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Preprofessionals' Perceptions of Home Economics
Author(s) -
LeBleu Lisa C.,
Smith Frances M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/0046777494224004
Subject(s) - family and consumer science , perspective (graphical) , perception , relevance (law) , sample (material) , work (physics) , psychology , sociology , medical education , social psychology , gerontology , medicine , political science , mathematics education , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , engineering
The major purpose of this study was to describe undergraduate students' experiences and perceptions of home economics and to work with students to produce a description of those experiences and their relevance to an integrative home economics perspective. Data were gathered through semistructured individual interviews with a purposive sample of 14 seniors in a college of home economics at a large midwestern university. Findings indicated that students' perceptions of home economics ranged from female gender role expectations in early childhood to a currently functioning integrative perspective.