Home economics: Present realities and future prospects

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Burke, C
Pendergast, Donna Lee
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
1994
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This research gives expression to the voice of many of the stakeholders in the field of home economics in Queensland. It reports on the current thinking and attitudes of home economics tertiary students, secondary home economics teachers and graduate home economists in industry towards the home economics profession and the associations which present it.
Data was collected using sample groups of each of the populations indicated, utilising the "cross~over" workshop procedure to enable each target group to respond to a series of pre-formulated questions.
Findings indicate participants identified several major issues and ...
View more >This research gives expression to the voice of many of the stakeholders in the field of home economics in Queensland. It reports on the current thinking and attitudes of home economics tertiary students, secondary home economics teachers and graduate home economists in industry towards the home economics profession and the associations which present it. Data was collected using sample groups of each of the populations indicated, utilising the "cross~over" workshop procedure to enable each target group to respond to a series of pre-formulated questions. Findings indicate participants identified several major issues and suggestions about the nature, purpose and direction of home economics related to relevance and application, diversity, and need for greater professionalism.
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View more >This research gives expression to the voice of many of the stakeholders in the field of home economics in Queensland. It reports on the current thinking and attitudes of home economics tertiary students, secondary home economics teachers and graduate home economists in industry towards the home economics profession and the associations which present it. Data was collected using sample groups of each of the populations indicated, utilising the "cross~over" workshop procedure to enable each target group to respond to a series of pre-formulated questions. Findings indicate participants identified several major issues and suggestions about the nature, purpose and direction of home economics related to relevance and application, diversity, and need for greater professionalism.
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Journal Title
Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia
Volume
1
Issue
3
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© 1994 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 not elsewhere classified
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