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ACTION IN HOME ECONOMICS *
Author(s) -
WATTERS MARGARET E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1982.tb00592.x
Subject(s) - family and consumer science , action (physics) , sociology , knowledge base , action theory (sociology) , action research , epistemology , positive economics , economics , social science , psychology , computer science , mathematics education , pedagogy , philosophy , artificial intelligence , quantum mechanics , physics
The research on which this paper is based was aimed at examining the knowledge base for home economics practitioners. Here Jurgen Habermas’ theory relating to knowledge and systems of action is reviewed briefly and the rationale for using his theory to try to understand the family is outlined. A description of how the theory was used in a research project follows and, finally, some implications for home economics in Australia are identified.