These conference proceedings examine the interrelationships between work life and family life and explore ways in which home economics education can contribute to the solution of attendant problems. The opening session includes a welcome and an introduction to the topic. Other papers address (1) the evolution of the role of women; (2) inflation and investments to insure financial survival; (3) changes business can make to accommodate families; (4) the future of the homemaker; (5) changes in the work men and women do; (6) the relationships among work life, family life, and the earth and what this perspective has to do with education; and (7) an interdisciplinary approach for teaching about work and family. A session that used a series of mini-dramas and panel analyses to consider the impact of health problems on work and family is summarized next. The next paper focuses on identifying and examining myths and realities of work and families and implications for home economics educators. Highlights from discussion groups and seminal ideas from the listening panel are included. The last three papers share results from the current vocational home economics curriculum revision efforts in the Ohio Department of Education; describe the "People Program," an approach to parenting education; and discuss the Home Economics Educational Dynamics project. (YLB)