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Deagon, Jay R. – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
Explicit instruction is a teaching model that demonstrates to students what to do and how to do it. One purpose of ideology is to focus the who, what, when, where, and why of a disciplinary field. Trained home economists make a sustained commitment to the core ideology of home economics. Mechanisms for identifying locally relevant challenges faced…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Direct Instruction, Ideology, Teacher Attitudes
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Erjavšek, Martina; Lovšin Kozina, Francka; Kostanjevec, Stojan – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
Education for sustainable development is essential for the well-being of present and future generations and is one of the key objectives in the discipline of home economics. The purpose of this research was to ascertain whether in-service teachers of home economics recognise the opportunities to educate students about sustainable development in…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Curriculum Development
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Pendergast, Donna – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
This paper explores the role of home economics education in the 21st century. It commences with an explanation of the disruption to the five predicted future global megatrends -- globalisation, urbanisation, digitisation, cybersecurity, sustainability -- as a consequence of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The place of megatrends framing home…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change
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Erjavšek, Martina – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
Home economics operates in the academic, curriculum and social realms, as well as in everyday life. Due to its multidisciplinarity, it includes and interconnects the contents of different disciplines (e.g., healthy lifestyle, nutrition, dietetics, textiles, home, family, consumption, personal and family economics, design and technology), which are…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Beinert, Cecilie; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
Food and Health, previously referred to as Home Economics, is a mandatory school subject in Norway. It has the unique advantage of giving all students, regardless of their social background, practical skills and knowledge, life skills that are important for their future health. In the LifeLab Food and Health project, we have developed a…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Instructional Innovation, Active Learning, Learning Activities