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Download full textNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Secondary Curriculum Development. – 1974
The new guidelines constitute a supplement to the New York State Syllabus for a Comprehensive Program: Home Economics Education. This new approach provides guidelines for reorganizing the program for Grades 5 and 6 into four basic subject areas and six content emphases. The four subject areas are: human development; housing, furnishing and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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)
Johnson, Julie M. – 1986
An assessment of the needs of the economically disadvantaged measured the importance of specific home economics content for high school students. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 470 parents of economically and noneconomically disadvantaged students and representatives from the Nebraska Department of Social Services. The 136 concepts used in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Education
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Home Economics Education. – 1986
This guide is intended to assist teachers in using a life skills approach to introducing early adolescents to the five basic areas of home economics. The following topics are covered in the individual units: life skills in family communication (hearing and listening, speaking, writing, obtaining and responding to feedback, holding a sustained…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives, Careers
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
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1979
This workbook provides information and exercises to help high school students become educated consumers and prepare them for consumer responsibilities in the world of work. It is intended to help them develop an alert consumer outlook by sharpening mathematics and communication skills and helping them make decisions based on a sense of the value…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Career Planning, Clothing, Communication Skills
Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg, VA. – 1989
The middle school home economics curriculum on Life Management Skills I (eighth grade) meets the needs of the early adolescent. It is based upon three major concepts: (1) basic skills; (2) self-knowledge/understanding/decision making; and (3) independence/interdependence. Emphasis on the basic skills of reading, writing, communicating, using…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Child Care Occupations, Clothing
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
Osborn, Barbara L. – 1986
This guide is intended to assist home economics teachers at all grade levels in presenting a curriculum concentrating on development of life skills. The guide is divided into six sections, one for each of the following content areas: child development, clothing and textiles, consumer education, foods and nutrition, housing and interiors, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Education
Pestle, Ruth E. – 1981
This curriculum guide presents guidelines for teaching concepts of Voluntary Simplicity in home economics in Florida. (Voluntary Simplicity is a lifestyle in which individuals choose to live more simply, considering the limited nature of the world's resources.) It is designed for use as a separate unit within different subject matter areas or as…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing Instruction, Conservation Education, Curriculum Guides
SPIVEY, GRACE L. – 1963
THE NEED FOR SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT IN HOME AND FAMILY LIVING, AND ITS RELATION TO CERTAIN SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CLUB MEMBERS WERE STUDIED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM 253 RESPONDENTS BY MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE. FINDINGS INDICATED A WIDE RANGE EXISTED AMONG MEMBERS IN AGE, EDUCATION, INCOME, AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THERE WAS A NEED FOR ALL…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Clothing Instruction, Clubs, Doctoral Dissertations
Scholl, Jan F., Comp. – 1998
This document, which is intended for family and consumer science teachers, contains two lists of recent magazine articles, curriculum guides, bibliographies, videotapes, and other educational resources and references about and for use in secondary-level family and consumer science courses. Included on the first list are the following: 50 magazine…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Science
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1992
This guide, which has been developed for Utah's home economics and family life education program, contains materials for use in teaching a life management course emphasizing the problem-solving skills required for independent living. Discussed first are the assumptions underlying the curriculum, development of the guide, and suggestions for its…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing, Daily Living Skills, Family Life Education
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
Levine, Marjorie C. – 1986
This guide was written to aid home economics teachers in developing a greater understanding and use of basic skills in the home economics curriculum. The objectives of this guide are (1) to expand the awareness of underlying mathematics and science principles in the consumer and vocational home economics curriculum and (2) to provide a bank of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Competence
