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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Principles of Home Management, the JAMB Home Economics syllabus expects you to study:
- 1. Principles of Home Management a. Meaning of Home Management b. Steps in the management process c. Decision-making: meaning and process d. Motivation for Home Management e.g., goals, values, standards, needs and wants, likes and dislikes.
Study notes & guidance
Study Principles of Home Management using a recommended Home Economics textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Home Economics, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Principles of Home Management, you should be able to:
- State the meaning of Home Management;
- Identify steps involved in the management process;
- Determine issues for decision-making in the home;
- Describe the role of motivators in Home Management.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Home Economics syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.