Examined differences between regular education (N=74) and emotionally disturbed (N=27) early adolescents with respect to self-concept, body image, and selected uses of clothing. Found emotionally impaired were less likely to use clothing to influence mood than were regular education students. Results lend credence to importance of self-concept in…

These four self-contained home economics miniunits on career exploration are part of a set of 21 designed to provide middle school/junior high boys and girls opportunities to explore several areas of study within a 6-, 9-, or 12-week period of instruction. Units are designed to be free of sex-role stereotyping and are identified as level 1…

These three self-contained home economics miniunits on clothing and textiles are part of a set of 21 designed to provide middle school/junior high boys and girls opportunities to explore several areas of study within a 6-, 9-, or 12-week period of instruction. Units are designed to be free of sex-role stereotyping and are identified as level I…

The program planning guide was developed as a special project to help teachers in presenting a 1-year consumer and homemaking education curriculum at the seventh or eighth grade level. The units are presented under four headings: Personal Relationships, Personal Environment, Personal Development, and Personal Health. The units can be taught in any…

This home economics curriculum for the middle school (grades 6-8) is designed to assist students in developing self-concept, making decisions, and developing basic skills. Written by a group of home economics teachers, this curriculum contains nine learning packages on the following topics: (1) consumer management; (2) decision management; (3)…

This curriculum, part of a coordinated exploratory vocational core program, is an activity-oriented instructional course that enables students in grades 6-7 to explore careers and skills related to consumer and occupational roles. The curriculum consists of five units: (1) independent living skills; (2) families; (3) child care; (4) textiles…

This instructor's guide contains materials for use in teaching a middle school exploratory home economics course. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: nutrition education and food management, parenting education, resource management, clothing management, and personal management. Each section contains a unit…

This publication was designed to assist home economics teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, and community and parent advisory groups in Montana to plan vocational home economics programs. Information included in the publication is intended to define concepts and to provide suggested learner outcomes appropriate for home economics…

This guide was developed to assist administrators and teachers in planning and conducting an exploratory program in home economics at the middle-school level. Curriculum content and learning experiences were selected to meet the needs and characteristics of middle-school students. The guide provides a course description, list of course…

This teacher's guide for exploratory home economics on the middle school level emphasizes a hands-on, fun-filled, active approach to a variety of topics in home economics. It is organized in five units covering the following topics: personal management, resource management, parenting and babysitting education, clothing management, and food and…

This course of study provides the framework for the content of a program in home economics. It presents an organization for home economics courses in the middle and high school grades. An introduction describes the four components of home economics programs that focus on the individual, home, society, and jobs. A conceptual framework recommends a…

This package consists of a teacher's guide and 12 learning modules that have been designed for middle school home economics exploration and orientation courses. Presented in the teacher's guide are suggested instructional strategies for using the learning modules in interdisciplinary settings. The following topics are covered in the learning…