The Future of Education, Including the Importance of the Affective
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 197 074 CE 027 573 AUTHOR Spitze, Hazel Taylor, Ed. TITLE Proceedings of the Conference on Current Concerns in Home Economics Education (Champaign, Illinois, April 16-19, 1973). INSTITUTION Illinois Univ., Urbana. Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education. PUB DATE Apr. 78 NOTE 73p. AVAILABLE FROM Illinois Teacher, College of Education, University of Illinois, 1310 S. 6th St., Champaign, IL 61820 ($2.00: $1.00, 100 or more copies). EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCPIPTO"RS *Educational Needs: Educational Objectives; Educational Philosophy: *Educational Planning: Futures (of Society): *Home Economics; *Home Economics Education: Legislation; *Policy Formation: Postsecondary Education: Professional Associations: Professional Development: Professional Education; Professional Recognition: Reputation; Secondary Education: *Social Problems: Status IDENTIFIERS *Social Impact: *Societal Needs ABSTRACT Participants in a conference held in April, 1978, had four main objectives: (1) to help identify and become more aware of the current concerns in home economics education: (2) to value the role of home economics education in promoting needed social change: (3) to contribute during the conference to the generation of possible solutions and actions to be taken regaIding current social problems; and (4) to make plans and feel committed to share the conference with others in their home state or region. To accomplish these objectives, speakers, beggining with keynote speaker Marjorie East, focused on issues such as the profession of home economics and how to build it: the future of education, including the importance of the affective domain, the accountability movement, and the National Institute of Education evaluation of consumer and homemaking education; and needs in secondary home economics education programs in the 1980s. Speakers also discussed recent legislation affectitm home economics education. Soc-lologist Jessie Bernard closed the conference with a self-portrait of a family derived from more than thirty years of family letters. A summary of the conference and list of participants are included in these proceedings. 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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign April 16 -19, 1978 Sponsored by Illinois Teacher of Home Economics Division of Home Economics Education Department of Vocational & Technical Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Co-sponsored by American Home Economics Assoc' ltion American Vocational Association Home Economics Education Association United States Office of Education OBJECTIVES 1. Help identify and become more aware of the current concerns in Home Economics Education. 2. Value the role of Home Economics Education in promoting needed social change. 3. Contribute during the conference to the generation of possible solu- tions and actions to be taken regarding some current social prob- lems. 4. Make plans and feel committed to share the conference with others in their home state or region. PLANNING COMMITTEE Hazel Taylor Spitz(Illinois Teacher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chairperson Hazel Crain, American Vocational Association Bertha King, United Stites Office of Education Pat Tennison. American Homo Economics Association Ruth Wheeler. Home Economics Education Association Judy Brun. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mildred B. Griggs, University of Illinois at Urbana Champs; n Lois Spies. University of ,Ilinois at Urbana Champaign DISCUSSION LEADERS Enid Carter, Home Economics Teacher. Oneonta. New York Barbara Gaylor, Supervisor. Consumer Home Economics Education Unit. Vocati -inal-Technical Education Service, Michigan Department of Education Sylvio Lee. Head. Home Economics Education. Oregon State University Phyllis K. Lowe. Head, Home Economics Education. Purdue University Gwendolyn Newkirk. Head. Home Economics Education. University of Nebraska Mary Beth Stine, Home Economics Teacher. Flora. Illinois Gladys Vaughn. Unit Administrator. Research and Develcpment. American Home Economics Association Karen Zimmerman, Department Administrator. Human Development. Family Living & Community Education Services. University of Wisconsin-Stout RECORDERS Leola Adams, Coordinator. Home Economics Education. South Carolina State College Colleon Caputo. Assistant Professor. Teacher Educator, Department of Family an Consumer Studies, University of Utah Wilma Griffin. Head. Home Economics Education. The University of Texas at Austin Carolyn Hoggott, Supervisor. Division of Vocational Education. Home Economics and Consumer Education Protect, New Jersey Department of Education Roberta Minish. Associate Director for Program Development. Donaldson Brown Center for Continuing Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Judy K. Oppert. Chairperson. Home Economics Education. University of Vermont Beatrice Petrich, Professor and Coordinator. Home Economics Education. University of Wisconsin-Madison Twyla Shear. Professor. Home Economics Education, Pennsylvania State University LISTENING PANEL Mildred B. Griggs. Chairperson. Associate Professor, Vocational and Technical Education, College of Education. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ludy K. Brun, Assistant Professor, Vocational and Technical Education. College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Virginia Cop/es. Associate Dean. Home Economics. Alabama A & M University Bessie Hackett. Coordinator of Home Economics. Illinois State University Elaine Jorgenson. Head. Home Economics Education. Oklahoma State University Joan McFadden. Head, Home Economics Education. University of Minnesota Peggy Meszaros, State Specialist in Home Economics, Maryland Sharon Redick. Teacher Educator. College of Family Resources & Education. West Virginia University Gloria Spitz. Editor in Chief. FORECAST for Home Economics. New York. New York 3 pogo Planning Committee, Discussion Leaders, Recordurs, and Listening Tonal ii introduction PROGRAM Sunday, April 16. 1978 OPENING SESSION WelcomeHazel Toylor Spitzu. Editor. Illinois Teach er 1 Home Economics: A Profession? A Discipline ?Marjorie East. Professor, Department of Home Economics Education, Pennsylvania State University Monday. April 17, 1978 MORNING SESSION Presiding: Beverly Crabtree. Dean. Division of Home Economics. Oklahoma State University Images of the Future in EducationRohert F. Bundy. Organizational Consultant and International Futurist Scholar. Syracuse. New York 6 The Importance of the Affective Domain in EducationEdith 1/1'hitfield Seashore. President, National Training Laboratories Institute. Washington, D.C. 17 Discussion Groups AFTERNOON SESSION Presiding: Penny Ralston. Graduate Assistant, Home Economics Education. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Accountability Movement and Student NeedsI. Myron Atkin. Dean. College of Education. University of Illinois 19 The ME Evaluation of Consumer and Homemaking EducationAluene A. Crass. Head. Home Economics Education. University of Georgia 22 Discussion Groups DinnerWelcome: Pauline Paul. Director. School of Human Resources and Family Studies. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tuesday. April 18. 1978 MORNING SESSION Presiding: Alberta Dobry. Head. Home Economics Education. North Dakota State University Professional Roots: Foundations for the FutureMary Ruth Swope. Dean. School of Home Economics, Eastern Illinois University 28 Panel Discussion: Needs in Secondary Home Economics Education Programs in the 80's Moderator: Bettie Herring. Home Economics Education. City Supervisor. Fort Worth. Texas Panel: Elaine Stouloml, Supervisor. Home Economics Education. Wisconsin Department of Education (Paper not provided) Betty Stephenson. Consumer and Homemaking Teacher. Brighton (Colorado) High School 35 Patricia D. Murphy. Associate Dean. College of Home Economics. North Dakota State University . 37 Helen Cum Westlake. Head, name Economics Department. York Community High School. Elmhurst, Illinois 39 Discussion Groups 11 iii AFTERNOON SESSION Presiding: ;tidy ltrun, Assktant ofessor. \'1u lunl Tr, ilucation, I Iniyersity of Illinois at Building Our Profession.AlliyHil D. Hill. Dean. Collogo of I loom Economics, Washington Stale University 41 Recent Legislation Affecting Home Economics Educationlivrt,.ii King. Program Specialist, Vocational Homo Economics Education. United States Offico of Education (Pillie!' not provided) Discussion Groups EVENING SESSION Presiding: INynetle Barnard, Graduate Assistant. florae Economics Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Saving Energy and Money in Housing Design and Construction-41min.. R. Spies. Assistant Professor, Small Hames-Building Research Council, University of Illinois 44 Wednesday. April 19, 1978 MORNING SESSION Presiding: Hazel Taylor Spitze Actions Needed by Our