"This book creates new knowledge -- no other home economics
writer in the world has attempted this." Dr Margaret Henry, Hong
Kong Institute of Education
"This book fills a major gap in the literature in Australia and
elsewhere. It is deliciously written and wonderfully rich. The
teacher in home economics in particular, but in Australian
curriculum more broadly, has been enriched by this analysis, which
significantly opens new arenas for research." Professor Marie
Brennan, University of Canberra
There is an expectation that teachers are, and will be,
transformers of society as they prepare young people to deal with
an ever-changing world. While the importance of this role has never
been greater, the status and respect once enjoyed by teachers has
declined over recent years. Diminishing status and negative
stereotypes have in turn contributed to a growing teacher shortage
crisis, worldwide. Home economists, as one group of increasingly
scarce teachers, have carried their share of negative stereotyping,
led by tired cliches such as cookers and sewers and stitchers and
stirrers. This book encourages rethinking of home economics and
home economics teaching by providing insights into the embodied
pedagogy of teachers who refuse to live by tired cliches. It
explores ways in which these teachers engage in fun and pleasure,
demonstrating that transformative moments are part of their
classroom culture. This re-thinking offers challenges not only for
home economics teachers, their profession and home economics as a
cultural practice, but for the broader teaching community engaged
in embodied pedagogy, thereby providing a paradigm shift for
re-thinking the status and perceptions of teachers and teacher
professionalism.
General
Imprint: |
Australian Academic Press
|
Country of origin: |
Australia |
Release date: |
December 2001 |
First published: |
December 2001 |
Authors: |
Donna Pendergast
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
244 |
Edition: |
General |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-875378-39-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Teaching of a specific subject
|
LSN: |
1-875378-39-1 |
Barcode: |
9781875378395 |
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