ERIC Number: ED002373
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Publication Date: 1961
Pages: 53
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ADULT EDUCATION OF MIGRANT ADULTS.
BEAL, CATHERINE; AND OTHERS
UNITS ON MIGRANT ADULT EDUCATION, AND A UNIT ON ORGANIZING INFORMAL GROUPS OF MIGRANT WOMEN TO DISCUSS MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THEIR TEMPORARY HOMES, ARE PRESENTED. THE GOALS OF THE UNIT ON EDUCATION FOR MIGRANT MEN ARE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, BETTER HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND BETTER HANDLING OF RESPONSIBILITIES. THE MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE CURRICULUM, WHICH ARE OUTLINED IN DETAIL, INCLUDE THE CARE OF CAMPS, CARE OF TOOLS, CARPENTRY, BARBER INSTRUCTION, WISE MONEY USAGE, GOOD HEALTH PRACTICES, INCULCATION OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE UNIT IN HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND CLOTHING FOR MIGRANT FAMILIES IS TO CREATE A DESIRE IN THE ADULT WOMEN TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH--A KNOWLEDGE OF MEAL PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND SERVING, PROPER SELECTION AND CARE OF CLOTHING, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MIGRANT HOUSEHOLD AND INSTRUCTION IN CARING FOR THESE NEEDS. ONE UNIT CONCENTRATES ON THE SELECTION, CARE, AND LAUNDERING OF CLOTHING, ANOTHER UNIT OUTLINES THE BASIC HEALTH, SAFETY NEEDS, AND PROBLEMS OF THE MIGRANT FAMILY. DISCUSSED ARE THE PHYSICAL HEALTH, SAFETY EDUCATION, COMMON COURTESIES, AND THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS IN THE FAMILY WHICH REQUIRE THE MOTHER'S ATTENTION. A LIST OF HEALTH SERVICES, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER SERVICES WHICH THE MIGRANT ADULT SHOULD BE AWARE OF ARE LISTED.
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