THE HOMEMAKING EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE 1940'S IS COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE 1960'S. TODAY ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE COORDINATED, IN CONTRAST TO THE FORMER SEPARATE, DISTINCT PROGRAMS. THE CURRENT EMPHASIS IS UPON DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF PRINCIPLES AND GENERALIZATIONS THAT WILL APPLY TO NEW SITUATIONS IN CONTRAST TO EMPHASIS UPON…

A FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING CURRICULUM PLANS IS TO CONSIDER THE BASES OF THE CURRICULUM DECISIONS IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR OBJECTIVES, LEARNING EXPERIENCES, TEACHING AIDS, AND EVALUATION. THESE BASES INCLUDE BELIEFS ABOUT HOME ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION, SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS, LEGISLATION AFFECTING EDUCATION AND FAMILIES, NEEDS OF…

In this document the teaching of economics in British schools is investigated by the Royal Economic Society in Collaboration with the Association of University Teachers of Economics and the Economics Association in Great Britain. The following five major questions are considered in this review of the teaching of economics at the university and…

The primary objective of social science instruction should be to encourage and nourish the problem-solving ability of young people. The practice in analytical thinking necessary to achieve this objective requires practice and exercise over a long period of time. Economic education and education in the other social sciences must, therefore, be…

This annotated listing of curriculum materials for Home Economics provides planners, administrators, vocational educators, and others with information as to available curriculum materials developed by the various States. The materials are identified with the instructional titles and codes from the classification system of the Office of Education,…

This revised report has been developed by the Economics Advisory Panel for the California Statewide Social Sciences Study Committee. The main purpose is to present a set of guidelines for the Statewide Social Sciences Study Committee for determining the manner in which the subject matter of Economics should be integrated into the Social Sciences…

This study was undertaken in 1966 to determine the extent of K-12 economic education in the public schools of California and the college training of the economic teachers. The objective was to develop constructive recommendations in areas where the programs need strengthening. All elementary and secondary school districts were surveyed. Forty…

Five key concepts in Home and Family Education were identified: Nutrition, Management, Interdependence, Development, and Protection. With the help of practicing teachers, main ideas within each concept were sequenced for instruction, based on the logic of the concept and the developmental stages of students, ages 8-13. (Author/SJL)

Describes a curriculum in which Mississippi Choctaw Indian high school students work with preschoolers enrolled in a bilingual-bicultural Head Start program in order to learn about factors influencing a child's development and to prepare for parenting or careers with children. (HS)

In a complex domain such as economics, elementary school students' knowledge of formal systems beyond their immediate experience is often too incomplete, superficial, and disorganized to function as schema or model. However, visual imagery is a good technique for teaching young children a network of 10 to 20 propositions and the relationships…

The important contribution of economic analysis in the legal classroom is not as a set of rules to solve legal problems, but as a way to provide a different perspective on underlying social arrangements with which the law is concerned. (MSE)

The design of legal education curriculum to meet its objectives of understanding and improving government is discussed, and the forces determining the supply of and demand for economics in legal education are analyzed. It is concluded that a very important factor will be faculty interest in this field. (MSE)

Describes the types of materials necessary for building a strong economics education program at the high school level including materials for updating teachers' economic knowledge, publications for curriculum development, and instructional packages. Discusses how to integrate and evaluate economic instruction into social studies curriculum. (GG)