FOREWORD

 This bulletin is prepared for teachers of homemaking edu-
cation as a guide for the improvement of instruction in Florida
Schools. It is the product of the thinking of numerous groups
in education such as, administrators, supervisors, teachers,
and teacher trainers. National leaders in the field of home
economics were secured to direct and to focus the thinking of
the group.
 Florida has long recognized education for homemaking as
an important part of the total education of youth and adults.
This is evidenced by the State Board Regulation passed in
1924 requiring one year of home economics for girls gradu-
ating from high school. In the April, 1942 issue of the Florida
School Bulletin entitled Programs of Study in Florida Second-
ary Schools, it was recommended that this required year of
homemaking education be taken in the 9th or 10th grades.
 This guide becomes the fifth curriculum bulletin that Flor-
ida has prepared to be used by teachers in education for home-
making since the inception of the program in 1910. The cur-
riculum bulletins prepared prior to 1943 were courses of study.
 This guide suggests possible scope of the program in home-
making education. It is hoped that the suggested problems and
experiences will help the teachers to plan an instructional pro-
gram that meets the needs of youth today in their participation
in home and family living.




 State Superintendent