A study of evaluation instruments used with students while they are in home economics residence

Home Management residence is considered to be the coordinating course of the core curriculum in home economics by many leading departments and schools of home economics. This idea was reinforced during the Purdue Conference on Teaching Home Management,1 in 1953, when the following specific ideas were presented: 1. Home Management is a process or means of achieving goals. It is also concerned with the ability to establish these goals, and identify the related values. 2. The total family picture is involved with emphasis on alternate choices. 3. Flexibility and an experimental approach to management are important. 4. Home Management may be a means of integrating various phases of home economics