This document is a curriculum guide for a one-semester course "Home and Family" for students in grades 11 and 12. The course is planned to cover the nature, function, and significance of human relationships within the family unit; interpersonal skills; preparation for marriage; development of positive self-concept and responsibility in family…

This curriculum guide is designed for use in the vocational home economics education area of individual and family life at the secondary level. It is correlated closely with the essential elements prescribed by the Texas State Board of Education. The competencies are the essential elements, and the subcompetencies are the subelements prescribed in…

Discusses various aspects of a human development curriculum: constructing a conceptual framework; using the framework to build a teaching strategy; and learning experiences related to human development (reciprocity in relationships, family and community development, impact of technology, and effects of roles on personal identity). (CT)

These materials for the curriculum area of coordinating work and family comprise one of six such packages that are part of the Ohio Vocational Consumer/Homemaking Curriculum Guide. The curriculum area or perennial problem, expressed in the title of this document, is divided into two practical problems, i.e., what to do (1) regarding provision of…

Developed in Florida during for the International Year of the Family (IYF) 1994, this packet contains lesson plans and resource materials for activities designed to strengthen families. The lesson plans can be used in middle schools and high schools. Lesson plan topics are as follows: family wellness; commitment; communication; appreciation;…

Designed for use in consumer and homemaking education in Texas, this curriculum guide is on the subject of home management and consumer education. An introduction to the guide, covering its use and program and curriculum planning, provides a list of suggested reading. Information on teaching handicapped and disadvantaged students follows. The…

A unit plan for providing support to nondisabled siblings of disabled children features such activities as guest speakers, lectures, discussion groups, and role playing. The program helps siblings to understand the disabilities and develop positive feelings toward their disabled sibling. (CB)

Presents 24 brief annotations of recent fiction for adolescents that focuses on the roles that homes play in the diverse cultures in the United States. Lists eight suggested activities for exploring the role of home in young adult and other literature. (SR)

This prevocational curriculum resource guide is intended to provide a foundation for a total vocational home economics program in Colorado. Contents include a rationale, delivery system, a listing of the major developmental task areas included in this guide, tips for teacher success, information on disciplinary applications, a resource list, and a…

Describes computer assisted instruction in social history to teach college students to use the resources and methods of the quantitative historian. Using commercially available prepared data sets, students analyze empirical data such as parish records, census data, and other civil records on the European family. (RM)

This article describes a poetry workshop to create a snapshot of unique moments in family history during the holidays. The workshop includes a working on a family photo poetry poster and participating in extension activities (e.g., writing personal poetry notebooks). A reproducible offers a holiday album of poetry snapshots. (SM)

This curriculum guide provides materials for developing a home economics family life course to assist students in improving the quality of individual and family life. The course contains 12 units that cover the following topics: self-awareness, wheel of life, dating, mate selection, engagement, marriage, money management, parenting, crisis…

This task analysis guide is intended to help teachers and adminstrators develop instructional materials and implement competency-based education in the course, Life Management Skills I. Section I contains a validated task inventory for this course. For each task, applicable information pertaining to performance and enabling objectives and…

This task analysis guide is intended to help teachers and adminstrators develop instructional materials and implement competency-based education in the course, Life Management Skills II. Section I contains a validated task inventory for this course. For each task, applicable information pertaining to performance and enabling objectives and…

This teacher's guide on family living and parenthood is one of seven subject area guides developed for use in consumer and homemaking education in secondary schools in Texas. The guide is correlated with the "Conceptual Framework for Consumer and Homemaking Education in Texas." Content is based on the competencies needed by homemakers in…