Professional Papers

Abstracts – Presentations from CAHE Conference 2025

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

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) 

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

 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 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

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