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Opportunities in Home Economics Careers VGM Career Books
author
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Shields, Rhea.; Williams, Anna K.
publisher
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NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin
:
0844263451
print isbn13
:
9780844263458
ebook isbn13
:
9780071403856
language
:
English
subject
Home economics--Vocational guidance--United States.
publication date
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1988
lcc
:
TX164.S55 1988eb
ddc
:
640/.23/73
subject
:
Home economics--Vocational guidance--United States.
Page i
Opportunities in Home Economics Careers
Rhea Shields, Ph.D. Anna K. Williams
Foreword by Karen E. Craig Dean, College of Home Economics University of Nebraska-Lincoln
VGM Career Horizons a division of NTC Publishing Group Lincolnwood, Illinois USA
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Cover Photo Credits:
Front cover: upper left, National Restaurant Association; upper right, Fashion Institute of Technology; lower left and lower right, Whirlpool Corporation.
Back cover: upper left, Purdue University, upper right, University of Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service; lower left, University of Wisconsin-Stout; lower right, Purdue University.
1990 Printing
Published by VGM Career Horizons, a division of NTC Publishing Group.
1988 by NTC Publishing Group, 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975 U.S.A.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC Publishing Group.
Manufactured in the United States of America.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 87-62406
0 ML 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
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About the Authors
Dr. Rhea Shields has enjoyed a long and rewarding career in home economics. Rhea has been the director of home economics for four different companies: Carrollton Manufacturing, Deepfreeze Appliances, Arvin Industries, and Robertshaw Controls. She received her Ph.D. in home management and agricultural economics from Michigan State University in 1966. Rhea was an assistant professor of home economics for 10 years at Western Illinois University. She then served as a professor and chairperson of the home economics department at Chicago State University from 1968 to 1984. In 1984, Rhea was named Outstanding Home Economist by the Illinois Home Economics Association. Dr. Shields is currently a home economics consultant residing in Palos Heights, Illinois.
Anna K. Williams has been actively involved with home economics for over 40 years. She received her B.S. in home economics from Purdue University. She later earned an M.A. in social science from the University of Chicago and an M.A. in economics from Indiana University. Anna K. has been a home economics teacher, a cooperative extension agent at Purdue University, and a specialist in home
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management and family economics at Purdue. She has also served as legislative chairperson for the Indiana Home Economics Association. She has served as a director on the boards of several nonprofit organizations. Anna K. currently resides in Crown Point, Indiana, and she works for the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northwest Indiana.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge Marie Vosicky for her contribution to Chapter 9 of this book.
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Foreword
Career choices in an information society are very different from those of the industrial society. Both jobs and personal preferences of individuals are changing.
Opportunities in Home Economics Careers provides insight relative to the many ways that home economics is related to the careers available in society today. As a mission-oriented profession, home economics careers change as the society changes. Nonetheless, home economics careers are exciting and relevant to today's world. Home economists work in a wide variety of business settings, in education, and in social services. In addition to that flexibility, home economics lets you use your personal talents in an optimal way.
In this book you will identify a variety of careers that relate application of the concepts from the basic arts and sciences to the solution of today's problems of individuals and families. No matter what your strengths or interests, there may be a home economics career in your future. This book can help you see the many career options whose roots are in the applications of home economics.
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As you read this book, keep in mind your personal strengths as they relate to the many careers described herein. You may find a very important match, one that makes the most of your personal resources through a career that is very important in society. It can be a means of helping you be the best that you can be!
KAREN E. CRAIG DEAN, COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
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