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Life Management: Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Curriculum Guide. Course Number 7085.

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Title: Life Management: Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Curriculum Guide. Course Number 7085.
Language: English
Authors: North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 108
Publication Date: 1997
Intended Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Document Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Descriptors: Career Development, Course Content, Family Life Education, Family Work Relationship, Health Education, High Schools, Home Management, Learning Activities, Money Management, Nutrition, Parenthood Education, State Curriculum Guides, Student Evaluation, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Time Management, Units of Study
Geographic Terms: North Carolina
Abstract: This curriculum guide is designed to guide the teaching of a year-long junior- or senior-level high school course that will help students develop skills for managing their work life and family life as well as basic skills, critical thinking, cultural diversity, group interaction, teamwork, and use of technology. It includes a course blueprint, a course outline, information on using the curriculum, and a "Passport to Life" student project that serves as a performance-based assessment model. The course consists of seven units of instruction that cover the following topics: (1) work and family; (2) career development; (3) personal development; (4) relationships; (5) parenting; (6) wellness and nutrition; and (7) resource management. Each unit consists of curriculum pages that include the title of course, title of unit, a competency goal and competency goal number, an objective and objective number, a content outline, instructional activities, behavioral objectives, and resources (state-adopted textbooks and resource books and Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations materials). (KC)
Entry Date: 1998
Accession Number: ED417312
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This curriculum guide is designed to guide the teaching of a year-long junior- or senior-level high school course that will help students develop skills for managing their work life and family life as well as basic skills, critical thinking, cultural diversity, group interaction, teamwork, and use of technology. It includes a course blueprint, a course outline, information on using the curriculum, and a "Passport to Life" student project that serves as a performance-based assessment model. The course consists of seven units of instruction that cover the following topics: (1) work and family; (2) career development; (3) personal development; (4) relationships; (5) parenting; (6) wellness and nutrition; and (7) resource management. Each unit consists of curriculum pages that include the title of course, title of unit, a competency goal and competency goal number, an objective and objective number, a content outline, instructional activities, behavioral objectives, and resources (state-adopted textbooks and resource books and Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations materials). (KC)