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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
Download full textSpitze, Glenna D.; Huber, Joan – 1981
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…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Cleaning, Divorce
ALEXANDER, FRANK D.; HARSHAW, JEAN – 1964
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY EXAMINED CHARACTERISTICS OF 1,128 HOME DEMONSTRATION UNITS TO SUGGEST HYPOTHESES AND SCOPE FOR A MORE INTENSIVE STUDY OF A SMALL SAMPLE OF UNITS, AND TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN SAMPLING. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM A SPECIALLY DESIGNED MEMBERSHIP CARD USED IN 1962. UNIT SIZE AVERAGED 23.6 MEMBERS BUT THE RANGE WAS FAIRLY GREAT. A NEED…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Children, Clubs, Educational Background
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1975
The annotated bibliography contains citations to appropriate reference books, pamphlets and audiovisual materials for the following 17 occupations: art and craft aide, bridal consultant, child care aide, clothing assistant, companion to the elderly, consumer aide, dietetic aide, fabric coordinator, fashion coordinator, floral designer, food…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Care Occupations, Consumer Protection, Cooperative Education
Red Cloud Indian School, Inc., Pine Ridge, SD. Oglala Sioux Culture Center. – 1972
The instructional material in this fourth of 6 units is directed to the 9th graders of the Oglala Sioux people. Discussed are the economy (production, consumption, distribution, and exchange of food, shelter, and clothing) of the Oglala Sioux people from past to present, in other words, from the time when a buffalo hunting economy prevailed to the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Business, Cultural Background
Peer reviewedPerce, Karen Lee – Journal of Home Economics, 1986
Describes the junior high homemaking program at the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. Discusses program origin and development, preparing traditional foods, the competency-based program, and addressing the changing attitudes and values among the students. (CT)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Competency Based Education, Homemaking Skills, Junior High School Students
Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1985
Discusses the contributions that consumer and homemaking education make towards improving students' basic skills. These skills include verbal (discussing consumer issues, family relations, child development); reading (product labels, magazine articles, newspapers); writing (reports, notes, term papers); mathematics (budgets, recipe ingredients,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Consumer Education, Daily Living Skills, Home Economics Education
Govako, Boris Ivanovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Describes marriage and family in the Soviet Union today. Urges families to have three or more children despite a present trend toward two children per family. Encourages men to make an effort to share housekeeping chores with their wives. Discusses housing shortages, leisure activities, and divorce patterns. Suggests intermarriage as a social and…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Divorce, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Hallman, Patsy Spurrier; Jones, Sue English – 1982
The primary purpose of this study was to develop a proposed conceptual framework for a semester course in nutrition and foods for vocational home economics at the secondary level. A questionnaire was developed and sent to three groups of Texas educators: homemaking teachers, teacher educators, and nutrition professors. The instrument obtained…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Foods Instruction
Foldesy, Eunice; Carpenter, John – 1988
A survey of secondary school administrators and teachers was conducted in Nevada to determine compliance with Senate Concurrent Resolution 48, which encourages school districts to include a course in family life skills as part of the basic curriculum for high schools. The resolution identifies six skill areas that are to be taught in the course:…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compliance (Legal), Consumer Education, Family Life
Pestle, Ruth E.; Harris, Nancy C. – 1978
This manual is designed for use with adult or secondary school home economics students to enhance their awareness of the tasks and physical limitations faced by aged homemakers, and to identify possible adaptations for making the laundry task easier and safer for older adults. The most frequently performed laundry tasks are presented in a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Home Health Aides
Administration on Aging (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1974
TRaining women for homemaker service is an important function of every agency that provides such services. The Homemaker Service of the National Capital Area, Inc. designed a training manual to be used with either a single new employee or with a group as large as 15. Informal discussions, lectures, practice, and demonstration are methods of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Guides, Home Economics
McDevitt, Mary Ann – 1971
This Home Economics Educators Package (HEEP) is written to be used as a consumer education course on the selection of furniture. The objective of the course is for each student to know the types of furniture available and to be able to select furniture to meet present or future needs. This guide has been divided into four sections: a teachers…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides
1969
An assessment of the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program sought to determine the program's performance in: assisting low-income families to acquire knowledge, skills, and motivation; providing knowledge of public and private institutions and a positive impact on the family budget as well as on program…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Foods Instruction, Geographic Location, Homemaking Skills
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1966
Developed by teachers, supervisors, and teacher educators, this guide is designed to aid teachers and administrators in planning and implementing effective junior and senior high school home economics education programs. The first section of the guide covers general background information such as the purpose and role of home economics, teacher…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Economics, Foods Instruction
