Career and Technical Education:

Curriculum Planning for Family Work and Careers

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements

1. Course Rationale

   The Role of Family and Consumer Education in Today's Middle School

   Unique Focus of Family and Consumer Education

   References

   
   
2. Family Narrative

   The Nature and Significance of Family Work for Middle School

   Students, Families and Society

   The Place of Family in Society

   The Contexts of Human Development

   Family Functioning Today

   Implications for Middle School Programming

   Bibliography

   
   
3. Course Description

   Organizing Middle School Family and Consumer Education Programs

   Goals for the Middle School Program

   Practical Reasoning in Family and Consumer Education

   Planning for Middle School-Age Learners

   Alternative Middle School Program Structures

   Suggested Content for a Middle School Family and Consumer Education Program

   How to Use the Modules

   References

   
   
4. Module A

   What can/should be done to accomplish work of family goals and to achieve purpose and meaning in life?

   References

   
   
5. Module B

   What can/should be done about the full development of family members throughout life?

   References

   
   
6. Module C

   What can/should family members do to create working conditions needed to accomplish goals?

   References

   
   
7. Module D

   What can/should individuals and families do to actively participate and contribute to the development of society?

   References

   
   
8. Teacher References
   
9. Appendixes
   1. Standards-Related Work of Family Story Line
   2. Relationship of Modules A-D to Wisconsin's Core Developmental Guidance Model Competencies
   3. Conceptual Statements
   4. Using the Practical Reasoning Process
   5. Model FCE Middle School Programs
   6. Sample Performance Tasks, Proficiency Standards, and Rubric
   7. Family and Consumer Education Teacher Service-Learning Stories

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