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Jordan, Betty Jo; And Others – 1979
This publication contains descriptions of 100 courses for use by local education agencies in updating their Adult Consumer and Homemaking program offerings in response to new legislative and policy rulings. Courses are divided into these six categories: (1) Family Living and Parenthood Education (18 courses), (2) Nutrition (16 courses), (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Child Development, Child Rearing
Download full textHenrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Virginia Vocational Curriculum and Resource Center. – 1995
This manual is designed to help work and family studies teachers meet the needs of students who are at risk. It uses a systematic approach to adapting the learning environment that consists of an intervention checklist and intervention strategies. The manual is divided into two general sections: Common Skills Area and Applied Skills Areas. The…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Check Lists, Child Development
Balkwell, Carolyn; Null, Roberta L. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1986
Presents examples of ways information gathered in oral history interviews may be used to teach home economics concepts. Sample projects are described in the following areas: nutrition, clothing, housing, family life and human development, and household management. (CT)
Descriptors: Clothing, Family Life, Home Economics Education, Home Management
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1966
Developed by teachers, supervisors, and teacher educators, this guide is designed to aid teachers and administrators in planning and implementing effective junior and senior high school home economics education programs. The first section of the guide covers general background information such as the purpose and role of home economics, teacher…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Economics, Foods Instruction
PIERETTI, GENEVIEVE – 1965
AS THE MODEL FOR THE GRADUATE IN HOME ECONOMICS HAS CHANGED TO ONE OF A DECISION-MAKER WHO HAS THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND MAKE JUDGMENTS FOR HIMSELF RATHER THAN APPLY PRESCRIPTIONS LEARNED IN SCHOOL, THE CONCEPT METHOD OF TEACHING HAS BECOME MORE IMPORTANT. A CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY 1961, CALLED TO CONSIDER HOW A…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Concept Teaching, Consumer Economics, Curriculum Development
Quilling, Joan; Khojasteh, Christina – 1987
This curriculum guide provides a useful framework for an 11-unit competency-based course in consumer education, one of the semester courses required for a Type B vocational consumer and homemaking education program in Missouri. Both unit and specific objectives are provided for each unit. The cross-reference table of instructional materials in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing, Competency Based Education, Consumer Education
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Three proposals for certification of home economics teachers in West Virginia are presented: Home Economics Comprehensive, Grades 7-12; Home Economics Specialization, Grades 4-8; and Home Economics Specialization, Grades 7-9. Competencies developed for each certification pattern are: (1) Child Development-Family Relations; (2) Family…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Family Relationship, Foods Instruction
Public Service Co. of Colorado, Denver. – 1979
This energy activity guide, developed and field tested in Colorado, presents teaching units and strategies to aid home economics teachers to teach energy management. The guide is divided into six subject areas: introduction (background information on energy use and conservation); foods and nutrition; clothing and textiles; housing and home…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Conservation Education, Course Content
Bishop, Helen; And Others – 1972
As the appendix for a series of curriculum guides for consumer and homemaking education on the secondary level in Kentucky, this booklet contains instructional activities for classroom use in conjunction with the units in the comprehensive curriculum guides. Included are games, puzzles, skits, quizzes, survey forms, checklists, and review sheets…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Clothing, Consumer Economics
Miller, Sandra W., Ed.; Tulloch, Charlotte R., Ed. – 1989
This publication is designed to help home economics teachers as they identify and teach basic skills in their programs. Part I, "Basic Skills Instruction in Home Economics" (Miller), discusses strategies for supplementing basic skills through home economics content. It addresses preparation of home economics teachers to incorporate basic skills in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Biological Sciences, Clothing, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Pestle, Ruth – 1979
This guide is intended to assist teachers in integrating the study of aging into home economics programs. The first sections contain information on what aging means to different people and the various physical, psychological, and societal changes associated with aging. Discussed next are ways of integrating the study of aging into the following…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives, Clothing Instruction
Rogers, Cheryl, Ed.; And Others – 1987
Chapter 1 of this document contains sets of statements adopted by either the Minnesota State Board of Education or the Minnesota State Legislature. They represent the hierarchy used by Department of Education staff as they develop model learner outcomes for each subject area. Contents include learner values, education system values, philosophy for…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Child Development, Clothing Instruction
Marshall Univ., Huntington, WV. Dept. of Home Economics. – 1982
This list of competencies and learner outcomes is the product of a 2-day meeting held to develop competencies for a new consumer and homemaking course for 9th and 10th grade students. Included in the list are competencies pertaining to the following program areas: responsibility and self-image, coping with today, family living and parenthood…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Awareness, Child Development, Child Rearing
Everts, Joanne; Eads, Sally – 1979
A study was conducted to research and develop a statewide project for the improvement of home economics teacher education programs in Texas. The steering committee, composed of representatives from the Texas Education Agency, colleges and universities, and public school districts, directed a select group of forty-five state, area, and local home…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consumer Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1999
This publication is intended to assist teachers in planning an instructional program in consumer education to meet the state requirements as outlined in the School Code of Illinois. Each of 15 chapters follows a similar format. Each topic is identified in the opening paragraphs, followed by student objectives, an outline of content, suggested…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Budgeting, Clothing, Compliance (Legal)
