A practicum course, "Family Functioning," is an attempt by the School of Home Economics at the University of Nevada to make its students more sensitive to people while offering general home economics subject-matter courses. The response from students and from the families involved has been encouraging. (AG)

Bibliographic citations are classified according to: (1) Home Management, (2) Teaching Home Management, (3) Use of Space, Work Areas, Housing, Equipment, (4) Time and Energy, (5) Consumer Buying, (6) Family Economics, (7) Teaching Family Economics, (8) Levels and Standards of Living, (9) Income, Expenditures, and Savings, (10) Financial and…

An undergraduate home economics program at the University of North Dakota infuses global concepts in courses on consumer issues, personal and family finances, and family management. Substantive themes center around values, family resource management patterns, interdependence, global issues/problems, critical thinking, and global actors. (SK)

Principles of concept formation extracted from an extensive review of theoretical and empirical work in psychology, and their relationship to home economics are presented. The present attempts of home economics educators to identify the basic concepts of the field and organize curriculums around them are potentially fruitful, both for students and…

This document preserves for continued study some ideas and ideals from past experience. "Revaluations," by Caroline L. Hunt in 1901, discusses the responsibility of teachers concerning value formation and realization. "The Philosophy of Home Management," by Lawrence K. Frank in 1938, focuses on recognition and effective modification of the…

Forty-seven abstracts of unpublished research in family economics and home management completed in 1966 are included in this volume. Major code categories are: (1) Home Management, (2) Teaching Home Management, (3) Use of Space, Work Areas, Housing Equipment, (4) Time and Energy, (5) Consumer, (6) Family Economics, (7) Teaching Family Economics,…

Presents examples of ways information gathered in oral history interviews may be used to teach home economics concepts. Sample projects are described in the following areas: nutrition, clothing, housing, family life and human development, and household management. (CT)

As the number of working wives increase, research findings on the contributions of family members to household tasks become relevant for educators and psychologists in designing curriculum and understanding individual/family behavioral change. (EA)

Contains the teacher and student sections of a learning package designed to help the learner understand the influence of values on behavior. (SB)

The document represents the efforts of a 15-member family life education workshop attended by teachers of grades K-12 with representatives from the fields of home economics, health education, social studies, biology, and counseling services. The curriculums are appropriate for teacher use in grades K through 12 or in teacher training. They were…

This curriculum guide consists of course modules for instruction at the secondary level. Each module contains a concept title, major generalization, behavioral objective, subgeneralizations, list of learning experiences, and resources. The courses are entitled: Adult Living, Bachelor Survival, Foods and You, Home Decor, Personal Finance, Teen…

To fulfill the practicum in home management requirement of home economics education, a small independent college without the funds to support a home management house arranged for the students to complete the practicum requirements within their own homes with their own families or adopted families. (BM)

This guide was designed for Home Economics teachers as a source of information, instructional materials and suggested references about the energy situation. The contents in this loose-leaf guide are organized according to the most common divisions in home economics curricula. Educational objectives are provided for decisions as well as for each…