Updated to accompany the new Design for Living textbook with a wide range of material to bring students from first to third year.

  • Varied question styles including crosswords and word searches stimulate learning in a fun way
  • Exam-style questions develop the skills needed by students in the Junior Certificate

Online testing for homework and revision is available for the Design for Living textbook on eTest.ie


Design for Living

by Deirdre Madden

Published April 1998
Written in the light of several years' examination experience the book meets the needs of both students and teachers covering all the main topics in a Junior Certificate Home Economics course. The textbook emphasises the importance of practical work, investigative techniques and ongoing evaluation, and encourages the student to develop skills such as creativity, decision-making and good management. Other books by Deirdre Madden Food Home and Society Food Home and Society 2nd Ed plus Supplement.