Family Life Education in Florida Public High Schools

Family life education in the South has received little study. In order to establish empirical data which will be comparable to research in other regions of the country and which will provide an objective basis on which to judge the present status of family life education, the authors have investigated the administrative provisions for family life education in Florida high schools, subjects and topics taught in family life courses, characteristics and qualifications of family life teachers, and teaching methods employed in family life courses. It is concluded that the improvement of high school family life programs and a more thorough training of family life teachers appear warranted.