The use of community resources in teaching consumer education provides teachers who are inherently interesting to students. Combining community resources with an experiential approach will encourage students to discover principles and develop reasoning skills important to consumer education. (JOW)

Discusses two issues concerning home economics education: (1) the lack of congruence between the way home economics educators define themselves and the way in which they actually perform, and (2) the level of students attracted to home economics and the sequence of their professional education. (CT)

A review of articles in the first six volumes of the "Journal of Vocational Home Economics Education" was conducted. Questions concerned modes of inquiry, topics, and types of articles. Recommendations are made that encourage researchers to use alternative approaches to inquiry. (JOW)

Explores various positions regarding future directions for clothing study within home economics education to raise concerns and generate discussion of the issue. Discusses a clothing study in New Brunswick schools to illustrate the issues. (JOW)

A former student teacher looks back at her experiences as a student in a teacher education program and as a student teacher. She relates why she gave up teaching for a career in marketing. (JOW)

Using a postmodern framework, two home economics curriculum documents in Canada were analyzed, revealing the continued influence of modernist values that fragment knowledge and exclude different ways of knowing and being. The documents reflect confusion about the purposes and values of home economics education. (SK)

A multidisciplinary educational unit featuring product safety decisions made by businesses and consumers is presented. teach critical thinking and decision making while supplementing the science, home economics, social studies, and economics curricula. The activities rely extensively, though not exclusively, on Procter & Gamble's experiences…

This document provides teaching guidelines and student material for a unit intended for use in sixth grade consumer, home economics, or language arts programs. Time allotment is six hours of classroom time spread over a two to three week period. The objectives of this capsule are to help students understand the purpose of advertising, locate the…

This teacher's guide on consumer literacy for grades 9-12 is designed for use in the following subject areas: business education, consumer law, economics, home economics, and social studies. Four units are included: (1) consumer decision making--consumer law and protection; (2) major shopping areas--transportation dilemma; (3) housing; and (4)…

The article is an adaptation of a talk presented at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as part of a discussion on the need for women's studies in higher education. (AG)

In teaching home economics students the rudiments of historic costume and furnishings, Dr. Tortora describes her approach in helping students understand these two aspects of applied art better by setting them within the historic and artistic framework. (Author)

The role of home economics education in serving mainstreamed handicapped children is examined. In the first section, implications of mainstreaming for home economics teachers are addressed in terms of helping students develop independence. Suggestions for teaching mainstreamed students are briefly discussed. A second section deals with attitudes…

THE HABITS OF YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 20 AND HOW THIS INFORMATION COULD BE USED TO TEACH CONSUMER FINANCE TO SCHOOL YOUTH ARE PRESENTED IN THIS STUDY. THE INFORMATION IS IN REFERENCE TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT, WHAT IS IT SPENT ON, CREDIT GIVEN TO YOUTH, FAMILY FINANCE, AND SAVING PROGRAMS. A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE…

This four-part paper is designed to serve as a conceptual framework for use as a scheme in the selection and organization of content for the Wisocnsin home economics curriculum. In the introductory section the task to be accomplished is set forth and a framework established for the development of the paper. In section 2, attention is given to the…