The influence of general education movement upon home economics in higher education in some selected southern states

Abstract

To help meet the challenge brought about by recent educational trends implied in the foregoing questions, the writer planned and followed through a study entitled influence of the General Education Movement upon Home Economics in Higher Education in Some Selected Southern States. This study is one among a large number of projects included in the experimental program of grants-in-aid for college professors sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The majority of institutions offering home economics in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee, were included in this particular study. The purpose of the study was to better understand the trend of recent movements in general education and to discover the specific ways in which these movements have affected home economics in higher education. It was aimed toward strengthening home economics offerings and co-ordinating these offerings more closely with the whole school program, looking toward a strong, unified program of general and professional education. The sources of information were college catalogues, questionnaires, and personal visits including interviews.