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.
Download or read book Rethinking Home Economics written by Sarah Stage and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, historians tended to dismiss home economics as little more than a conspiracy to keep women in the kitchen. This landmark volume initiates collaboration among home economists, family and consumer science professionals, and women's historians. What knits the essays together is a willingness to revisit the subject of home economics with neither indictment nor apology. The volume includes significant new work that places home economics in the twentieth century within the context of the development of women's professions. 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. The essays in this volume show the range of activities pursued under the rubric of home economics, from dietetics and parenting, teaching and cooperative extension work, to test kitchen and product development. Exploration of the ways in which gender, race, and class influenced women's options in colleges and universities, hospitals, business, and industry, as well as government has provided a greater understanding of the obstacles women encountered and the strategies they used to gain legitimacy as the field developed.
Download or read book Family and Consumer Science written by Marion Stephens and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family and Consumer Science (FCS), previously known as Home Economics, is the study of how to utilize resources to care for the household, plan and prepare nutritional meals and how to interact socially with others. The five key components of Family and Consumer Science, covered in this book include:* Food and Nutrition* Clothing, Construction and Craft* Home Management* Housing* Parent and Child DevelopmentThis book is a guide that has been compiled principally for junior high school students who are preparing for the Family and Consumer Science Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) Examination. Additionally, the concepts taught in this book can be integrated into other subject areas, including but not limited to, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, English Language and Social Science.FCS represents a culmination of years of note taking and the compilation of information from numerous sources including concepts developed through the author's experiences as a junior high school Family and Consumer Science educator in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.ABOUT THE AUTHORMarion Audria Stephens achieved her Secondary Education teaching diploma (Home Economics), from Mico Teachers' College in 2000. Ms. Stephens obtained a Bachelor of Education Degree in Family & Consumer Science, Food and Nutrition from The College of The Bahamas in 2010. The author's success is realized because she does what she loves and loves what she does.Commencing her teaching career at the primary school level, Ms. Stephens uses creative and interactive methods of transforming the delivery of Family and Consumer Science content to her students. The author hails from Jamaica, the Caribbean island of wood and water, and is best described in the local vernacular as 'little but tallawah'.
Download or read book Home Economics Education Family Consumer Science written by National Learning Corporation and published by . This book was released on 2019-02 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Teacher/PRAXIS Examinations are designed to provide objective measurement of the knowledge, skills and abilities required of teachers. The test results are used for the various levels of teacher certification: initial, qualifying, validating, statutory, incremental, promotional and/or supervisory.
Download or read book HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE written by National Learning Corporation and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
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.
Download or read book What s New in Home Economics Family and Consumer Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Economics written by Jennifer Mcknight Trontz and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisit the home-economics textbooks of yore to get the best vintage advice on shopping, cooking, decorating, and budgeting your way to a happy, healthy household “Housekeeping is becoming more and more a matter of science, and the laurels are bound to fall to the woman who conducts her household in a business-like way.” Let the thrifty sensibility of yesteryear be your guide as you shop for the most economical foods, choose wall colors scientifically, clean with natural products, look your best without breaking the bank, and budget your way to frugal efficiency. In this amazing collection of clever wisdom and practical advice drawn from vintage home-economics textbooks, you’ll find everything you need to get back to basics and run a healthy and happy household. Home Economics covers all the categories of delightful domesticity: • Health & Hygiene • Cookery & Recipes • Manners & Etiquette • Design & Decoration • Cleaning & Safety • Gardening & Crafts Rediscover the art and science of keeping house—economically!
Download or read book Home Economics written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-02-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Home Economics The field of home economics, which is often known as domestic science or family and consumer sciences, is a field of study that focuses on human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as well as textiles and apparel. Most of the time, it was and still is taught at secondary school or high school, despite the fact that it is much less frequent today. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Home economics Chapter 2: Homemaking Chapter 3: Vocational education Chapter 4: Consumer education Chapter 5: Marmara University Chapter 6: Ellen Swallow Richards Chapter 7: Education in Vietnam Chapter 8: Fort Valley State University Chapter 9: Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Chapter 10: Gaziantep University Chapter 11: BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences Chapter 12: Tokyo Kasei University Chapter 13: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Chapter 14: Leah D. Widtsoe Chapter 15: Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter 16: Mary Schenck Woolman Chapter 17: The Secret History of Home Economics Chapter 18: Mary Beaumont Welch Chapter 19: Florence Fallgatter Chapter 20: Rua Van Horn Chapter 21: Edna P. Amidon (II) Answering the public top questions about home economics. (III) Real world examples for the usage of home economics in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Home Economics.
Download or read book Home Economics written by Frances J. Parker and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reforming Teaching and Teacher Education written by Eija Kimonen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the prerequisites for reforming education, and how can these reforms be seen in school development and culture? How should teacher education support this reform process? What are the principles and practices underlying the functioning of the schools of tomorrow? These questions are examined in this unique volume. The authors in this book argue that the central function of teacher education and education in general is to respond to the challenges brought on by the twenty-first century. According to this approach, the competencies and skills needed in the future are not merely a new addition to school activities, but rather something requiring a comprehensive reform of school culture encompassing teacher education, curricula, and teaching methods. Such a fundamental process of change in the action and thinking models used by schools would be an effort to achieve a complete transformation, the result of which would be schools developing into organizations that are both creative and imbued with a strong sense of community. A central attribute is that the creation of new knowledge is not just restricted to the classroom but also takes place in out-of-school environments. This would link learning to its natural context, eventually leading to an ideal instruction that is actively problem oriented, holistic, and life centered. This reform-minded volume is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the reform processes in teacher education, the second on the reforms of pedagogics at schools and teacher education institutions, and the third on the processes of reculturing schools. New prospects for active schools in the United States and Europe, as well as in Japan and China, are discussed.
Download or read book Career Opportunities for Home Economics Professionals written by Kyle Jane Coulter and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Economics written by Marcia Parker and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Caribbean Home Economics in Action written by and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 2002 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of Home Economics in Action has been extensively revised and updated to take account of recent curriculum developments throughout the Caribbean region.This three-book course provides a firm foundation in Home Economics to all lower second
Download or read book Career Opportunities for Home Economics Professionals written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Family Life Curriculum written by Utah State Office of Education and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
