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Koester, Ardis W.; Leber, Dolores A. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1984
Orthopedically disabled adults were surveyed by written questionnaire to determine what information sources they perceived to be available, which they used, and which they preferred to use to receive information about the selection, adaptation, and construction of clothing. The following sources were recommended: county extension bulletins,…
Descriptors: Adults, Bulletins, Catalogs, Clothing
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Koester, Ardis W.; May, Janet K. – Adolescence, 1985
Examined the selection, care, and purchase of clothing by adolescents to determine the extent these practices are performed independently or influenced by others. Developed Clothing Practice Profiles for subjects (N=541) in three age groups. Results revealed increasing frequency of independent activity in all three clothing practice areas as age…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Clothing, Purchasing