Presents rationale for teaching resource conservation in home economics education with emphasis on voluntary simplicity as the life-style of the future and suggests fifteen teaching techniques to increase learner awareness of such problems as the energy shortage, rising cost of energy, and the manner in which energy is distributed among income…

Describes how a home economics teacher developed a low budget home economics program for elementary students aged six to twelve. Includes class activities in clothing construction, baby care, foods and nutrition, crafts, and shopping. (EM)

Five young adult rehabilitation clients (IQs 69-88) were successfully trained use written prompts to plan meals within a budget, write grocery lists, and shop effectively. Training consisted of experimenter modeling, subject rehearsal, and experimenter and peer feedback in a multiple probe design. All subjects maintained all skills at acceptable…

Discusses some of the differences between margarine and butter, focusing on the chemical differences. Provides a brief historical overview of the development of both commodities. Describes the manufacture of butter and of margarine, and details the differences in chemical composition and nutritive contents. (TW)

Reports on the success and wide coverage of a home economics television program broadcast through State extension services. Adaptation of a speech given at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Home Economics Association in Detroit, Michigan, June 28, 1972. (DS)

Consumer education activities for secondary, adult, and special needs students are described in "What Does It Cost to Run a Home?" by John and Joseph Gindele; "Taking the Show on the Road" by Linda Lewis; "Special Home Ec Program" by Marty Nelson; and "Understanding Civil Law" by Michael Weis. (SK)

Many accidents in the home are caused by faulty, defective or improperly designed tools, appliances, and equipment. Government, non-governmental organizations, and industries cooperate to develop and implement standards for the safe design and manufacture of consumer products. This booklet provides information to help consumers select products,…

One in a series of consumer education materials for 4-H Club members and secondary students, this document focuses on shopping and purchasing. The series is based on the philosophy that teens need the training and guidance to develop the skills needed to become competent consumers. The shopping project is designed to acquaint students with some of…

The document is a learning package on purchasing food, designed for use by instructors in adult consumer-homemaking programs. The target population is adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged inner city and rural areas. The four units are: shopping tips for food, labels for food, grades of food, and brands for food. The units may be used together…

This report describes selected examples of the developments of vocational home economics education in the areas of consumer and homemaking education, occupational home economics, home economics teacher education, and curriculum development. Prompted by the passage of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, and later amendments, the home economics…

This curriculum guide presents a sequential program for Grades 6, 7, and 8 in vocational homemaking education in the Fort Worth, Texas, public schools. Concepts, behavioral objectives, generalization, and learning experiences are shown for nutrition and meal management, consumer education, home management and housing, family living, child…

To further the development and refinement of a model to utilize paraprofessionals in conducting a needs assessment of disadvantaged youth for consumer and homemaking education, curriculum guides from the nine schools involved in the project were analyzed and pre- and post-assessment questionnaires devised and administered to the aides and teachers…

A Consumer Education course was held for parents of students who had previously taken the course. Classes , held for three hours on 14 Sundays, were attended by 12 mothers of students. The course included instruction in the following: clothing, food, family living, and housing, with consumer education stressed in all these areas. Students were…

Three case studies involving a high, medium, and low-energy family are presented to illustrate the relationship among family lifestyles, decision making, and energy consumption practices. The author discusses ways the family can conserve in both direct and indirect energy consumption and how home economists are helping families adopt energy-saving…