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Download full textWehman, Paul, Ed.; Hill, Janet W., Ed. – 1980
Ten papers focus on aspects of a community integration approach for severely and profoundly handicapped students. Two general papers introduce the monograph: "Preparing Severely and Profoundly Handicapped Youth to Enter Less Restrictive Environments" (P. Wehman and J. Hill) and "Characteristics of an Appropriate Education for Severely and…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Homemaking Skills, Leisure Time
ROBERTS, ROY W. – 1966
THE VOCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE HOMEMAKER-WAGE EARNER AND WHAT CONTRIBUTION THE HIGH SCHOOL HOME ECONOMICS CURRICULUM MAY MAKE TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR GAINFUL OCCUPATIONS IN WHICH THE YOUNG WOMEN WILL BE EMPLOYED AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION WERE THE GOALS OF THIS STUDY. THE DATA OF THE STUDY WERE OBTAINED FROM (1) QUESTIONNAIRES TO FORMER…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Evaluation, High School Graduates, High School Students
Peer reviewedErwin, Wendy Tenpenny; And Others – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 1996
Interviews with guidance counselors in 18 Tennessee high schools identified their perceptions of home economics programs and teachers' role in career preparation. Responses indicated misperception of high schools as feeders for college professional programs and the need for home economics as general education for all students in terms of practical…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Counselor Attitudes, Curriculum Development, High Schools
Maples, Wayne; And Others – 1980
The report evaluates Texas' Multiple Careers Magnet Center (MCMC), a part time program to provide special education secondary students with career training. It is explained that students enter one of six career education clusters: furniture repair and upholstery, general construction trades, building and grounds maintenance, laundry and dry…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Demography, Disabilities, Homemaking Skills
Spellman, Charles R.; and others – Teaching Except Children, 1970
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Education, Homemaking Skills, Mental Retardation
BLESSING, KENNETH R. – 1962
THIS BULLETIN DEFINES THE INTENT OF PRACTICAL ARTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AS PROVIDING THE RETARDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDINGS, VALUES, ATTITUDES, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCES LEADING TO SOCIAL AND VOCATIONAL COMPETENCE IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL YEARS. THE PRACTICAL IDEAS AND CURRICULAR SUGGESTIONS ARE GROUPED--(1) HOME ARTS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE SKILLS OF…
Descriptors: Child Care, Curriculum Guides, Homemaking Skills, Hygiene
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1984
This guide has been developed for the following reasons: (1) to identify the essential elements pertaining to each vocational home economics education course as mandated by Texas law, (2) to outline the competencies and subcompetencies to be developed in vocational home economics education classes, (3) to provide guidance to teachers for local…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Consumer Education
Overs, Robert P.; And Others – 1970
A pilot project of the Curative Workshop of Milwaukee which provided domestic work training for four trainable mentally retarded girls is described. School psychologists' reports of the four adolescent trainees are included, and recommendations for future programing are noted. Evaluation data reflect the girls' performance, amount of supervision,…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Females, Homemaking Skills, Household Workers
Benson, Pauline; Estrada, Rosa J. – 1973
The course, for use at the junior high school level, explores employment possibilities in home economics and related areas. Lists of resource materials, a pretest and posttest, and an extensive, 70-page curriculum guide are appended. The guide explores eight block areas: (1) introduction; (2) homemaking; (3) personal development for careers; (4)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides
Gruenberg, C. Brooke; Ekstrom, Ruth B. – 1981
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…
Descriptors: Adults, Advanced Placement, Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Cooper, Gloria S., Ed.; Magisos, Joel H., Ed. – 1976
Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of students preparing to be homemaker or health aids, this instructional package is one of five for the home economics occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational…
Descriptors: Attendants, Curriculum, Home Health Aides, Homemaking Skills
Vaughn, Gladys Gary; And Others – 1978
This paper considers impact of federal legislation on conduct of vocational consumer and homemaking programs with a focus on relationships among the American Home Economics Association (AHEA), home economics, and federal vocational education legislation. Chapter 1 overviews AHEA and discusses interrelationships between it and the home economics…
Descriptors: Accountability, Consumer Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1982
The effectiveness of Georgia's comprehensive high school consumer and homemaking educational programs in providing competence in six essential skill areas was studied. Respondents were selected from all Georgia high school graduates from 1978-79 who had participated in at least one consumer and homemaking education course. Survey findings showed…
Descriptors: Competence, Consumer Education, Educational Research, Graduate Surveys
Community Services Administration (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1972
This training manual is designed to help in the training of women for homemaker service. The material specifies what will be most meaningful to the homemaker trainees in their daily work as well as to give insights into the larger problems of families in trouble and to advance the goals of the homemaker service. In connection with the trainee…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Care, Child Rearing, Family Life Education
Linden, Janice – 1973
The course examines the tools, materials, and basic principles used in reupholstering furniture. Techniques involved in using equipment, dismantling furniture, constructing the foundation, making the muslin cover, planning and preparing the platform and covering, and attaching loose wood panels are some of the operations dealt with in the course.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides
