A Quest for Quality: Consumer and Homemaking Education in the 80s. Coalition Statement.

Institution	Home Economics Education Association, Washington, DC.
Titel	A Quest for Quality: Consumer and Homemaking Education in the 80s. Coalition Statement.
Quelle	(1985), (19 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Basic Skills; Consumer Education; Daily Living Skills; Decision Making Skills; Educational Benefits; Functional Literacy; Home Economics; Homemaking Skills; Mathematics Skills; National Organizations; Position Papers; Professional Associations; Reading Skills; Relevance (Education); Scientific Literacy; Secondary Education; Skill Development; Verbal Ability; Writing Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Konsumerziehung; Alltagsfertigkeit; Bildungsertrag; Funktionale Kompetenz; Hauswirtschaft; Hauswirtschaftslehre; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Positionspapier; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Relevance; Relevanz; Sekundarbereich; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Mündliche Leistung; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit
Abstract	In May 1977, the governing bodies of three professional organizations concerned with vocational home economics education (the American Home Economics Association, the American Vocational Association, and the Home Economics Education Association) formed a coalition. Consisting of two representatives of each organization, the coalition has as its primary objective to increase communication and project a unified thrust and focus on issues related to vocational home economics education. This statement outlines the coalition's main tenets pertaining to the scope of consumer and homemaking education and the contributions each makes to students' development of competence in the basic skills. The first section summarizes the history of the coalition and lists its purposes. Examined next is the significance of vocational education in general and consumer and homemaking education in particular to the quest for functional literacy. The remaining sections outline the specific ways in which consumer and homemaking education can enhance students' development of verbal, reading, writing, mathematical, scientific, analytical, and life management skills. (MN)
Anmerkungen	Home Economics Education Association, 1201 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC