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Curriculum as a Home Economics Construct. Sue L. T. McGregor McGregor Consulting Group. Abstract. This paper teases out curriculum as a home economics construct so practitioners can ensure responsible and accountable practice from a curricular perspective.
Aug 1, 2020 · The objectives of Home Economics are: 1. to help students prepare themselves for home and family living; 2. to provide experiencesthat prepare for home economics employment;
- Prakash Srinivasan
- This publication is a service document. The
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Lethbridge
- Edmonton Separate School Board
- Learning Resource Officers, Alberta Education Barbara Esdale Alexandra Hildebrandt
- Grooming
- A. RATIONALE
- The goals of home economics education are developed from the goals of education and the
- C. CONTENT
- Process
- The Junior High Home Economics Program has been organized into twenty-seven modules
- Living Space
- DECISION MAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, and ANALYZING DECISION MAKING recognizes that
- PROBLEM SOLVING extends decision making into the action stage; that is, develops a plan of
- PROBLEM SOLVING
- Program Implementation
- The questions represent a range of cognitive levels. The levels include: knowledge,
- E. THE ADOLESCENT LEARNER
- DEVELOPING DESIRABLE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Public schools exist within this culture and it is from this culture that the school's dominant
- Parents and other groups in society clearly expect teachers to encourage the growth of certain
- The Alberta community lives with a conviction that man is unique and is uniquely related to his
- Responsible
- Open-minded
- Cooperative Accepting Conserving
- AND
- C'est la Vie ! Initiation a I'economie familiale, 2ieme edition, Manuel de L'enseignant (e)
- Evaluation is conducted in order to:
- Some suggested activities for
- Laboratory experiences and
- Written tests
- Laboratory management
- Food Planning:
- Inadequate Nutrition
- Personal Money Management
advice and direction offered is suggested except where it duplicates or paraphrases the contents of the Program of Studies. In these instances, the content is printed in the same distinctive manner as this notice so that the reader may readily identify all prescriptive statements or segments of the document.
The Junior High Home Economics Curriculum was developed over a span of six years. In addition to the many Alberta home economics teachers who piloted the program, Alberta Education acknowledges with appreciation the contributions of the following committees and individuals.
Lorraine Thirsk Camrose Teachers - Home Economics Learning Resources Committee
Alberta Home Economics Consultants, Alberta Education
Joe Pallas Associate Directors of Curriculum, Alberta Education
Culture and Traditions Food Studies: Foods I (Compulsory) Simple Snacks and Meals Enjoying Food with Others Clothing and Textiles Studies:
Home economics education helps students learn concepts and develop attitudes and skills that lead to improving the quality of their lives by focusing on the nature and challenges that individuals and families experience in daily living. They learn how to manage their lives by making choices and decisions about human relationships, material and non-...
goals of schooling of Alberta Education as they relate specifically to the content and process of home economics. The student is the central focus of home economics education, and the goals of the Junior High Home Economics Program are developed to provide opportunities for students to: develop critical thinking skills associated with the managemen...
Implementation The accomplishment of junior high home economics education goals by students is facilitated by delivering home economics education as a process focused program.
teaching/learning emphasizes the "how" of learning rather than the content, products or projects. The "how" of learning is reinforced in home economics laboratory settings, where the environment can be controlled, by requiring students to practise the management process. Through a variety of activities from the three areas, family studies, food stu...
divided into three different levels and three specialty areas. Five modules constitute a home economics course at any level. The five modules include three compulsory modules, one from each specialty area. These modules contain essential content that serves as a foundation for other modules in that specialty area. The remaining two modules for each...
II Living Space III E Traditions M E Food Studies Foods Foods II Foods III N T Simple Snacks Canadian Heritage Making Meals and Meals Cookery P R Enjoying Food
a decision is needed, assesses resources, and identifies, assesses and selects alternatives.
action and puts it into effect. ANALYZING evaluates the parts of, or the entire decision-making and/or problem-solving components.
- extends decision making into the action stage; that is, a plan of action is developed and put into effect DECISION MAKING recognizes that a decision is needed assesses resources identifies and assesses alternatives selects from the alternatives accepts responsibility throughout the
To assist with process teaching/learning, general questions are given at the beginning of each module and more specific questions under the process column of each module. These questions are provided for the teacher, to guide the students in practising the management process. The questions are based on the three components of the management process...
comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
The cognitive, affective and physical development of the junior high student must be taken into account when teaching the Junior High Home Economics Program. Developmental considerations have implications for how junior high students are taught. They have particular implications for the choice of content and the sequencing of content. Interaction b...
Children inhabit school for a significant portion of their lives. Each day, in their relationships with fellow students, teachers and other adults who are in the school, children are exposed to a complex combination of influences, some deliberate and others incidental. In Canada, the common pattern of attitudes derives from many cultural sources, r...
values emerge. The school, as the site of a child's formal education, is not the sole or even dominant determiner of student attitudes. Other important sources of influence include the home, the church, the media, and the community. Educators alone cannot, and must not, assume the responsibility for the moral, ethical and spiritual development of t...
positive attitudes in students. These attitudes are thought of as being the prerequisites to the development of essential personal characteristics. For the guidance of all, the following list has been prepared. The list is not a definitive one, nor are the items ranked, but rather the list is a compilation of the more important attributes which sch...
world. Generally, but not universally, this expresses itself spiritually, through the belief in a Supreme Being (e.g., God). Ethical/moral characteristics, intellectual characteristics, and social/personal characteristics must be treated in a way that recognizes this reality and respects the positive contribution of this belief to our community.
Fair/just Tolerant Honest has respect for the opinions and rights of others, and for property. accepts responsibility for own actions; discharges duties in a satisfactory manner. behaves in an open, consistent and equitable manner. is sensitive to other points of view, but able to reject extreme or unethical positions; free from undue bias and prej...
Thinks critically Intellectually curious Creative Pursues excellence Appreciative is generous, compassionate, understanding, considerate. is conciliatory, excusing; ceases to feel resentment toward someone. displays behaviour consistent with the principles inherent in the social, legal and political institutions of this country. is dependable, fait...
Industrious Possesses a strong sense of works with others to achieve common aims. is willing to accept others as equals. behaves responsibly toward the environment and the resources therein. applies himself diligently, without supervision. is confident and self-reliant, believes in own ability self-worth and worth. seeks and maintains an optimum le...
Those productivity software programs (e.g., word processors, spread sheets, data bases, integrated programs) approved by Alberta Education that can be used to achieve important objectives across two or more grade levels, subject areas, or programs.
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
— resources knowledge of the marketplace money management Living Space III provisions of a living space choices in a living space sharing family space care of a living space design elements and principles in a home • III — introduction (review) - factors affecting food choices - food preparation Making Meals influencing factors consumer skills meal...
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This course provides an introduction to home economics curriculum and pedagogy. It includes an introduction to the history and philosophy of home economics education as a way of inquiring into curricular possibilities in the present and future.
Each year in California, hundreds of students enroll in home economics classes with teachers who are certified by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to teach those classes in public schools.
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home economics cover: preparation for marriage, home economics, foods, child development (parenthood, infant care and playschool), parenthood and family problems, self and others, clothing 1 and 2,
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