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Download full textEnsign, Arselia S., Ed. – 1989
Techniques are presented for sewing clothing for children or adults with handicaps. Considerations in sewing adapted clothing include the most appropriate type of pattern for a particular disability, fabric choices, and items needed for clothing construction. Eight sources of sewing supplies are listed, with descriptions of items available.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Clothing, Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction
Krinke, Laurel – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1980
A program in which trainable mentally handicapped (TMH) students are taught home economics skills is described. Discusses why home economics is the area usually chosen for educating TMH, how a suitable curriculum is developed, and how this curriculum can be implemented in food classes and in clothing classes. (CT)
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Curriculum Development, Foods Instruction, Home Economics
Fitterman, L. Jeffrey – 1989
Through developments with the use of the "Apple Macintosh" computer, "HyperCard," and "MacRecorder," children in preschool handicapped programs are now capable of participating in appropriate computerized learning experiences. "HyperCard" allows educators to produce their own computerized instructional…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Clothing Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
This handbook is designed to provide opportunities for members of the North Carolina Association of Future Homemakers of America (FHA) to demonstrate their proficiency with the competencies they have developed through participation in FHA and the home economics education program. The 25 events are designed to help develop lifetime skills in…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Competition, Cooking Instruction, Food Service
Jordan, Betty Jo; And Others – 1979
This publication contains descriptions of 100 courses for use by local education agencies in updating their Adult Consumer and Homemaking program offerings in response to new legislative and policy rulings. Courses are divided into these six categories: (1) Family Living and Parenthood Education (18 courses), (2) Nutrition (16 courses), (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Child Development, Child Rearing
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1996
Intended as a resource for California community colleges and districts in assessing and improving family and consumer science (FCS) programs, this program plan provides information on current trends affecting the delivery of FCS programs and guidelines for assessing and developing new comprehensive or specialized programs. Following letters of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Community Colleges
Mount San Antonio Community Coll. District, Walnut, CA. – 1987
During fall 1986, a series of seven regional workshops were conducted for community college full- and part-time occupational and consumer and home economics instructors in California. The workshops were attended by a total of 319 instructors, 36 students, and 30 to 40 host college administrators and students. The workshops were designed to expand…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Community Colleges, Home Economics, Home Economics Education
Pestle, Ruth – 1979
This guide is intended to assist teachers in integrating the study of aging into home economics programs. The first sections contain information on what aging means to different people and the various physical, psychological, and societal changes associated with aging. Discussed next are ways of integrating the study of aging into the following…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives, Clothing Instruction
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1983
This document was developed for the purposes of (1) outlining the competencies and subcompetencies to be developed in vocational home economics classes in Texas; (2) providing guidance to teachers for local program planning; and (3) serving as a means of communicating the scope and content of vocational home economics education in Texas to others.…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Competence
Hill, Carol L., Comp. – 1980
This listing of federally produced curriculum and instructional materials for vocational home economics education is one of eight annotated bibliographies that provide information for vocational educators at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels. Introductory information given includes a description of how to use the listing and sources…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Child Care Occupations
Van Buren, Jan B. – 1989
This manual was developed to provide Missouri consumer and homemaking education teachers with documentation of the core competencies and skills that they teach. The key skills were developed from the following areas: English/reading/language arts; mathematics; science; and social studies/civics. Documentation was accomplished through analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Montana State Univ., Bozeman. – 1980
This publication was designed to assist home economics teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, and community and parent advisory groups in Montana to plan vocational home economics programs. Information included in the publication is intended to define concepts and to provide suggested learner outcomes appropriate for home economics…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Birth, Child Development, Clothing Instruction
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1984
This volume consists of lists of proficiencies and performance indicators for use in designing and revising curricula dealing with essential living skills in consumer and homemaking education for the occupation of homemaking. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are behavioral objectives and evaluation criteria dealing with the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Child Rearing
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1986
This guide outlines the core curriculum and articulation plans that were developed by a home economics task force for the purpose of improving and standardizing home economics education programs at community colleges throughout California. The first five chapters deal with the following subject areas addressed in home economics education: child…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Child Development
Vail, Ann, Ed.; Fox, Wanda S., Ed.; Wild, Peggy, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 27 papers on the development of national standards for family and consumer sciences (FACS) education. The following papers are included: "Leadership for Change: Developing the National Standards" (Peggy Wild); "National Standards Model" (Wanda S. Fox); "Reasoning for Action" (Wanda S. Fox, Janet F.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Clothing Instruction, Community Services
