Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT Librarieshttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNT/browse/?fq=untl_decade:1960-1969&fq=str_degree_discipline:Home+Economics2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT LibrariesRelationships Between Attitudes Toward Children, Knowledge of Child Development Content, and Designated Variables2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663048/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663048/"><img alt="Relationships Between Attitudes Toward Children, Knowledge of Child Development Content, and Designated Variables" title="Relationships Between Attitudes Toward Children, Knowledge of Child Development Content, and Designated Variables" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663048/small/"/></a></p><p>The teaching of understandings and techniques concerning the care of children is certainly an important part of the homemaking teacher's job, but research by Bettelheim has pointed out that the underlying attitudes of parents often influence how well they put their knowledge into practice.</p>Implications of Leadership Roles for Learning2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130477/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130477/"><img alt="Implications of Leadership Roles for Learning" title="Implications of Leadership Roles for Learning" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130477/small/"/></a></p><p>This study was conducted in an effort to determine whether or not the degree of growth in practical skills, personal and social development, and knowledge of subject matter content which an adolescent demonstrates is significantly related to the assumption of leadership roles in the classroom.</p>The Relation of Selected Background Variables of Negro Girls of Metropolitan High Schools to their Curriculum Interests in Foods2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130481/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130481/"><img alt="The Relation of Selected Background Variables of Negro Girls of Metropolitan High Schools to their Curriculum Interests in Foods" title="The Relation of Selected Background Variables of Negro Girls of Metropolitan High Schools to their Curriculum Interests in Foods" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130481/small/"/></a></p><p>It is the purpose of the present study to add to the growing source of information, so valuable to curriculum makers, by studying the relationship of certain background variables to the Negro girl's curriculum in foods. The background variables included in this study are age, siblings, residence, father's occupation, and mother's education.</p>A One-Year Study of Job Stability in the Lunchrooms of the Dallas Independent School District2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130464/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130464/"><img alt="A One-Year Study of Job Stability in the Lunchrooms of the Dallas Independent School District" title="A One-Year Study of Job Stability in the Lunchrooms of the Dallas Independent School District" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130464/small/"/></a></p><p>The present study was undertaken to investigate some of the factors influencing job stability among the women employees of the Dallas Independent School District's lunchrooms.</p>The Use of Weight and Height in Calculating Lean Body Mass Indexes of Young College Women2012-10-12T10:26:10-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108229/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108229/"><img alt="The Use of Weight and Height in Calculating Lean Body Mass Indexes of Young College Women" title="The Use of Weight and Height in Calculating Lean Body Mass Indexes of Young College Women" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108229/small/"/></a></p><p>Since no lean body mass (LBM) index was available for women, the purpose of the present study was to use the formula of Behnke et al. in the calculation of an LBM Index for women.</p>A Study of the Home Experience Phase of the Vocational Homemaking Program in Saint Jo High School2012-10-12T10:26:10-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108243/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108243/"><img alt="A Study of the Home Experience Phase of the Vocational Homemaking Program in Saint Jo High School" title="A Study of the Home Experience Phase of the Vocational Homemaking Program in Saint Jo High School" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108243/small/"/></a></p><p>There seemed to be an urgent need for the improvement of attitudes toward home experiences from the viewpoints of both homemaking teachers and homemaking pupils. Also, there appeared to be a need for the improvement of procedures used in planning, reporting, and evaluating home experiences. Because of these needs this study was made during the 1961-1962 school year in the Saint Jo High School, Saint Jo, Texas.</p>A Comparison of the Calculated Creatinine Coefficients of Young College Women2012-10-12T10:26:10-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108249/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108249/"><img alt="A Comparison of the Calculated Creatinine Coefficients of Young College Women" title="A Comparison of the Calculated Creatinine Coefficients of Young College Women" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108249/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of the present study is to compare the calculated creatinine coefficients of young college women based on lean body mass weight with those based on actual body weight.</p>A Study of Adolescents' Concepts of Their Relationship with Their Families2012-10-12T10:26:10-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108179/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108179/"><img alt="A Study of Adolescents' Concepts of Their Relationship with Their Families" title="A Study of Adolescents' Concepts of Their Relationship with Their Families" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108179/small/"/></a></p><p>This study was conducted in an effort to examine: (1) adolescents' concepts of their relationships with their families, (2) possible correlations between adolescents' percentile ranks indicated in family relationships with a limited number of other factors which appear to be associated with personal and social adjustment, and (3) any significant differences in responses of adolescent girls enrolled in homemaking education and those not currently enrolled in homemaking.</p>A Study of Background Variables as Possible Factors in the Clothing Interests of Negro Girls in Metropolitan High Schools2012-10-12T10:26:10-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108128/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108128/"><img alt="A Study of Background Variables as Possible Factors in the Clothing Interests of Negro Girls in Metropolitan High Schools" title="A Study of Background Variables as Possible Factors in the Clothing Interests of Negro Girls in Metropolitan High Schools" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108128/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to discover the statistically significant relationships between selected background variables and the clothing interest scores of Negro girls and to indicate their nature. The variables selected for study were residence, age, number of siblings, father's occupation, marital status of parents, and family structure.</p>Effects of a Split Semester on Personal and Social Adjustment of Adolescents2012-10-12T10:26:10-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108091/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108091/"><img alt="Effects of a Split Semester on Personal and Social Adjustment of Adolescents" title="Effects of a Split Semester on Personal and Social Adjustment of Adolescents" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108091/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study is to measure and compare the degree of personal and social adjustment which high school girls exhibited during a "split semester" and a "continuous semester."</p>Implications of Sociometric Grouping for Personal and Social Adjustment of Secondary Homemaking Pupils2012-10-12T10:26:10-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108109/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108109/"><img alt="Implications of Sociometric Grouping for Personal and Social Adjustment of Secondary Homemaking Pupils" title="Implications of Sociometric Grouping for Personal and Social Adjustment of Secondary Homemaking Pupils" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc108109/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study is to describe the effect of sociometric grouping on adolescents' concept of themselves in relation to society.</p>