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Beamish, Julia O.; Hwang, Eunju; Parrott, Kathleen; Carneal, Margaret – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2017
Universal design is a concept in design that addresses the usability of products and spaces that meet the needs of the most people possible. Principles guide the design process for various spaces and products. The Center for Real Life Design at Virginia Tech renovated two kitchens that incorporated many universal design features. The Universal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Usability, Interior Space
Tuckwiller, Janet E. – 1987
Because of concerns about its ability to meet the shifting demands resulting from changes in today's society, the Virginia Extension Homemakers Council (VEHC) undertook a systematic program to change its organizational structure. In 1983, representatives of the VEHC and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service (VCES) met to identify the causes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Educational Needs, Extension Education
Dixon, Lois Claudine; And Others – 1973
A study was conducted to investigate certain characteristics of respondents who renovated furniture during a Washington County educational television 19-program series on chair renovation, who had previously renovated furniture, and who planned to renovate a chair following the series, and to compare them with those respondents who had not. Data…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Television, Extension Education, Furniture
JORDAN, BETH C.; LOVING, ROSA H. – 1966
THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS FOR STRENGTHENING THE HOMEMAKING PROGRAM AND FOR PLANNING PROGRAMS TO PREPARE YOUNG WOMEN FOR OCCUPATIONS USING HOME ECONOMICS SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS COMPLETED DATA SHEETS FOR 2,679 OF THE 20,000 10TH GRADE GIRLS IN VIRGINIA SCHOOLS IN 1954-55. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Dropouts, Educational Needs