A biographical sketch of Frances Densmore, ethnologist of Native American music, and seven articles describing the lives of the Dakota and Ojibwe people as Densmore saw them are presented. The biographical sketch recounts Ms. Densmore's study of Ojibwe music and her ability to copy songs from memory when listening to them at fairs or attending…

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…

This curriculum guide contains content outlines and outlines of the specific learning objectives for all courses taught in the Home Economics Department of Sweet Grass County High School, Montana. The courses are Homemaking for Today, Foods and Nutrition, Housing and Home Furnishings, Single Survival, Clothing I, Clothing II, Family Life, and…

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…

A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE NEED FOR EXTENSION WORK WITH LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY (APPALACHIA) AND OF THE PROBLEMS AND TRAINING NEEDS OF HOME DEMONSTRATION EXTENSION AGENTS WHO WORK WITH THESE FAMILIES. THE AGENTS FELT THEY HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN BUDGETING TIME, EFFORT, AND RESOURCES TO MEET MINIMUM…

Intended as a resource guide from which teachers select material appropriate to their needs and students, the document presents curricular suggestions for senior high school males under five major areas: (1) human development and the family, (2) personal and family economics, (3) textiles and clothing, (4) food and nutrition, and (5) housing. Each…

Information about American Indians for use in Minnesota third-grade classrooms is presented in this curriculum unit completed as a requirement for a University of Minnesota extension course on Indian education for public school teachers. Objectives and goals are listed for the unit on the Indian tribes of Minnesota; a comparison of Chippewa and…

A basic text for adult students who need to learn oral English patterns and vocabulary required in day-to-day situations is presented. The first book is intended for adults with little or no previous instruction in English who need to develop listening and speaking skills required to communicate effectively in these areas: personal identification…

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…

A study was conducted to identify the essential living skills of males and females in the major roles of family member, individual, and employed person. Skills identified as most important dealt with finance, housing, clothing, feeding, transportation, physical aspects, social activites, and interaction of family members. (CT)

Using information obtained between 1907 and 1925 from members of the Chippewa tribe, the Bureau of American Ethnology, and the United States National Museum, the book describes various Chippewa customs. Information, collected on six reservations in Minnesota and Wisconsin and the Manitou Rapids Reserve in Ontario, Canada, is provided concerning…

The curriculum guide is the result of a project to develop, field test, analyze, and revise the junior high level home economics course offerings for Appleton public schools. The theme for grades seven and eight is exploring your world and includes five topics: (1) family, stressing personality development and communicating with and understanding…

This guide for teaching consumer education for a coeducational class in home economics at the high school level is organized to capitalize on student interests. The course is for one semester, but more material than needed is provided. Overall course objectives are stated, and suggested course titles are listed. Eleven teaching units are…

To determine what adjustments the rural family will be making in the next 15 years, this study, a part of Project '80, examines past trends and future projections for the Michigan rural family. The first section on rural family living gives rural family characteristics which include information on transportation, communications, clothing, food,…

This publication provides the high school home economics teacher with (1) self-instructional materials with accurate information and concepts about aging and (2) a curriculum to assist in teaching aging in the home economics classroom. The purpose of the self-instructional materials is to allow the teacher to demonstrate knowledge of introductory…