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Fall 2001

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 17, Number 1

Categories: Fall 2001

An Evaluation of Choices and Changes : An Economics Program for At-risk Students

Jane S. Lopus, California State University, Hayward

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AnEvaluationofChoicesandChanges:AnEconomicsProgramforAt-riskStudentsJaneS.LopusCaliforniaStateUniversity,HaywardThereiswidespreadagreementthateconomicunderstandingisimportantinorderforpeopletobeproductivecitizensandworkers.Thereislessagreementabouthoweconomicsshouldbetaughtandwhatconceptsshouldbeintroducedatwhatgradelevels.Sincemanypeopleperceiveeconomicstobeadifficultandabstractsubject,theymayviewwithscepticismsuggestionsthatitshouldbetaughttoveryyoungstudents,especiallythoseidentifiedaslikelytobecomehighschooldropouts.However,teachingcertainaspectsoftheeconomicwayofthinkingtotheseat-riskstudentsinelementaryandmiddleschoolsmayhelpthemreachtheirfullpotentiallateron.ChoicesandChangesisasetofinstructionalmaterialsinitiallypublishedbytheNationalCouncilonEconomicEducation(NCEE)in1992.Dividedintofourgrade-levelunits,itwasdesignedtoteacheconomicdecision-makingskillstostudentsingradestwothroughnine.Aprimarygoaloftheprogramistoencouragestudentstochoosetostayinschoolandtolaterbecomeproductivemembersoftheworkforce.Therationaleisthatifstudentslearnabouttheirroleintheeconomyandtheirabilitytoaffecttheirownfuturesatanearlyage,theywillbelesslikelytodropoutofschool.ThispaperreportsthefindingsofastudyconductedontheeffectivenessoftheChoicesandChangesprogramwithfourclassesofstudentsintheLosAngelesareaduringthe1993-1994academicyear.Resultsindicatethatbothstudentknowledgeandstudentattitudesabouttheirroleintheeconomyimprovedsignificantlyasaresultoftheprogram,despitethefactthattheschoolsinvolvedinthestudywereamongthemosteconomicallydisadvantagedinthearea.ThestudyalsofindsthattheChoicesandChangesprogramisequallyeffectivewiththeSpanish-speakingandEnglish-speakingstudentsinthesample.

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Title	An Evaluation of Choices and Changes : An Economics Program for At-risk Students
Authors/Creators:	Jane S. Lopus, California State University, Hayward
Year:	2001
Volume:	17
Number:	1
Pages:	105 - 119
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles

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Lopus, Jane S. / 2001. "An Evaluation of Choices and Changes : An Economics Program for At-risk Students." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 17(1): 105-119.