In 1983, Missouri home economists developed a "White Paper," a policy statement that integrated national and state goals for family life education. A program planning tool, the white paper was recently revised to reflect current problems, accountability demands, and changes in resource allocation. (SK)

Iowa State University's curriculum guide, Balancing Work and Family, includes units on demographic trends, multiple roles, parental influences on life-style, long-range planning, sources of role conflict, time and money management, demands of careers, determinants of job satisfaction, public policy, influences on career choice, work attitudes, and…

Describes WCASA (Wilmington Cluster Against Substance Abuse) Families Matter! demonstration project designed to train low-income, urban, minority parents in family drug abuse prevention strategies. Discusses preliminary findings of project evaluation which show strong parent support for the project. (Author/CM)

Provides overview of teaching techniques used in interpersonal and family relationship courses over past decade. Summarizes research assessing teaching techniques and outcome of courses in terms of knowledge, attitude, and behavior changes. Notes increased attention to meeting student needs by helping students clarify values and learn specific…

In recent years, FCCLA has updated all of its resources, culminating with the latest release, the "Career Connection and Leaders at Work CD-ROM." Curriculum integration has been a key focus of the updating project, and today each national FCCLA program is supported by materials custom-designed for use in family and consumer sciences (FCS)…

When Judy Karen Brown (the 2004 Alabama Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year) arrived at Bob Jones High School (BJHS) in Madison, Alabama, in the summer of 1999, she immediately identified a need to build both student and community interests in family and consumer sciences (FACS). She noticed the student and faculty interest in the…

The International Studies Branch, International Education and Graduate Studies Service of the United States Department of Education provides family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals with many international experiences. This article highlights the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of…

In a pilot study conducted on a sample of predominantly white, middle-class students in a mid-Atlantic private university, the relationship between residential environment and attitudes toward marriage was explored. The study demonstrated an affinity between cohabitation before marriage or living in communal groups and belief in equalitarian sex…

The fourth part of a parenthood education curriculum series, the Parent Education Workbook consists of a teachers guide (and 12 student lesson units not replicated in the guide) divided into two parts, the first part focusing on relationships and the second on child care. The units are intended for use by mainstreamed mentally disabled (MD) and…

A small pilot study involving eight parents tested an objective inventory, the Parenting Stress Index (PSI), for evaluating parental education classes. The classes, called The Parenting Skills Groups, were intended to provide a theoretical background of parenting concepts rather than a collection of specific techniques. The course was divided into…

Focusing generally on non-formal education for adolescents and youth, this symposium provides a paper that describes an approach to introducing family-life education to Malaysian youth, and also two abstracts: the first suggests a conceptual model for providing education and training appropriate to adolescents, and the second discusses from a…

This document contains supplementary material related to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) to accompany New York City public schools' Family Living including Sex Education programs. It presents the concept that sexual health care is the responsibility of each individual. A teacher information section provides information on AIDS.…

This paper describes how to create a teenage theatre project and explains why such a project is effective in educating teenagers. New Image Teen Theatre is a project which has combined peer education and improvisational theater since 1981 to reach teenagers with accurate family planning information, encourage communication, and promote responsible…

This health and human development curriculum for grades 1-6 contains tips for teachers and overviews of the philosophy behind teaching these topics to elementary school students. The section on health education is structured around ten content strands: (1) health knowledge, attitudes, decisions, and behavior; (2) emotional and social health; (3)…

National conferences on population and development have recommended the integration of population issues into development planning by national governments. This book presents several ideas of practitioners in the field of population and family life education. Five articles in Part I focus on solutions to problems of introducing population…