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  • Teacher perceptions of the contribution of home economics to sustainable development education: A cross-cultural view

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    Dewhurst, Yvonne
    Pendergast, Donna
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    Pendergast, Donna L.
    Year published
    2011
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    This paper reports on the contribution of Home Economics to sustainable development education as part of the school curriculum for students aged 11-18 years in a number of cultural contexts. A survey was used to collect data from Home Economics teachers in Australia, Canada, Malta and Scotland to better understand the similarities and differences of Home Economics curriculum in these contexts, as it contributes to sustainable development education. The data reveal that the teachers in the study considered sustainable development to be an important issue, and the formal Home Economics curricula made significant contributions ...
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    This paper reports on the contribution of Home Economics to sustainable development education as part of the school curriculum for students aged 11-18 years in a number of cultural contexts. A survey was used to collect data from Home Economics teachers in Australia, Canada, Malta and Scotland to better understand the similarities and differences of Home Economics curriculum in these contexts, as it contributes to sustainable development education. The data reveal that the teachers in the study considered sustainable development to be an important issue, and the formal Home Economics curricula made significant contributions to the education of this topic. It is noted, however, that the field of sustainable development education has neglected studies of Home Economics education and its teachers' perceptions about sustainable development education, and this is reinforced by a lack of research generated from the Home Economics field. The researchers argue that this is an inhibiting factor affecting the capacity of schools to achieve sustainable development goals.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Consumer Studies
    Volume
    35
    Issue
    5
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01029.x
    Copyright Statement
    © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Teacher perceptions of the contribution of home economics to sustainable development education: A cross-cultural view, International Journal of Consumer Studies, Vol. 35(5), 2011, pp. 569-577, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01029.x.
    Subject
    Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development
    Marketing
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/40967
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