Home economics: Future-proofing families for 21st century living

Professor Donna Pendergast

Future proofing

SDGs

Family Challenges

HELM

Acceleration

Action Plan

LDC MDC

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Indigenous Peoples

Africans Indians Europeans Chinese Portuguese

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… future proofing, […] describes the elusive process of trying to anticipate future developments, so that action can be taken to minimise possible negative consequences, and to seize opportunities.

(IFHE 2008, p. 2)

2. The Sustainable Development Goals

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A world transformed …

• … from today where poverty and great inequality no longer exist, where good healthcare and education are available for all, and where economic growth no longer harms the environment

• The ambition is huge

• Every country in the world falls short on more than half of the 17 SDGs

• A quarter of the world falls short on all 17 goals

Challenges

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Poverty and inequality Number of people living below US $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) 1990-2013

Number of out-of-school children of primary school age, selected regions, 1990-2015 (millions)

Demography Population of the world and major regions (billion): 1950-2015, 2030

and 2050 according to medium-variant projection

Shocks and crises Number of disasters associated with natural hazards

worldwide and by continent, 1976-2015

Undernourishment trends across regions, 1990-1992, 2014-2016

Shocks and crises

Development cooperation and financing for development

Technological innovation

3D-Printing Prosthetics

Monitoring Patients from a Long Distance

Challenges for Caribbean families

10 years = Experienced historic economic and social transformation

poverty

reduction

inequality

gender labour education

advances

poverty

M O V I N G F O R W A R D

poverty Factors

reducing poverty

Factors preventing

poverty

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Hard exclusions

POLICIES Equal opportunity Affirmative action

Women in parliament

Indigenous Peoples

Labour market

restrictions

Less family

income

1/3 face sexual violence

Collective rights

Political autonomy

Land rights

Short term

Long term

Economic growth

New approaches

Different sectors

National

Local

Environmental balance

Biodiversity

Sustainable energy

Home Economics Literacy

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1972 500 aims to be a highly-recognized regional organisation that influences regional policy making and Home Economics curricula towards improving the quality of life of families in the Caribbean.

Vision AIMS • To improve the well being of individuals and families in the Caribbean region.

• To promote awareness of social, economic and political issues and to participate and in activities which impact families.

• To promote high professional standards among Home Economists in the region through continuing education and professional development programmes.

• To incorporate Home Economics in the school curricula at all levels of the educational system.

• To improve and strengthen education in Home Economics at all levels of the Education system.

• To encourage research in Home Economics and related fields and to assist in the dissemination and application of the findings

• To strengthen the profession by means of communication and linkages with organisations and institutions of like disciplines and /or similar interests both regionally and internationally.

World Home Economics Day

WHED 21 March

2016

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2015 Home Economics Literacy: Skills for Families and Consumers

Food Literacy and Environmental Literacy

Home Economics Literacy: Skills for Families and Consumers

Home Economics Literacy—Empowering for Healthy and Sustainable Lifestyles

General literacy has broadened to include negotiating, critical

thinking and decision-making skills.

Health Literacy

Level

Educational goal

Content Individual benefit

Functional Communication of information

Information on health risks & services

Improved knowledge and compliance

Interactive Development of personal skills

As above and skills development

Improved capacity to act, motivation, self-confidence

Critical Personal and community empowerment

As above and information on social & economic factors, policy and organisational change

Improved individual resilience to social and economic adversity

Adapted from Nutbeam (2000) Levels of Health Literacy

Consumer Studies

Academic Discipline

Everyday Living

Curriculum Area

Society & Policy

Needs of individuals & families

Multidisciplinary integration

Transformative action

Provide advice as a consumer advocate

on a government committee

Empower students to exercise their rights through a practical

application

Empower individuals to make decisions about product and service selection

Propose new labelling conventions to meet

the needs of food decision makers

Consider the breadth of policies related to

consumer law

Incorporate content from a range of knowledge bases (e.g. finance and budgeting)

Use scientific processes to analyse

product service qualities

Investigate, graphic design, nutrition

knowledge, branding conventions

Access consumer policy documents for

individuals and families

Identify consumer rights and

responsibilities as a core learning area

Selection of household products

and services

Identify gaps in food labelling research

Home Economics Literacy Model

Home Economics Literacy Model HELM

Best Practice

Graphic Design: Joy Reynolds Pendergast, D. (2015). Home economics Literacy: A vision for the field. Keynote address presented at: Action for family and consumer well being - Home economics literacy bringing skills to life. University of Malta - IFHE Conference, March 19-21, Malta.

Home Economics Profession

Potential of home economics to accelerate SDGs

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41 000 000 children aged under 5 are overweight

Challenge GOAL

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Academic Discipline

Everyday Living

Curriculum Area

Society & Policy

Needs of individuals & families

Multidisciplinary integration

Transformative action

Disrupt policy as a Board member on a

government committee

Advocate for food literacy subjects as core

curriculum for high school children

Advocate for healthy food practices in grocery stores eg. free fruit for

under 5’s

Deliver nutrition &health education to parents and

analyse the impact on food choices pre and

post intervention

Evaluate the national food guidelines for early years learning

centres

Integrate content from a range of knowledge bases (e.g. HPE, science)

Encourage increased physical activity in

under 5’s

Analyse data & consider contextual factors such as physical activity rates

influencing obesity rates

Select and analyse a national food guideline for nutrition for under

5’s

Incorporate nutrition education in high school

classes

Develop information for parents of under 5’s identifying poor and

good nutrition choices

Collect data to understand the

incidence of obesity in a location

Challenge: 41 000 000 children aged under 5 are overweight

4 actions for acceleration

2 forces

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Building a disruptive Action Plan

Technique, method, process Best

Practice

SDGs

Outcome

D A A T

Evidence-based practice

Explore, disrupt competing approaches

Generate cumulative knowledge

Innovate, avoid fads, biases,

norms

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8 step action plan

Action Plan

SDGs HELM

Step 1 Use the HELM 1

Action Plan

Step 2 9 elements

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Clear & common FOCUS

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High STANDARDS & expectations

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Strong LEADERSHIP

Supportive, personalised & relevant LEARNING

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Parent & community INVOLVEMENT

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Monitoring, accountability & ASSESSMENT

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Curriculum & INSTRUCTION

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Professional DEVELOPMENT

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Time & STRUCTURE

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Self efficacy

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NFI

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COMPETENCE

Ignorance Paralysis

Misinformed Mistakes

Doubt Hesitation

Mastery Smart Action

mastery experiences

vicarious experiences

verbal persuasion

Physiological arousal

Self efficacy

(Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk-Hoy, 2007)

Action Plan

Step 3 Convene people and find coalitions

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Action Plan

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Action Plan

Step 4 Find opportunities

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Action Plan

Step 5 Align vision to living systems

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Action Plan

Step 6 Experiment

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Action Plan

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Step 7 Coalition, Innovation, learning platforms

Action Plan

Step 8 Communicate - coherent and engaging stories

New narratives

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Inadequate Evidence base – HELM Best practice Reluctance to facilitate and lead collective action Globally lumpy political influence Resources – time, money Voluntary base Lack of willingness to collaborate with others Fear of disruption of past strengths and status quo Governance Competition Lack of risk-taking culture/conservatism Lack of skillset for novel, agile and adaptive mindset Lack of skillset for virtual collaboration

Philosophical intent Focus on wellbeing – social and emotional intelligence Transdisciplinary – capacity to enable and participate in coalitions Vehicle - Home economics literacy – Essential elements and Areas of practice Passion and commitment Global reach Revival (“Bring back home economics”) Growth, innovation and design mindset Transformative pedagogy focus

Inhibitors (Challenges)

Enablers

Bring back home economics education Lichtenstein, A. H., & Ludwig, D. S. (2010). Bring back home economics education. JAMA, 303(18), 1857-1858.

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Bring back Home Economics education

Journal articles only = 89

Google Scholar search = 136 Without duplicates = 128

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Review

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Conference

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Journal

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica

American Journal of Health Behavior

American Journal of Health Education

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Anthropology Now

Appetite

BMC Pediatrics

British Food Journal

Canadian Food Studies

Which journals?

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Eating Behaviors

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Education and Health

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Food Control

Food Protection Trends

Global Advances in Health and Medicine

Health Education

Health Promotion International

Health Promotion Practice

Health Psychology

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

International Journal of Consumer Studies

International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science

International Journal of Home Economics

Jama

Journal of College Teaching & Learning (Online)

Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences

Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Journal of Nutritional Science

Journal of Obesity

Journal of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia

Nutridate

Nutrition & Food Science

Nutrition Journal

Nutrition Today

Obesity

Preventive Medicine

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Psychology & Marketing

Public Health Nutrition

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Social Work

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Word frequency in titles of articles 2010-2017

cook Home Economics

nutrition education

skill school adult

consume literacy diet from

intervention teach

behaviour home

obesity prepare student

with adolescence Australian child perceived

Future proofing

SDGs

Challenges

HELM

Acceleration

Action Plan

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MEGATRENDS Poverty & inequalities Demography Environment / climate Shocks & crises Development / $$$ Technology

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