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Download full textHorton, Sally E. – 1988
This guide contains six lessons developed to help parents teach their children to handle money wisely. Each lesson consists of a synopsis of the main ideas; key words; information covered in the lesson; self-rating questions for parents; what parents need to know about children in various age groups (preschoolers, 6-9, 9-12, and teenagers);…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Children, Consumer Education
Richmond, Jim; And Others – 1986
This manual, written especially for the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission, is a simply worded, step-by-step guide to home maintenance for new homeowners. It can be used for self-study or it can serve as instructional material for a training class on home ownership. The manual is organized in nine sections that cover the following…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indians, Cleaning, Equipment
Niederehe, George; And Others – 1982
This paper describes an ongoing study evaluating families that provide in-home care to elderly relatives wth dementia. Characteristics of the study, which include a focus on progressive senile dementia, use of a clinical approach, longitudinal design, descriptive nature, focus on the dyad of patient and primary caregiver, and use of videotaping…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Dementia, Evaluation Methods, Family Characteristics
Buehler, Cheryl; Hogan, M. Janice – 1984
Although family management scholars have identified family life cycle stages and educational and occupational status as factors that may influence planning in families, the influence of the family's life cycle stage and socioeconomic status on the planning process has not been empirically tested. Planning styles, family characteristics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employment Level, Family Financial Resources, Fathers
Esch, B. J. – 1986
This curriculum outline for the Sevier County, Tennessee, transition program for special needs students provides goals and objectives for the following domains: domestic, vocational, community functioning, and recreation/leisure. The domestic domain covers personal hygiene/grooming, first aid, home nursing, birth control/pregnancy, parenting, drug…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
Nguchu, Ruth Rukunga – 1981
This study surveyed parents, headmasters, and home economics teachers from 12 primary schools in Nairobi to collect information on the extent of radio use in home economics teaching, the reasons for use or non-use, and parental attitudes toward educational radio programs in general. Upper primary (standard 4-7) home economics teachers completed a…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Radio, Home Economics, Home Management
Harris, Ruth D. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1975
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employed Women, Family Influence, Females
Smith, Jan, Ed. – 1980
As one in a series of test item collections developed by the Assessment and Evaluation Unit of the Directorate of Studies, items of value from past tests are made available to teachers for the construction of unit tests, term examinations or as a basis for class discussion. Each collection is reviewed for content validity and reliability. The test…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Foreign Countries, Home Economics, Home Management
Pifer, Glenda; And Others – 1977
Few people realize that the average person uses about 60 gallons of water each day. Water shortages are already occurring on a regional scale; someday they may become a national problem. Accordingly, this checklist is designed to help house and apartment dwellers determine how efficiently they use water and identify additional ways to save it.…
Descriptors: Adults, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Energy Conservation
Hare, Jane H. – 1975
A training program for community agency volunteers involved in providing personal care and assistance to older persons in their homes is outlined in this manual. Twelve sessions are included with suggestions for supplementary sessions in several areas. The first four sessions, which cover the need for home services to the elderly, aspects of the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Organizations, Home Management, Home Programs
Department of Energy, Washington, DC. – 1978
This booklet discusses a variety of topics to help consumers prepare for winter. Tips for the home include: winterizing the home, dealing with a loss of heat or power failure, and what you need to have on hand. Another section gives driving tips and what to do in a storm. Health factors include suggestions for keeping warm, signs and treatment for…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Consumer Education, Emergency Programs, Energy
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1964
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE IS TO PROVIDE HELP IN DEVELOPING A LOCAL PROGRAM FOR TRAINING HOMEMAKER'S ASSISTANTS. THE HOMEMAKER'S ASSISTANT CARRIES ON VARIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIRED FOR MAINTAINING FAMILY LIFE IN A PLEASANT, CLEAN, AND ORDERLY HOME. SOME SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO PREPARE TRAINEES -- (1) TO CLEAN HOUSE, USING…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Child Care, Guidelines, High Schools
PRIOR, FAITH – 1964
THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE FEMALE DROPOUT NEEDS TO LEARN TO IMPROVE HER EFFECTIVENESS AS WIFE AND MOTHER AND HOW WELL HOMEMAKING PROGRAMS, IN SCHOOL OR OUT, SUPPLY THIS NEED. OF THE 167 GIRLS WHO LEFT SCHOOL IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT, DURING THE JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR FROM JANUARY 1960 TO JUNE 1963, 20 OF THE 40 WHO MARRIED WERE…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Making the Most of Your Energy Dollars in Home Heating & Cooling. NBS Consumer Information Series 8.
Jacobs, Madeleine; Petersen, Stephen R. – 1975
This pamphlet is a homeowner's guide to home weatherization. It provides a step-by-step energy audit that anyone can use to help determine the insulation needs of their home. This is not a "how-to-do-it" booklet, but is a guide by which homeowners can determine the best combination of improvements for their house, climate, and fuel…
Descriptors: Climate, Climate Control, Consumer Education, Economic Factors
Diprizio, Chrisann; Baer, Stella – 1976
A survey of personal freedom completed by 97 mothers of handicapped children touched on such aspects as amount of time spent away from the home, arrangements for supervision of the child, and views regarding women's liberation. Data analysis pointed up such findings as a lack of correlation between the child's age and the mother's working hours,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Employment, Exceptional Child Research, Feminism
