Specific Curriculum Outcomes: Canadian Families 12

Specific Curriculum Outcomes: Canadian Families 12

Canadian Families is a full credit course designed to develop an understanding of the nature of families in a historical, social and cultural context; to promote awareness of the role played by economics, work, and shelter in maintaining successful families and to examine the physical, social and emotional dimensions of family health, in adopting a preventative approach to family well being.

The aims of this course are:

1. Develop an understanding of personal, family, cultural and economic factors related to lifestyle choices of Canadians.

2. Apply management and decision-making skills when solving significant problems encountered by individuals and families in their daily lives.

3. Develop a sense of caring and responsibility for individuals and families in the local and global community.

4. Understand the concept of change and how it affects Canadian society, families and individuals.

5. Develop awareness of human and non-human resources and to apply management skills in their use.

6. Understand the reciprocal relationships between Canadian Families and their environments.

The course is developed around three modules:

1. Images of Families- (historical perspective, family law, families of the future)

2. Family Development- (Relationships, family arrangements, parenting, families in later life, death as a process)

3. Family Well Being- (family health, family economics, family and work, family shelter).