Placid beginnings/Turbulent times:  Re-thinking home economics for the twenty-first century

Pendergast, Donna Lee

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Pendergast, Donna Lee

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2001

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This keynote address looks at the history and future of home economics. Home economics as a profession and how it has been characterised of women's knowledge and in the domain of the home, is discussed. The author argues that there is a need to rethink home economics in terms of education and the role of home economics teachers.This keynote address looks at the history and future of home economics. Home economics as a profession and how it has been characterised of women's knowledge and in the domain of the home, is discussed. The author argues that there is a need to rethink home economics in terms of education and the role of home economics teachers.
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Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia

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http://www.heia.com.au/

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© 2001 Home Economics Institute of Australia. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.

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Curriculum and Pedagogy

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http://hdl.handle.net/10072/58681

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