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Home Economics Research: A Macro View
Author(s) -
Green Kinsey B.
Publication year - 1984
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 - 10.1177/1077727x8401200409
Subject(s) - credibility , agency (philosophy) , public relations , productivity , political science , business , economics , sociology , economic growth , social science , law
Home economics research has a long history of public support, albeit inade quate. Major problems which limit research productivity in the profession are lack of a critical mass of researchers; limited funds and a narrow funding base; lack of cost‐benefit studies; limited networks among researchers; inadequate dissemination of results, especially to the ultimate beneficiaries; inequities among specializations; and lack of a comprehensive approach to research issues. Home economics as a profession has strengths with which to attack those prob lems: an interdisciplinary mission orientation, expertise of committed re searchers, credibility with the public, precedents for public support, vehicles in place for strong networks between researchers and the public, and ownership of avenues for dissemination of results. Recommendations include priority on in terdisciplinary research, early identification of potential researchers and research administrators, support for benchmark data collection on the state of the art, utilization of the existing conceptual frameworks, aggressive advocacy for ex panded funding, and establishment of AHEA and AHEAF as the lead agency in stimulating, coordinating, and supporting home economics research.