Home Economics Handbook

1 home Economics Teacher Preparation inCalifornia: standards of Quality andEffectiveness for Subject Matter ProgramsHandbook for Teacher Educatorsand Program ReviewersCalifornia Commission on Teacher CredentialingState of California1999 home Economics Teacher Preparation inCalifornia: standards of Quality andEffectiveness for Subject Matter ProgramsCreated and Recommended by theHome Economics Teacher Preparationand Assessment Advisory Panel(1995-1996)Printed and Distributed by theCalifornia Commission on Teacher CredentialingState of California1900 Capitol AvenueSacramento, California1999 The mission of theCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialingis to maintain and enhance qualitywhile encouraging innovation and creativityin the preparation and assessment ..of professional educatorsfor California's California Commission on Teacher CredentialingState of CaliforniaGray Davis, Governor1999 Members of the CommissionTorrie L.

2 Norton, ChairpersonElementary School TeacherGary Reed, Vice ChairpersonPublic MemberMelodie BlowersSchool Board MemberVerna B. DauteriveSchool PrincipalCarolyn L. EllnerPostsecondary Education MemberScott HarveyPublic MemberCarol KatzmanOffice of the Superintendent ofPublic InstructionHelen LeePublic MemberDoris MinerSchool CounselorEdmund SutroHigh School TeacherJane VenemanSpecial Education TeacherNancy ZarendaElementary School TeacherEx-Officio MembersEdward DeRocheAssociation of Independent California Colleges and UniversitiesBill WilsonCalifornia State UniversityElizabeth GraybillCalifornia PostsecondaryEducation CommissionJon SnyderRegents, University of CaliforniaExecutive OfficerSam W. SwoffordExecutive DirectoriiThe home Economics TeacherPreparation and Assessment Advisory PanelCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialing1996 PanelistsProfessional PositionsEducational OrganizationsDoris BeardProfessor of Human EnvironmentalCalifornia State University, SciencesSacramentoArlene CasawHome Economics TeacherBuena Yorba Middle SchoolAngela Cruz-TrujilloHome Economics TeacherValley View High School,Moreno ValleyPatricia EnnisDepartment Chair, home EconomicsThe Masters' CollegeMarilynn FilbeckProfessor of Child, Family.

3 California State University& Consumer Sciences NorthridgeSandra FosterAssociate Professor of Human Point Loma Nazarene CollegeEnvironmental ScienceDeborah HarveyHome Economics TeacherPleasanton Middle SchoolDorothy JuskalianConsumer home Economics Fresno Unified School District CoordinatorSarah LordProfessor & home Economics California State PolytechnicEducation CoordinatorUniversity, San Luis ObispoBonnie RaderProfessor of home EconomicsCalifornia State University, Long BeachSusan RogersHome Economics Teacher Torrance High SchoolApplied Technology ChairBonnie WatererHome Economics Teacher Independence High School, District Coordinator San JoseDarya CallihanCommission Consultant to the Advisory PanelYvonne NovelliCommission Licensing Advisor to the Advisory PanelJanice DeBenedettiCalifornia Department of Education LiaisonJohn SilvestroRepresentative, National Evaluation Systems, Economics Teacher Preparation in California: standards of Quality and Effectiveness forSubject Matter ProgramsContentsPart 1:Introduction to home Economics Teaching and Credentials for Teachers of home Economics .

4 Foreword by the California Commission on Teacher home Economics Teaching of Program Quality and and Adoption of the home Economics Program of Program standards and Subject Matter for Professional Teacher Preparation Matter standards for Prospective Elementary School of the home Economics standards of the home Economics Advisory for Assistance from Handbook 2: standards of Program Quality forHome Economics 1 0 Definitions of Key 2 Preconditions for the Approval of Subject Matter Programs in home 3 Category I:Curriculum and Content of the 4 Standard 1:Program Philosophy and 4 Standard 2:Child Development, Guidance, and 5 Standard 3:Resource Management and Consumer 6 Standard 4:Fashion and 8 Standard 5 9 Standard 6:Food Science, Preparation, and 0 Standard 7:Living and Working 1 Standard 8:Individual and Family 2 Standard 9:Individual and Family Development, Parenting,and Human 4 Standard 10: School to 6 Standard 11: home Economics as a 7 Standard 12: Field and/or Work Experience in home 8 Standard 13: Diversity and Equity in the 9 Standard 14: Uses of 0ivCategory II:Essential Features of Program 1 Standard 15: Coordination of the 1 Standard 16: Student Advisement and 2 Standard 17: Assessment of Subject Matter 3 Standard 18: Program Review and 4 Category III: standards for Concentrations in the home EconomicsOccupational 5 Standard 19 Child Development and Education 6 Standard 20.

5 Consumer Services 8 Standard 21: Family and Human Services 0 Standard 22 Fashion Design, Manufacturing, and 1 Standard 23 Food Science, Dietetics, and Nutrition 3 Standard 24: Food Service and 4 Standard 25: Hospitality, Tourism, and 6 Standard 26:Interior Design, Furnishings, and 8 Specifications for the Subject Matter Knowledge and Competence ofProspective Teachers of home 0 Part 3:Implementation of home Economics Teaching 5 7 Transition to Quality standards for All Teaching 9 Improvements in the Review of Subject Matter 0 Alignment of Program standards and Performance 0 Validity and Authenticity of Subject Matter 1 New Terminology for "Waiver Programs"..6 1 Ongoing Review and Approval of Subject Matter 2 Review and Improvement of Subject Matter 2 home Economics Teacher Preparation: Commission Timeline forImplementation of 3 Implementation Timeline: Implications for Prospective 4 Implementation Timeline 5 Implementation Handbook .

6 Review and Approval of home Economics 6 Initial Statement of Institutional 6 The Program Proposal 7 Steps in the Review of 7 Responses to Six Common 9 Selection, Composition and Training of Program Review 9 Subject Matter Program Review Panel 0 Subject Matter Review Panel 0 Further Information and Communications Related to standards and 1 Regional Workshops for Colleges and 1 Communications with the Commission's Staff and Program Review 1 Request for Assistance from Handbook 11 Part 1 Introduction toHome Economics Teaching Standards13 standards and Credentials for Teachers of home Economics :Foreword by theCalifornia Commission on Teacher CredentialingOne of the purposes of education is to enable students to learn the important subjects o fthe school curriculum, including home Economics .

7 Each year in California, thousandsof students enroll in home Economics classes with teachers who are certified by t h eCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialing to teach those classes in public extent to which these students attain home Economics knowledge and skills dependssubstantially on the quality of the preparation of their teachers in home Economics a n don the teaching of home Commission is the agency of California government that certifies the competenceof teachers and other professionals who serve in the public schools. As a policymakingbody that establishes and maintains standards for the education profession in the state,the Commission is concerned about the quality and effectiveness of the preparation o fteachers and other school practitioners.

8 On behalf of students, the educationprofession, and the general public, the Commission's most important responsibility is t oestablish and implement strong, effective standards of quality for the preparation a n dassessment of future 1988 and 1992, the legislature and the governor enacted laws that strengthened t h eprofessional character of the Commission and enhanced its authority to establishrigorous standards for the preparation and assessment of prospective teachers. As aresult of these reform laws (Senate Bills 148 and 1422, Bergeson), a majority of t h eCommission members are professional educators, and the agency is responsible f o restablishing acceptable levels of quality in teacher preparation and acceptable levels o fcompetence in beginning teachers.

9 To implement the reform statutes, the Commissionis developing new standards and other policies collaboratively with representatives o fpostsecondary institutions and statewide leaders of the education ensure that future teachers of home Economics have the finest possible education,the Commission decided to establish a panel of experts to review recent developments i nhome Economics education and to recommend new standards for the academicpreparation of home Economics teachers in California. The Commission's executivedirector invited colleges, universities, professional organizations, school districts,county offices of education, and other state agencies to nominate distinguishedprofessionals to serve on this panel. After receiving nominations, the executivedirector appointed the home Economics Teacher Preparation and Assessment AdvisoryPanel (see page ii).

10 These twelve professionals were selected for their expertise i nhome Economics education, their effectiveness as teachers and professors of homeeconomics, and their leadership in the home Economics education field. The panel w a salso selected to represent the diversity of California educators and includes homeeconomics teachers as well as university professors. The panel met on severaloccasions during 1995 to discuss, draft, and develop the standards in this Handbook . T h eCommission is grateful to the panelists for their conscientious work in addressing manycomplex issues related to excellence in the subject matter preparation of homeeconomics Economics Credentials and standards : Foreword by the Commission4 The home Economics Teaching CredentialThe Single Subject Teaching Credential in home Economics authorizes an individual t oteach home Economics classes in departmentalized settings.