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The Significance Of Home Maintenance And Improvement Activities For Industrial Arts ; A Study Of The Specific Tools And Equipment Owned, And The Jobs Performed Around The Home, By Negro Families In Pittsburg, Kansas, Robert A. Bass
Research Problems, 1947-1991
Excerpt: "This study was undertaken to determine what types of jobs were performed about the home with the tools and equipment possessed by each householder. It is also an attempt to determine what influence previous industrial education would have on the number of tools possessed and the number of jobs performed. Further, the study will attempt to justify the practical applications which may be derived from the teaching of a course in home mechanics, especially from the estimated savings, and personal satisfaction from doing or making home improvements themselves. A personal survey was made of the Negro homes in Pittsburg, …