CLICK HERE FOR ABSTRACTS ABSTRACTS CAHE Conference Presentations TT 2025 25th Biennial Conference held in Trinidad and Tobago, April 13-16, 2025 at the University of Trinidada and Tobago (UTT), Chaguaramas. […]
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The Home Economics Department for the 21st Century
Keisha Went, B Sc (Hons), Secretary of the Caribbean Association of Home Economists Inc. (2017-2019) and teacher at the Lodge School, Barbados through Appreciative Inquiry (AI) designed an educational road-map […]
Culturally Appropriate Methods to Promote Nutrition Education among Black African Americans
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 […]


