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Motivational factors: values, goals and standards sheet
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Explain values, goals and standards as motivational factors in home management.

How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.

  1. 1 · Open in two lines. Values, goals and standards are the motivating forces of management. They decide what a family works for and how it judges success.
  2. 2 · Values. Beliefs about what is worthwhile. Types: intrinsic and extrinsic; theoretical, economic, aesthetic, social, political and religious. Example: health.
  3. 3 · Goals. Definite ends the family wants to achieve. Types: long-term, short-term and intermediate. Example: home-cooked, low-oil meals.
  4. 4 · Standards. Measures of quantity and quality. Types: conventional and flexible. Example: fried snacks only on Sundays.
  5. 5 · Show the link. [Diagram: values → goals → standards, each box with one home example]
  6. 6 · How they motivate. Values push the family to act, goals give direction to resources, and standards guide evaluation and the next plan.
  7. 7 · Nutrition link. Diet counselling works best when goals and standards respect the client's values.
  8. 8 · Close in one line. Clear values, realistic goals and flexible standards make management purposeful and less stressful.

Scoring tip: Carry one running example (health) through all three. It shows the link clearly and saves words.