Strategies used by projects that integrated parenting concepts into nutrition education included (1) focusing parenting content on nutrition project outcomes; (2) using learner-centered strategies; and (3) modeling desirable parent-child interactions. (Contains 17 references.) (JOW)

West Virginia high schoolers are learning about the responsibilities and rewards of being an adult in a class called Adult Roles and Functions. Deals with family relations, parenting, home management, consumer education, housing, nutrition, and careers. (JOW)

Describes and evaluates a low-cost learn-at-home delivery system employed by the University of Wisconsin-Extension covering parenthood, family management, consumer decision-making, credit, and nutrition for young families. Results indicated that this delivery system was both efficient and effective. Implications for future programing are…

This publication advocates the teaching of home economics to both boys and girls, and describes some home economics programs that provide meaningful learning experiences for students of both sexes. The philosophy and legal considerations behind teaching home economics to boys are examined. Changing life styles and social pressures are considered.…

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:…

The child development guide, part of a consumer and homemaking education unit, was developed in a 3-week curriculum workshop at Winthrop College in June 1972. The identified objectives and learning experiences have been developed with basic reference to developmental tasks, needs, interests, capacities, and prior learning experiences of students.…

A study was conducted during the 1988-89 academic year of 1983 and 1988 Montana high school graduates to assess the impact of their enrollment in home economics courses on their knowledge in the areas of nutrition, consumer education, and child development/parenting. Fifty-three 1983, and 55 1988 graduates of randomly selected high schools in…

This guide is one of a series of Education for Parenthood manuals developed by the Salvation Army for use in programs to prepare teenagers for parenthood or for child care careers. This volume outlines four courses for troubled girls and young adult women who receive residential care or who may be served through community outreach. The program was…

This guide contains standards designed to encourage local educational agencies to redesign consumer home economics programs to meet the present and future needs of students and adults in the 1980s and 1990s. A procedure is suggested for using them in redesign or development of new and innovative articulated programs. The standards include nine…

A conceptual framework was developed to aid teachers, parents, school administrators, and community and school site planning groups in developing a parenting program appropriate to the local community. Units of study, based on the framework, were developed and field tested in consumer and homemaking education programs in grades 9 through 12 in six…

This publication contains descriptions of 100 courses for use by local education agencies in updating their Adult Consumer and Homemaking program offerings in response to new legislative and policy rulings. Courses are divided into these six categories: (1) Family Living and Parenthood Education (18 courses), (2) Nutrition (16 courses), (3)…

This curriculum guide provides materials for developing a home economics family life course to assist students in improving the quality of individual and family life. The course contains 12 units that cover the following topics: self-awareness, wheel of life, dating, mate selection, engagement, marriage, money management, parenting, crisis…

A follow-up study was done of Kentucky seniors who graduated in 1987 and who had taken three or more semesters of consumer and homemaking education (CHE). Telephone interviews were completed for 157 graduates in 51 randomly selected Kentucky high schools. Two somewhat comparable interview schedule forms consisted of questions concerning…

Helping students take a look at what the traditional family provides--necessities, protection, affection, security, transmission of values and culture, and a setting for socialization--is relevant in today's curriculum. Developed to be used at the senior high school level, the curriculum guide offers a course outline emphasizing 11 major concepts:…

An assessment of the needs of the economically disadvantaged measured the importance of specific home economics content for high school students. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 470 parents of economically and noneconomically disadvantaged students and representatives from the Nebraska Department of Social Services. The 136 concepts used in…