This home economics course is designed to help pupils gain a better understanding of themselves and others, to provide opportunities for developing competence in certain home activities, and to give a better basis for making decisions about personal and family life. The goals of the home economics program and using the bulletin are briefly discussed. General suggestions, such as constructing unit plans, making lesson plans, conducting study-reading lessons, conducting discussion lessons, presenting demonstrations, conducting laboratory experiences, using pupil reports, evaluating pupils' progress, and visual aids to instruction are used as effective instructional techniques. The course is divided into three units: human development and the family, consumer education and the family, and housing and interior decoration. Each of these units contains an introduction, course generalization and concepts to be taught, and an outline of the scope of content, suggestions for activities, and a resource materials list. Appended to each unit is a bibliography of resource materials. (BP)