"Consumer Classroom" European Website, an Interactive Tool for Consumer Education. (5th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Herlo, Dorin
• Is Part Of: Procedia--social and behavioral sciences. Volume 180(2015)
• Page Start: 1489
• Page End: 1497
• Publication Date: 2015-05-05
• Subjects: consumer education -- action-research project -- interactive website -- teaching resources -- inter-school projects.; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Congresses; Arts -- Periodicals; Arts -- Congresses; Humanities -- Periodicals; Humanities -- Congresses; 300
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.02.297
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-0428

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the product of an action-research project named "Consumer Classroom" which generates better consumer education practices in all EU Member States. The main goal of "Consumer Classroom" project was to set up an interactive website which was developed to make it easy for teachers to learn about consumer topics, create or choose ready-made lessons to teach their students and collaborate online with other teachers and classrooms around Europe. The websitewww.consumerclassroom.eu is a multilingual pan European website dedicated to the teachers, all across EU, of students aged 12-18.