The effectiveness of the high school program in home economics : a report of a five-year study of twenty Minnesota schools.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arny, Clara Brown, 1888-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home economics--Study and teaching.

Home economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1952]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Because the goals of home economics have changed markedly within recent years, facts are needed to chart its future course. This report presents more pertinent facts than any previous study of home economics in the public schools. The report is based on a five-year study, from 1943 to 1948, of the home economics program in twenty Minnesota high schools, a study which Mrs. Arny directed. The report discusses the strong and the weak points of the home economics program, shows the factors which seem to influence its effectiveness, and suggests ways in which the program may be improved. Appraisals

Contents:

Table of Contents; CHAPTER I: Purposes of the Study and Procedures Employed; CHAPTER II: The Participating Schools; CHAPTER III: The Home Economics Teachers in the Participating Schools; CHAPTER IV: The Curriculum and Methods of Instruction; CHAPTER V: Characteristics of Girls in the Participating Schools and Their Environment; CHAPTER VI: Food Habits and Their Improvement; CHAPTER VII: Homemaking Activities; CHAPTER VIII: The Achievement of Students; CHAPTER IX: Content Learned at Different Grade Levels; CHAPTER X: Evaluation of the Home Economics Program

CHAPTER XI: Appraisal of the ProjectCHAPTER XII: Summary of the Project and the Findings; CHAPTER XIII: Generalizations with Supporting Evidence and Suggestions for Strengthening the Homemaking Program; Appendix Exhibits; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-311) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-6119-7

OCLC:

476161365