Creating Home Economics Futures

Author : Donna Pendergast
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921513961
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating Home Economics Futures written by Donna Pendergast and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the profession commences its second century of influence, this collection from 34 international Congress contributors reflects the global nature of the profession and provides a platform for outlining what the future of Home Economics might look like. D Pendergast, Griffith Uni.

Author : Danielle Dreilinger
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324004509
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live written by Danielle Dreilinger and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople. And it has something to teach us today. In the surprising, often fiercely feminist and always fascinating The Secret History of Home Economics, Danielle Dreilinger traces the field’s history from Black colleges to Eleanor Roosevelt to Okinawa, from a Betty Crocker brigade to DIY techies. These women—and they were mostly women—became chemists and marketers, studied nutrition, health, and exercise, tested parachutes, created astronaut food, and took bold steps in childhood development and education. Home economics followed the currents of American culture even as it shaped them. Dreilinger brings forward the racism within the movement along with the strides taken by women of color who were influential leaders and innovators. She also looks at the personal lives of home economics’ women, as they chose to be single, share lives with other women, or try for egalitarian marriages. This groundbreaking and engaging history restores a denigrated subject to its rightful importance, as it reminds us that everyone should learn how to cook a meal, balance their account, and fight for a better world.

Author : Hazel Henderson
Publisher : UADY
ISBN 13 : 9781565490604
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating Alternative Futures written by Hazel Henderson and published by UADY. This book was released on 1996 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henderson explains how GNP distorts the goal of human development, pointing out misleading assumptions and redefines health, wealth, and progress for humanity's long-term survival.

Author : Sharon Y. Nickols
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820348074
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remaking Home Economics written by Sharon Y. Nickols and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary effort of scholars from history, women's studies, and family and consumer sciences, Remaking Home Economics covers the field's history of opening career opportunities for women and responding to domestic and social issues. Calls to “bring back home economics” miss the point that it never went away, say Sharon Y. Nickols and Gwen Kay—home economics has been remaking itself, in study and practice, for more than a century. These new essays, relevant for a variety of fields—history, women's studies, STEM, and family and consumer sciences itself—take both current and historical perspectives on defining issues including home economics philosophy, social responsibility, and public outreach; food and clothing; gender and race in career settings; and challenges to the field's identity and continuity. Home economics history offers a rich case study for exploring common ground between the broader culture and this highly gendered profession. This volume describes the resourcefulness of past scholars and professionals who negotiated with cultural and institutional constraints to produce their work, as well as the innovations of contemporary practitioners who continue to change the profession, including its name and identity. The widespread urge to reclaim domestic skills, along with a continual need for fresh ways to address obesity, elder abuse, household debt, and other national problems affirms the field's vitality and relevance. This volume will foster dialogue both inside and outside the academy about the changes that have remade (and are remaking) family and consumer sciences. Contributors: Elizabeth L. Andress, Rima D. Apple, Jorge H. Atiles, Susan F. Clark, Billie J. Collier, Caroline E. Crocoll, Stephanie M. Foss, Gwen Kay, Emma M. Laing, Richard D. Lewis, Peggy S. Meszaros, Rachel Louise Moran, Virginia Moxley, Sharon Y. Nickols, Margarete Ordon, Linda Przybyszewski, Penny A. Ralston, Jane Schuchardt.

Author : Victoria W. Thoresen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319153056
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Responsible Living written by Victoria W. Thoresen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the challenges of the transition to responsible, sustainable lifestyles, this book examines developments over the last decade in relation to: - the creation of awareness of consumer citizenship, civic involvement and environmental stewardship - research, projects and publications on education for responsible living - the creation and implementation of relevant teaching methods and materials - policies on education for sustainable consumption and lifestyles - global processes for education on sustainable development The articles deal with topics related to policy support, institutional approaches, educators, young people, and local communities. They draw attention to successful initiatives and reflect upon what still needs to be done. The book also looks at the roles that central actors such as PERL (The Partnership for Education and research about Responsible Living) play in this process.

Author : Gurpinder Singh Lalli
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000897567
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Food Futures in Education and Society written by Gurpinder Singh Lalli and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a unique collection of chapters to facilitate a broad discussion on food education that will stimulate readers to think about key policies, recent research, curriculum positions and how to engage with key stakeholders about the future of food. Food education has gained much attention because the challenges that influence food availability and eating in schools also extend beyond the school gate. Accordingly, this book establishes evidence-based arguments that recognise the many facets of food education, and reveal how learning through a future's lens and joined-up thinking is critical for shaping intergenerational fairness concerning food futures in education and society. This book is distinctive through its multidisciplinary collection of chapters on food education with a particular focus on the Global North, with case studies from England, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, the United States of America, Canada and Germany. With a focus on three key themes and a rigorous food futures framework, the book is structured into three sections: (i) food education, pedagogy and curriculum, (ii) knowledge and skill diversity associated with food and health learning and (iii) food education inclusivity, culture and agency. Overall, this volume extends and challenges current research and theory in the area of food education and food pedagogy and offers insight and tangible benefits for the future development of food education policies and curricula. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars, policymakers and education leaders working on food education and pedagogy, food policy, health and diet and the sociology of food.

Author : Marjorie East
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Home Economics written by Marjorie East and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Home economics in the United States is examined in terms of its development, principles, usefulness, personnel, relationship to other disciplines and occupations, problems, and future. Specific subjects addressed are designed for individuals familiar with home economics to reevaluate and examine the field. Topics covered include: 1) models for home economics; 2) developmental changes in the field; 3) societal influences; 4) influences of household change; 5) biographical data on early home economists; 6) current occupational profiles; 7) female stereotypes; 8) basic concepts; 9) home economics as a discipline; 10) professionalism; 11) professional status; and 12) alternative futures. Home economists have the organization, power base, energy, and leadership to realize the potential of the discipline.

Author : Sarah Stage
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801481758
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Home Economics written by Sarah Stage and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Home Economics documents the evolution of a profession from the home economics movement launched by Ellen Richards in the early twentieth century to the modern field renamed Family and Consumer Sciences in 1994.

Author : David H. Autor
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262547309
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Work of the Future written by David H. Autor and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the United States lags behind other industrialized countries in sharing the benefits of innovation with workers and how we can remedy the problem. The United States has too many low-quality, low-wage jobs. Every country has its share, but those in the United States are especially poorly paid and often without benefits. Meanwhile, overall productivity increases steadily and new technology has transformed large parts of the economy, enhancing the skills and paychecks of higher paid knowledge workers. What’s wrong with this picture? Why have so many workers benefited so little from decades of growth? The Work of the Future shows that technology is neither the problem nor the solution. We can build better jobs if we create institutions that leverage technological innovation and also support workers though long cycles of technological transformation. Building on findings from the multiyear MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future, the book argues that we must foster institutional innovations that complement technological change. Skills programs that emphasize work-based and hybrid learning (in person and online), for example, empower workers to become and remain productive in a continuously evolving workplace. Industries fueled by new technology that augments workers can supply good jobs, and federal investment in R&D can help make these industries worker-friendly. We must act to ensure that the labor market of the future offers benefits, opportunity, and a measure of economic security to all.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1848881398
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality: New Reflections on Theory, Praxis and Pedagogy written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary study of spirituality encompasses a wide range of interests, often founded on inter- and multidisciplinary approaches.