A Basic Survey to Develop Teaching Materials for Cultivating Consciousness of Social Responsibility for Consumer Behavior

Abstract

A Survey was made on the present degree of student' awareness of social responsibility for consumer behavior. A questionnair survey was made of 723 students,from junior high school to conege, about consumption of beef, which is a SubieCt Of their great interest. An analysis was also made of teaching materials 、vhich appeared in homemaking education magazines from 1989 to 1994. The students' interest was found to be high in matters concerning their health and safety and very low in those concerning distribution and environment. Iost of teaching materials were about scientinc knowledge and techniques andnone、vas found about responsibility on consumer behavior. Development of teaching materials for cultivating students' consciousness of social responsibility for consumer behavior is deslred.