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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Home economists"”.
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Leadership characteristics, functions, incentives, inhibitors, and development experiences as perceived by selected home economists
… of leadership development in the profession of home economics ranks as a high priority. The American Home Economics Association discussed leadership development at the 1989 Strategic Planning Conference, appointed a national Leadership Development Committee, and has planned workshops and …
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A Preliminary Investigation of the Significant Other Relationship Experienced by Home Economists in Higher Education
… purpose of this study was to determine whether home economists in higher education perceived significant others as having played an influential role in their professional career development. An additional purpose of the study was to gather baseline data that would be useful in future resea
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A description of the efforts of home economists attempting to learn clothing and textile subject matter
… the self-directed learning efforts of home economists regarding clothing and textile subject matter. The sample was drawn from members of the Ventura County Home Economists in Home and Community in Ventura County, California. The study employed a grounded theory approach using a …
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Kate Brew Vaughn: Marketing Domestic Expertise
… of Kate Brew Vaughn from her ascent as unknown homemaker to spokeswoman to a nationally syndicated columnist. Vaughn's professional life revealed the rise of a celebrity home expert and her role in propagating domestic ideals through consumption in the early twentieth century.</p> <p>In …
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The categorical funding of consumer and homemaking education
… things, categorical funding for consumer and homemaking education. The purpose of this study was to discover why consumer and homemaking education received categorical funding in that legislation. This research was a policy formulation study. In order to formalize the study, the purpose was …
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The relationship between self esteem, self perceived clothing construction skill level, and the prices charged for sewing services in home based businesses
The number of home based businesses (HBB) utilizing home economic skills and entrepreneurial skills has increased in the 1980's. This has brought about an awareness of the numerous problems being faced by the owners of these businesses. This study was designed to investigate the problem of pricing …
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Home economics teaching competencies as identified and rated by teachers, teacher educators and subject matter specialists in Virginia
… are important for success as a Consumer and Homemaking Teacher in Virginia. The objectives of the study were to identify the philosophy held by Consumer and Homemaking teachers·in Virginia; to determine the tasks which are needed to implement\the philosophy; to determine the consensus among …
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Making Water Pure: A History of Water Softening From Potash to Tide
… such as women, domestic workers, laborers, home economists, advertisers, and commercial chemists. Hard water is a thread that connects usually separate categories such as the home and the factory, industrial chemicals and household cleaners. The control over water was uneven and incomplete …
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The expressed needs, wants and selected characteristics of homemakers concerning the Cooperative Extension Service home economics program in Delaware County, Indiana
… of (1) members of Cooperative Extension Service Homemaker Clubs and (2) homemakers not holding a membership in a Cooperative Extension Service Homemaker Club. The expressed needs, wants and selected characteristics of participants were concerned with the Cooperative Extension Service home …
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Foods and nutrition extension work in the southern United States and Puerto Rico
… or nutritional well-being. Agricultural and home economics workers in Puerto Rico have felt the necessity of teaching the people of their country methods to improve the quality and quantity of food products. The Puerto Rican people need to learn how to get the most from their soil, how to use …