The study reported here examined the needs of single parents and homemakers in Hawaii for vocational education. Data from a questionnaire completed by 273 single parents/homemakers indicated that most were female and either divorced, separated, or widowed. One-fourth of the sample earned less than $500 monthly. Nearly 90 percent had completed high…

Highlights three programs developed by Pennsylvania vocational educators that encourage nontraditional enrollments and meet the special needs of teen parents, adult single parents, and displaced homemakers. (JOW)

Late 19th- and early 20th-century founders saw home economics as a vehicle for social reform by applying scientific knowledge to family and community. By the 1920s, social responsibility of homemakers disappeared from home economics rhetoric. External factors such as legislation, educational theories, professional specialization, and changes in…

Article described a project enabling housewives to learn while at home. Program was evaluated for its criteria relevance. (RK)

Presents a case study that details the needs and characteristics of clients at the Displaced Homemaker Center at Moberly Junior College in Moberly, Missouri. Discusses ways in which career education has been used to upgrade vocational skills and aspirations of reentry women. (CT)

This package of instructional materials is intended for use in preparing single parents and displaced homemakers for entry into the job market. The materials were developed for the ENCORE program--a 4-week, 48-hour, 3-days-per-week program focusing on employability skills, vocational assessment, personal development, shadowing in traditional and…

The Arizona Center for Vocational Education, Northern Arizona University, developed a program to train women in nontraditional careers. Since jobs were plentiful in the field, the program aimed to train 25 women in building maintenance. Project leaders established linkages with union apprenticeship programs and local business and industry…

This report, which presents the results of a study of the effect on young people's lives by early family formation and especially entry into parenthood, is based on the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, a large national survey that has tracked over 22,000 young people who are now in their mid-twenties. Following a…

A program was developed to provide single parents who were without marketable skills with the training or retraining necessary to secure and keep a job in the health care field. During the course of the project, 31 trainees between the ages of 21 and 60 who were living below the poverty level were recruited into the program. They received…

This booklet contains descriptions of 34 sex equity projects in Oregon. Project descriptions contain such information as a contact person and the project's audience, procedures, outcomes, and funding sources. The projects are organized under three headings--displaced homemaker projects, support services/special needs projects, and women in…

This report provides information on the age differences, demographic characteristics, employment status, poverty status, and educational status of displaced homemakers and single parents in Texas. These statistics are summarized in 26 tables or graphs that break down the data by variables. The study concludes with implications for program design…

Outlines of presentations from a forum on community services and women's centers at Florida postsecondary institutions are provided. Larry Tyree's presentation covered various aspects of community services including administrative commitment, program benefits from an administrative viewpoint, characteristics of continuing education, and components…

To survey displaced homemaker services in New Jersey, questionnaires were mailed to 1,200 agencies. The questionnaire, which requested agency descriptions of organization, general services provided, and educational services available, netted a return response rate of 67%. Of the 685 who returned complete questionnaires, 345 (50%) said it did not…

A study identified the critical areas in which single parents and homemakers need assistance so that they can complete educational programs to prepare them to enter the work force. A questionnaire was developed that examined such factors as single parent/homemaker demographics, work history, self-confidence, career awareness, education-related…

Presents six articles for working with women in career counseling. Focuses on scope/dimensions of sex bias, job market and alternative employment forms, displaced homemakers' needs, and strategies to help women enter/reenter work, e.g., career planning conferences, group vocational counseling, and use of the Motivation Analysis Test. Special Issue…