ABSTRACT Culturally Appropriate Methods to Promote Nutrition Education among Black African Americans Nutrition education has shifted from the emphasis of didactic talk to mothers to using participatory methods and a […]
The Importance of Teaching Textiles in University Programs
ABSTRACT The Importance of Teaching Textiles in University Programs This paper discusses the use of integrated, transdisciplinary approaches to the teaching of textiles courses in university home economics programs. These […]
Home Economics Skills for the 21st Century: Restructuring the Home Economics Curriculum: A Caribbean Approach
ABSTRACT Home Economics Skills for the 21st Century: Restructuring the Home Economics Curriculum: A Caribbean Approach The field of Home Economics has moved beyond the home into the global sphere […]
Professionalism and Home Economics
ABSTRACT Professionalism and Home Economics Professionalism in Home Economics is essential to the growth and development of the home economist. An understanding of the philosophy and epistemology grounding the profession […]
Changing the face of Home Economics: Rebranding and Repackaging for New Insights and Male Inclusion
ABSTRACT Changing the face of Home Economics: Rebranding and Repackaging for New Insights and Male Inclusion Home economics has its roots in education for life skills. The focus was […]
Home Economics: Meeting the Needs of Families in a Changing Caribbean
ABSTRACT Home Economics: Meeting the Needs of Families in a Changing Caribbean Caribbean families have throughout history displayed remarkable resilience and a key reason for this has been their ability […]
The Six Caribbean Food Groups Curriculum: An evaluation of different teaching methods at Primary Schools in Trinidad and Tobago by Grandison et al
“The Six Caribbean Food Groups Curriculum: An Evaluation of Different Teaching Methods at Primary Schools in Trinidad and Tobago” . Poor nutrition education can be associated with various chronic diseases […]
Meeting the needs of the family in a changing world: Perspectives from the Caribbean
Audrey A. Jones-Drayton, M Ed. CPHE, IPHE Caribbean families have throughout history displayed remarkable resilience and a key reason for this has been their ability to modify and reconfigure themselves […]
Report on the IFHE Congress, South Korea, 2017
Audrey Jones-Drayton, MEd., IPHE, CPHE, CAHE Congress delegate and IFHE Executive Council representative for the Region of the Americas 2012-2016 shares her experiences of Congress held in Daejeon, South Korea […]


