ALTHOUGH RESOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM FOR TRAINING COMPANIONS TO ELDERLY PERSONS IS PROVIDED IN THIS TEACHING GUIDE, IT WILL NEED TO BE ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF THE TRAINEES AND THE COMMUNITY. THE COMPANION TO AN ELDERLY PERSON RELIEVES FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY PERSON. THE PROGRAM…

ALTHOUGH THIS GUIDE PROVIDES RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF CLOTHING MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS, THE TEACHER WILL NEED TO ADAPT IT TO THE NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES OF HER TRAINEES AND TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. UNDER THE EMPLOYER'S SUPERVISION, THE CLOTHING MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST ALTERS, CLEANS, PRESSES, REPAIRS, AND…

PREPARED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION HELPFUL TO TEACHERS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CATEGORIZES REFERENCES INTO--(1) BASES FOR EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION, (2) EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, (3) EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION, JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, (4) EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION, POST-HIGH SCHOOL, AND (5) EMPLOYMENT…

This paper examines a comprehensive approach to training for child care practitioners and presents a framework for developing staff training. It considers each of the four elements essential to building training experiences: adult developmental change, growth in professional competence, characteristics of adult learning, and training options. Each…

A multiagency project designed a program to train participants to become licensed family day care home operators. Participant recruitment was conducted by means of a flyer, advertisements in the help wanted section, community service announcements, press releases, and notices to the high schools. The program recruited 43 potential family day care…

A SEMINAR WAS HELD TO PROVIDE STATE LEADERS IN HOME ECONOMICS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAMS OF OCCUPATIONAL PREPARATION. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED DIRECTORS OF AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, DEANS OF SCHOOLS OF HOME ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT…

In order to determine if occupationally-oriented curriculums in home economics should be developed at the post-secondary level in Oklahoma, three groups of people were interviewed: (1) managers of business establishments and supervisors of child care agencies, (2) administrators and instructors of home economics courses, and (3) students enrolled…

The institute was designed to provide information and develop some ability in initiating, developing, and evaluating programs for training workers as food service supervisors in post-high school level programs. Organizational details, student and faculty qualifications, a job description and analysis of the food service supervisor occupation are…

This document is an information guide for teachers that introduces computers into vocational home economics education classes. The first part points out implications of microcomputers for home economics classes, while the second part provides information on selecting, using, and maintaining computer hardware. The final section describes procedures…

This planning guide is intended for use in selecting content from home economics subject matter areas when planning consumer and homemaking education programs for grades 7 through 12. The planning guide is divided into two major parts. The first section focuses on the suggested scope and sequence for each of five home economics subject matter…

THIS GUIDE WAS PREPARED TO HELP SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS PLAN AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS WHICH PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH, POST-HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH, AND ADULTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN OCCUPATIONS UTILIZING HOME ECONOMICS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. CATEGORIES OF PERSONS FOR WHOM PROGRAMS CAN BE DEVELOPED UNDER THE VOCATIONAL ACT OF 1963 ARE…

State supervisors of home economics education for 50 states and Puerto Rico were surveyed to determine the extent to which home economics wage earning programs have been developed since funds became available under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. A questionnaire sought information about the following topics: (1) basic areas of programing,…

The institute was designed to provide information and some ability in initiating, developing, and evaluating programs at the post-high school level to prepare assistants to directors of child care services. An analysis of jobs in child care services indicates that there are many jobs for all levels of training. A difference between the existing…