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| Economic Education is Not a Passing Fancy <return to top> |
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In 1949, a group of prominent American Citizens recognized the need for a higher level of economic understanding and founded the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE). This independent, non-partisan, national organization is guided by a single principle: "Each citizen's ability to recognize and objectively analyze economic issues is essential to his own welfare and the national progress." |
| The Florida Council on Economic Education (FCEE) works closely with the Florida activities of the eight Florida centers located on state university system campuses, including the UCF Center. The UCF Center is funded by the University of Central Florida, the FCEE, and donations from business, foundations, and individuals. Together, the NCEE, fifty state councils, and over 250 university centers form a national economic education network. |
| Rationale <return to top> |
| In 1975, Florida became the 10th state to require that economic education be a part of the curriculum for every student in the public schools. In 1983, a one semester economics course was added to the requirements for high school graduation |
| The UCF Center for Economic Education was established in 1976 primarily to assist school districts in our service area in developing and implementing a kindergarten through twelfth grade program of studies in economics as required by the Free Enterprise and Consumer Education Act as amended in 1975. Counties in the Center's activities focus on teacher training in economics through university courses taught by Center staff, economics curriculum and materials development, and a resource center offering free use of audio-visual materials, games and other economic education materials. |
| Courses <return to top> |
| The Center provides a variety of economic and consumer education courses from introductory to advanced levels. These credit and non-credit courses are arranged at times and locations convenient to participants and are presented in live as well as video formats |
| Special Programs & Curriculum Development <return to top> |
| Special workshops, short courses, seminars, and other programs are conducted for teachers and the local community. Consultation by staff members is available for curriculum development |
| Resource Center <return to top> |
| A wide range of economic education informational and instructional material is maintained which may be borrowed at no charge or purchased. Included are elementary and secondary school economics texts and reference books, research papers, periodicals, pamphlets and booklets from elementary through advanced levels, teacher guides, handbooks, reference materials, audio-visual materials, simulations and games. |
| Clearinghouse <return to top> |
| The Center is a clearing house for all types of economic education information and cooperates with the other centers in Florida, the Florida Council on Economic Education, and the National Council on Economic Education in making the best materials available. Materials and ideas are also collected from individual school teachers and school districts and from programs conducted by businesses, civic, service, and social groups. This interchange of information and materials provides the service area with the best available materials in economic education. |
| Award Programs <return to top> |
| Center staff is available to aid teachers with innovative economic curriculum projects for submission to local, state, and national economic education recognition programs. UCF -area teachers have been recognized by the prestigious Freedoms Foundation George Washington Medal and Leavey Award, the NFIB Foundation and both the FCEE and NCEE awards program. |
| Faculty Presentations <return to top> |
| Arrangements can be made for Center Staff to visit your school to provide faculty with information concerning Center services. Activities such as a classroom teaching demonstration or a materials preview session may also be requested. |
| Florida Stock Market Game (Simulation) <return to top> |
| A program of the Florida Council on Economic Education, with state-wide sponsorship provided by Raymond James and Associates, Phoenix Equity Planning Corp., the Florida Securities Dealers, through the University of West Florida College of Business, students learn about the American economy as well as the world of business and finance in this ten-week game. The UCF Center provides teacher training and assistance in the UCF area. |
| Della Phillips - Martha D. Schenck Chair in American Private Enterprise <return to top> |
| The Phillips-Schenck Chair was created in 1980 and funded under provision of Florida's Eminent Scholars Act. Funds were provided from the private sector by the Dr. P. Phillips Foundation and the Schenck Company |
| The Chair and the Center share a unifying theme that economic literacy needs to be stressed from the local to the national level and that the free enterprise system is the most effective economic system existing for the production and distribution of goods and services. The Chair in American Private Enterprise exists as the focal point for the continual dialogue on major economic issues, comparative economic systems, and economic decision-making in business units. |
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The UCF Center Welcomes Your Participation and Support <return to top> |
| Many men and women from all walks of life are aware of the consequences of economic illiteracy. The mistaken belief that government programs are free, the inability to perceive that there are costs as well as benefits to consumer protection and the inability to evaluate the economic consequences of personal, business and government decisions are examples of this illiteracy. Those who support the Center believe that a background in economics affairs and provides a better understanding of how the American economic system functions. |
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| Center Location <return to top> |
| The center is located in Room 325 of the College of Business Administration Building on the UCF campus. The operating hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. |
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| Designed & Maintained by Anthony Laventhall |
| Last updated July 27th, 2000 |