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High school students--Iowa--Waterloo--Attitudes; Home economics students--Iowa--Waterloo; Young men--Iowa--Waterloo; Bachelors; High school students--Attitudes; Home economics students; Home economics--Study and teaching (Secondary); Young men; Iowa--Waterloo;
Abstract
The primary purpose of the study was to compare opinions of high school male students with those of young single men concerning curriculum for Bachelor Living, a home economics course for boys-only, offered for the first time in the fall of 1972 in the three public high schools in Waterloo, Iowa. Participants in the study were 108 high school seniors, pre-registered for the course, and 25 young single men from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area. Comparison of data obtained from the two groups of respondents formulated the hypothesis for the study. Other objectives were to determine reasons given by the high school boys for enrolling in the course, Bachelor Living, and to make general recommendations for curricula for boys-only classes in home economics. A review of literature relevant to the study verified the need for student involvement in planning of curriculum. Based in part on previous studies, a questionnaire was developed and sent for validation to experienced researchers and teachers of boys. After modification, the questionnaire consisted of 50 items, 40 pertaining to curricular content, and 10 to reasons for enrolling in the course, Bachelor Living. The 50 item instrument, entitled ''Bachelor Living Questionnaire," was administered during homeroom periods to the senior male participants in the three high schools. The 25 young single men were selected in percentages corresponding to follow-up studies of graduates from the Waterloo schools. Eleven were college students, four were technical school students, and ten were full-time employees. During personal interviews the 25 young single men responded in writing to the 40 items of the questionnaire dealing with curricular content, and any oral comments or suggestions were tape recorded. A summary of the tape recordings was prepared. for analysis of the findings, and the tapes were made available for use in the Bachelor Living classes in the Waterloo schools. The following hypothesis was proposed. No difference will be found between the perceived needs of high school male students and recommendations of young single men concerning curriculum for the course, Bachelor Living. The t-test was used to determine whether or not a statistically significant difference existed with .05 chosen as the level of significance. Data obtained from responses of high school seniors and young single men to the 4o curricular items on the questionnaire were analyzed to test the hypothesis. Items were ranked according to mean scores into quartiles to facilitate discussion and make curricular recommendations for Bachelor Living and boys-only classes in home economics. The t-test showed that a statistically significant difference at the .05 level existed for seven of the 40 items, but no difference at the .05 level was found for 33 of the 40 items; therefore, the hypothesis was supported. 2 Items dealing with reasons for enrolling in the course, completed by the high school males only, were tabulated and analyzed. It was concluded that the majority of students elected Bachelor Living because they intended to live away from their parents' home sometime before they marry, and they felt the course would be useful whether they remained single or were married. The results of the study indicated that high school males are interested in many aspects of a comprehensive home economics course, including marriage and child development, with money management incorporated into each unit.
Year of Submission
1973
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Home Economics
First Advisor
Billie Lou Sands
Second Advisor
R. P. Brimm
Third Advisor
Janice Morgan
Date Original
1973
Object Description
1 PDF file (103 leaves)
Copyright
©1973 Fern Betz Hammelman
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hammelman, Fern Betz, "Beliefs of High School Males and Young Single Men Concerning Curriculum for Bachelor Living Course in Waterloo, Iowa" (1973). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2837.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2837
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