The number of male primary caregivers has increased as social change has reduced the availability of female family members to fulfill the caregiving role. This study examined the perceived and actual role of caregiver by older men, especially in homemaker activities, and how this aspect of the caregiving role is impacted by age. Subjects (N=74)…

Written from the perspective of a blind rehabilitation teacher, the paper focuses on teaching daily living skills to visually impaired persons. Of primary importance is early instruction in daily living skills integrated into the child's total life experience. The parent's role as a direct and consistent influence on the way children perceive the…

In the United States of the 19th century, domesticity was the dominant mode by means of which women were urged to think of their experience. Accordingly, domestic advice scrapbooks were favored by many women of the period--scrapbooks which were composed from handwritten fragments and scraps of newspapers and magazines clipped for personal but…

A project was conducted to create a handbook for consumer and homemaking education teachers in Georgia who deal with mainstreamed handicapped students. The handbook is intended to help teachers develop and implement effective individualized education programs and is designed to supplement the Georgia Curriculum Guide for Consumer and Homemaking…

The effectiveness of the inductive instructional method of general case programming was compared to the deductive approach of rule learning, in attempting to facilitate generalized learning and maintenance of a community living skill for adults with mental retardation. The impact of functional ability on the type of instruction was also assessed.…

A study was conducted to test the following hypotheses concerning division of household labor (DOHL) between husbands and wives: (1) the division of household labor is somewhat affected by the availability of time, especially the wife's time; (2) there are strong effects of relative power, as measured by market-related resources, marital…

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…

Despite 20 years of hard fought gains to achieve respect as equal participants within the formal economy, the majority of working women have made only marginal progress in obtaining sexual equality within their families. While the roles of men and women within the family have historically been distinct and different, they have generally been…

This report focuses on the development of a behavior modification program to help institutionalized patients prepare for situations they may encounter after discharge from the hospital. The rationale for this program is explained in terms of the severe differences that exist between life in a mental institution and community life. A daily program…

Project ACCESS, funded by the Office of Education and Employment of the U.S. Department of Education, is developing and field testing a method to further the recognition of women's life experience learning. In order to determine the transferability of women's life experience learning to employment and to vocational education, three activities were…

Currently, roles are changing for men and women and the combination of work and family roles is a challenge to many young people. High school students' life plans and the relationship of some antecedent factors to homemaking and career commitment were explored. Subjects (N=854), 9th and 12th grade students, completed questionnaires containing…

A study was made to identify the competencies women gain from their volunteer work and homemaking experiences and to develop materials helpful to women and to colleges in evaluating these experiences for college credit. By a review of the literature and interviews and surveys of adult women, the investigators identified fourteen volunteer work…