The role of education in providing information related to interpersonal relationships, particularly marital success, is discussed. The effectiveness of such a course depends on positive classroom communication and the choice of appropriate learning activities. Teaching techniques which would contribute to developing skills related to achieving a…

Presenting subject matter from all areas of home economics in an interrelated manner will help students view the family holistically, as a part of the educational, economic, legal, political, and medical systems. Home economics can help students be aware of trends affecting the family and develop decision-making skills. (SK)

One approach to the educational challenge presented by helping family members identify and appraise role-shifts and their stress-producing outcomes is presented in the article: an exercise for recognition and appraisal of role-shifts, accompanied by four visual aids for reproduction as dittos or transparencies. (Author/AJ)

The evolution of home work and the growth of home-working families carry important consequences for work and family life in late 20th-century America. (JOW)

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)

Teachers are expected to provide guidance in coping, adapting, and managing conflicts. Ways to resolve conflict include achieving a balance between work and family life goals to increase personal, family, and work satisfactions. (SK)

Computer technology as it affects home and family life is explored. Elements of this technology which are examined include electronic fund transfers (EFT), consumer rights and responsibilities relating to use of EFT, working at home via computer, housing design, costs of computerizing the home, and computerized aids for the handicapped. (CT)

The historical focus of home economics is on the well-being of the individual and the family. The promotion of individual autonomy is, therefore, an appropriate mission for home economics education. (SK)

Two major hypotheses are considered in an attempt to account for the relative absence of home economics in the educational system of the Soviet Union: (1) strengthening of the family unit is not compatible with Soviet policy, and (2) Soviet commitment to economic growth negates home economics education. (Author/EC)

Following a short review of research on male roles in home making, the authors report a study and a follow-up conducted to examine and describe the husband's parental and household responsibilities in three occupational levels and three geographic regions. (JT)

Changes in work and family roles, disparities between employer and family expectations, and lifestyle changes have created new perspectives on relationships between home and work. Family life education can integrate and enhance the interrelatedness of family life with the roles, responsibilities, and stresses of work life. (SK)

Describes a study in which selected employers and personnel directors were interviewed concerning the effects of employees' home lives on work. Areas explored included employee behaviors affected by their home lives; company policies created because of employees' home lives; and the effects of different family life stages on work. (CT)

Home economics curriculum for middle schools should be based on development of self-forming individuals as family members, on the needs and characteristics of early adolescents, and on the practical problems faced by early adolescents in the process of growth and development. (SK)

The author presents social demographic forecasts for the future. She examines social, economic, and political transitions in U.S. society separately and argues that the transitions that society makes depend ultimately on the values upon which individuals choose to act. (CH)