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B. HOUSINGNEEDS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
B1. Housing and Human Needs: demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between housing and various human needs and wants;
B2. Homelessness and Inadequate Housing: explain what happens to people when their housing needs are not met, and demonstrate an understanding of laws and policies related to housing standards in Canada;
B3. Housing and the Life Cycle: demonstrate an understanding of how stages of the life cycle can affect people’s choice of and modifications to living spaces.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
B1. Housing and Human Needs
By the end of this course, students will:
B1.1 identify the ways in which housing can meet basic human needs (e.g., physical, psychological, social, emotional, aesthetic needs)
Teacher prompts: “Where would the need for housing fit in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?” “What aesthetic needs are related to housing? What are some of the ways in which these needs are satisfied?” “What is the difference between human needs and wants with respect to housing?”
B1.2 explain, on the basis of comparison of his­ torical and modern living spaces, how housing has evolved to meet human needs (e.g., insulation, windows, central heating, air conditioning to protect the inhabitants from heat/cold; chimneys, fans, and vents to circulate air and remove harmful fumes and dampness; indoor plumbing and sanitation; doors and locks for security; bans on harmful building substances)
Teacher prompts: “What characteristics or fea­ tures of early living spaces met human needs in the past? In what ways have these features been improved over time?” “In what ways have Canadian homes evolved over the past fifty years? In what ways are they the same?”
B1.3 describe the relationship between personal values, lifestyle, and housing needs and/or preferences (e.g., the need for families with children
to be close to schools, for people without cars
to have access to public transportation, for people working outside the home to be within commuting distance of their place of employment; the impact of hobbies and lifestyle on housing choices with respect to location and proximity to sports and recreational facilities, cultural institutions, shops, restaurants; the impact of values on choice of neighbourhood or proximity to religious facilities)
Teacher prompts: “What are the most important factors determining where you live? Why?” “To what extent does the desire for status affect a person’s choice of neighbourhood?”
B1.4 describe how and why housing needs and preferences vary in different regions of Canada and throughout the world (e.g., the impact of fac­ tors such as climate, proximity to earthquake or flood zones, local building standards; needs associated with nomadic and sedentary lifestyles, nuclear and extended families; the relationship between financial means, social status, and housing needs/preferences)
Teacher prompts: “What impact does climate have on people’s housing needs?” “How and why would the housing needs of a nomadic community differ from those of a permanently settled community?” “What are some differences in housing and community services between affluent and poor communities or regions?” “What features would you expect to find in houses and apartments that were designed specifically to accommodate extended families?”
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