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Markle, Roena J. – 1977
Presented is a curriculum guide on household arts developed as part of the Adjustment Training Program of the Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind. Objectives and learning experiences are described for the following seven units: orientation in the kitchen, basic food preparation, advanced food preparation, laundry, housekeeping, basic sewing,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills
Murrah, Pauline – 1967
This booklet presents a 10-lesson curriculum guide for teaching mothers of Head Start children to plan, purchase, prepare, and serve food more efficiently and economically. Leaders of programs in nutrition education for Head Start parents must complete a Leaders Training Course, taught by a professional nutritionist or home economist. The first…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Curriculum Guides, Demonstrations (Educational), Family Life Education
Matejic, Denise M.; Gaston, Neil A. – 1979
This resource guide for teaching personal and family finances was developed to serve a wide spectrum of professional educators, including teachers, administrators, and project directors. Although it was designed for those involved in community outreach programs (see CE 023 729), the content can be useful for adults and students in a variety of…
Descriptors: Adults, Budgeting, Community Services, Consumer Economics
Williams, Sally K.; Bertelson, Laura Winslow – 1990
Based on focus group research in five locations in Iowa, this curriculum guide was developed to help meet the educational needs of families facing economic problems as a result of job or farm loss. The curriculum guide, which is organized in three modules that cover self-esteem, parenting, and resource management, uses a practical problem-solving…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Guides, Family Financial Resources
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Vocational, Technical, and Continuing Education. – 1971
The teacher directed guide presents resource materials for developing home economics curricula in Pennsylvania schools related to home management and family resources. Home management is described as the decision-making aspect of homemaking, requiring conscious planning, control, and evaluation of family resources to achieve satisfying family…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Consumer Education, Curriculum Guides
Silverstein, Idebelle G.; Anderson, Floyd L. – 1969
Prepared by an instructor and curriculum development specialist of the Minnesota Work Opportunity Center, this document describes a course designed to aid the dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth develop skills in personal improvement and foods. The approach focuses on the individual and what he wishes to accomplish. Students who desire to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Child Care, Course Descriptions
Atkinson, Marilyn; And Others
The guide offers a compilation of teacher-developed career education materials which may be integrated with secondary level curriculum in home economics. Suggested activities and ideas are presented as unit plans in the following areas of home economics: family relations/family living, home management, child development, foods and nutrition,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Curriculum Development
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1982
The curriculum guide provides guidelines for developing academic and living vocational skills in visually handicapped students from preschool to adolescence. The document, divided into two sections, outlines objectives, teaching strategies, and materials for each skill area. Section 1 covers the following academic skills: communication,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1982
The curriculum guide outlines objectives, strategies, and materials for developing academic, daily living, and vocational skills in educable mentally retarded students. An introductory section explains that the curriculum incorporates a community focus, parental involvement, developmental sequencing, and prescriptive teaching. Guidelines to…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Citizenship, Computation, Curriculum Guides
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1982
The guide offers an integrated curriculum in computation, communication, and living/vocational skills for trainable mentally handicapped students. The introduction addresses such issues as problems of labeling and classification, academic versus living/vocational skills, placement procedures, early intervention, and parental involvement. General…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Communication Skills, Computation, Curriculum Guides