1、5400 英文单词， 2.9 万英文字符 ，中文 8700 字 Ma A, Pendergast D. The past, the present and the preferred future for home economics education in Hong KongJ. International journal of consumer studies, 2011, 35(5): 589-594. The past, the present and the preferred future for home economics education in Hong Kong Ada
2、 Ma and Donna Pendergast Abstract The future of home economics is a perennial topic on the agenda of the home economics profession. In various regions around the world, the profession as a whole has been eroded systematically as a result of curriculum reform at the compulsory and post-compulsory lev
3、els, with the subsequent loss of higher education programmes, and, ultimately, the loss of dedicated professional home economists. This leaching degradation of home economics has implications for the concomitant loss of the unique curriculum of the subject, including the focus on consumer-related is
4、sues. Hong Kong has not been exempted from this pattern, leading to concerns about the capacity of society to engage effectively in consumer and consumer-related issues, and the focus in home economics has been relegated to technology. This paper provides insights into the current positioning of hom
5、e economics in Hong Kong and the likely outcomes of this loss of a preferred future for the profession. Keywords： Curriculum, futures, history, home economics Introduction Globally, there has been a renewed interest in the historical roots of home economics. This has been stimulated by the centennia
6、l celebrations of two leading professional associations the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE), and the American Home Economics Association (now known as the American Association for Family and Consumer Sc iences), in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Their continued existence serves as a marker for the longevity of the home economics profession around the world. In Hong Kong, the history of the profession covers a more modest 60 years, although the roots of the profession can be
