of consumer education throughout the State really depends on those who directly implement programs at the local level. This evaluation report includes a definition and scope of consumer education; the history, goals, and services of the Michigan Consumer Education Center; its objectives and accomplishments for the 1975-76 period; and its future directions. (SH)