The purpose of the study was to compare preservice home economics education programs in predominately Black and White Southern institutions of higher education. Specific emphases were focused on (1) determining selected characteristics of home economics teacher education programs; (2) comparing the importance of selected competencies in home economics teacher education programs in predominately Black and White institutions; and (3) comparing the home economics teacher education programs in predominately Black and White institutions in relation to: (a) the number of home economics education courses required; (b) the number of students enrolled; (c) the number of teacher educators employed; (d) program or unit classification; (e) educational attainments of the head home economics teacher educators; and (f) the institutional setting where head home economics teacher educators received their academic preparation. Data were collected by responses to a two-part questionnaire from 76 head home economics teacher educators. A background data sheet provided information concerning the institutions, the preservice home economics programs, and the respondents. / The Chi-square analysis was used to determine whether significant differences existed between an observed number of responses falling in each category and an expected number based on the null hypotheses. The hypotheses were tested at the .05 level of significance. Analysis of the data provided a basis for the following conclusions: (1) The head teacher educators in predominately Black and White Southern institutions of higher education placed an equal amount of importance on 92% of the competencies in their preservice programs for obtaining their goals and objectives. (2) Significant differences existed in the ratings given the following competencies: (a) Competency 15: "to develop a program plan utilizing a variety of visual aids and media to publicize the unique contributions of the home economics program to the community"; (b) Competency 41: "to demonstrate knowledge of learning principles in contacts with students"; (c) Competency 48: "to use suitable procedures in reporting evaluative results"; (d) Competency 61: "to recognize current job market trends in various home economics careers"; and (e) Competency 70: "to identify pertinent sources of research." The head teacher educators at predominately Black institutions placed a greater degree of importance on Competencies 15, 48, and 61 than their counterparts at predominately White institutions. For Competencies 41 and 70, the head teacher educators at predominately White institutions placed a greater degree of importance on them than their counterparts at predominately Black institutions. (3) No significant differences existed in home economics programs in predominately Black and White institutions in relation to: (a) the number of home economics education courses; (b) the number of students enrolled in preservice home economics education programs; (c) the number of teacher educators employed; (d) / program or unit classification; and (e) educational attainments of the head home economics teacher educators. (4) No significant differences existed in responses concerning the institutions and preservice home economics education programs in predominately Black and White Southern institutions. (5) The head teacher educators in predominately Black institutions had a tendency to obtain their degrees from predominately Black institutions whereas their counterparts from predominately White institutions received their degrees from predominately White institutions. This difference was significant at the .05 level. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-03, Section: A, page: 0969. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74141 |
| Contributors | WYATT, MARY ELIZABETH COLEMAN., The Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 155 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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