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THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS:There are many ways that individuals and families go about making decisions. There are many ways that individuals and families go about making decisions. Janis (1989) proposes the rational model, presuming that, in the process of making decisions, there are purposeful goals and objectives. Rational decision making involves searching for alternatives, assessing consequences, […]

HOW DO FAMILIES USE RESOURCES?:Humans consume and require massive amounts of resources for survival, physical growth, and personal growth Humans consume and require massive amounts of resources for survival, physical growth, and personal growth. Basic needs such as food, water, shelter, and clothing are obvious. Other resources are necessary to facilitate education, community, and recreation.

WHAT IS A FAMILY?:Contemporary families are diverse in nature, reflecting the socioeconomic environments surrounding them Contemporary families are diverse in nature, reflecting the socioeconomic environments surrounding them. The idea that a traditional family exists, from which students can compare and contrast other nontraditional family units, is nonproductive to the goals and objectives of family service

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family The second edition of the International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family revises and expands Macmillan’s 1995 Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family, adopting an international, cross-cultural approach to such diverse topics as adolescent parenthood, family planning, cohabitation, widowhood, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, codependency and commuter marriages. It

Time use and the direction of human effort are integral to the study of management. Time use and the direction of human effort are integral to the study of management. Queen Elizabeth I said on her deathbed, “All my possessions for a moment of time.” Time is generally considered the ultimate resource because it is

Practical Applications and a Model of Managerial Action Because management explores the workings of everyday life, it is both complex and practical. To show the interaction of various management components, a model of managerial action using the systems approach is given in Figure 1. In the model, for example, demands and values lead to planning

Conceptual Framework and History Resource management has a long history and an interdisciplinary base borrowing from and contributing to such fields as economics, organizational behavior, anthropology, psychology, and sociology. The discipline was originally called home management—with an emphasis on work simplification and household efficiency—but since the postmodern period (beginning in the 1960s) the emphasis has

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:from International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Resource management is the process in which individuals and families use what they have to get what they want. It begins with thinking and planning and ends with the evaluation of actions taken. Three fundamental concepts in resource management are values, goals, and decision making. Values such

How Can Released State Test Items Support Interim Assessment Purposes in an Educational Crisis? Emma M. Klugman and Andrew D. Ho , Harvard Graduate School of Education State testing programs regularly release previously administered test items to the public. We provide an open-source recipe for state, district, and school assessment coordinators to combine these items

Assumptions and Goals of Assessment Tools As the leader of your school district’s assessment and evaluation team, you have been asked to share information about two formal assessment tools with parents, teachers, administrators, and the larger community. Identify 2 formal assessment tools used in a school district of your choice. Select assessments relevant to your