DATE:     8/15/96
CONTACT:  Linda Redmann, (864) 656-4054

New Home-Buying Course
Developed for Teachers

     CLEMSON -- Buying a house is the biggest and most important
investment most of us will ever make. 
     With that in mind, Family and Consumer Science teachers
recently attended a seminar designed to help them teach their
students about housing issues.
     The in-service training was held July 31 in Columbia. The
training will aid the teachers in presenting the five-day course
"Housing Decisions and Alternatives," which is sponsored by
Clemson University, Clemson Extension, the Manufactured Housing
Institute of South Carolina (MHISC), and the Family and Consumer
Science Section of the S.C. Department of Education.
     The course looks at everything from the range of housing
options to financing methods. The study course was designed to
help young people understand how they can determine their housing
needs and to make them knowledgeable about the various
alternatives available, said Dr. Linda L. Redmann, housing
specialist with Clemson Extension.
     "We want the coming generations to know that owning their
own home is not out of reach," said Mark Dillard, executive
director of the MHISC. 
     "We believe our teachers will find this to be a well-planned
curriculum with a great video and support materials that will
simplify this broad and sometimes complex subject," said Carmen
R. Pough of the S.C. Department of Education.
     The course can also be used in secondary level classes in
consumer education, social sciences, life skills and building
trades, or for youth groups such as 4-H.
     For more information, call Carmen Pough in Columbia at
(803)734-3385, or Linda Redmann in Clemson at (864) 656-4054.
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