A Measure of Skills and Information Developed through Home Economics Instruction in the Secondary Schools of Oklahoma
Home economics is a comparatively new subject in the high school curriculum of to day and, as with any new material, its contri bution to curricular objectives is frequently challenged. The effectiveness of home eco nomics instruction in realizing stated objec tives, or outcomes, is a debatable subject within the ranks of home economists as well as among those not actively engaged in the profession. Because of the nature of home economics, special methods and techniques are necessary for satisfactory instruction. To this must be added cost of instruction, equipment, and housing space not demanded by other school subjects. There are those who consider this as needless expense, and it is they who have advanced the premise that home economics instruction in the school is unnecessary, since it is a repetition, to some extent, of the stu dent's experiences in the home. For these reasons many schools of the state have not included home economics in their curricula.