Proceedings of Canadian Symposium VIII Issues and Directions in Home Economics / Family Studies Education
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Proceedings of Canadian Symposium VIII Issues and Directions in Home Economics/Family Studies Education Halifax, Nova Scotia April 22 – 24, 2005 Mary Leah de Zwart (Editor) Proceedings of Canadian Symposium VIII Issues and Directions in Home Economics / Family Studies Education Halifax, Nova Scotia April 22-24, 2005 Major financial support for the symposium was provided by: The Canadian Home Economics Foundation The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Nova Scotia Family Studies Teachers’ Association Gift Draw Sponsors: Nova Scotia Agriculture and Fisheries Trudy's Sewing Room St. Francis Xavier University Communications Department Nova Scotia Ministry of Health Atlantic Superstore (Antigonish) Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Ross Screen Print (Antigonish) Dairy farmers of Canada (Maritimes) Knit ‘N Stitch Sewing Centre The publication of the Proceedings of the Canadian Symposium VIII: Issues and Directions in Home Economics / Family Studies Education was made possible by a grant from the Canadian Home Economics Foundation. 2 Table of Contents Page Sponsors of Canadian Symposium VIII: Issues and Directions in Home Economics/Family Studies 2 Education…………………………………………………………………………………………………. Table of contents…………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 History of the Canadian symposia on home economics / family studies education……………………... 5 Where are we now and where are we going? Current Directions in home economics/family studies education Practical and Applied Arts(PAA) Education in Saskatchewan……………………………….…………. 6 AnnaLee Fuhr, home economics teacher, Kamsack, Saskatchewan Home Economics in New Brunswick……………………………………………………………………. 8 Julie Caissie, Ph.D. student in education, Université de Moncton, New Brunswick Doing the Prairie Two -Step: Home Economics Education at the University of Saskatchewan. 9 Beverly J. Pain, Ph.D., Department of Curriculum Studies, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan Ontario Family Studies Curriculum……………………………………………………………………… 12 Michelyn Putignano, Ontario Family Studies Leadership Council Status Report on Family Studies in Nova Scotia Schools April 2005…………………………. 13 Dianne Raoul, President, Family Studies Teachers Association, Nova Scotia Teachers Un ion Setting the Context – In the Midst of Change and Transformation At a crossroads - 21st Century Ideas for Family Studies Education Leadership…………………………. 16 Sue McGregor, Ph.D., Professor Faculty of Education MSV Moving Forward with Transformative Practice, Ecology and Everyday Life: Reflecting on the 22 Influence of Eleanore Vaines ………………………………………………………………….. Gale Smith, Ph.D., home economics teacher School District #36 seconded to UBC Faculty of Education Saying Goodbye to the Family Home: Home Economics Curricula for the 21st Century……………... 28 Scotti Stephen, home economics teacher, Garden Valley Collegiate, Winkler, Manitoba Table talk: What does Transformative Practice Mean for Us? Factors Affecting the Future of Transformative Curriculum Development A Grounded Theory Arising from Teacher Perceptions of Writing Family Studies Curriculum Policy * during Ontario’s K-12 Curriculum Overhaul…………………………………………………………… Laura Tryssenaar, Ph.D., Preservice Instructor in Family Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario Golden Nuggets and Diamonds in the Rough: The Development of the Nova Scotia Family Studies * Curriculum………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sheila Munro, Consultant, Youth Pathways and Transitions/High School, Annapolis Valley Regional School Board, Berwick, Nova Scotia 3 Table talk - How can we ensure that curriculum development serves our needs and the needs of our students? What Does The Future Hold In Terms Of Home Economics/Family Studies Educators? What would home economics educators hope for their undergraduate students? ……………………… 34 Dr. Noriko Watase, Iwate University, Faculty of Education, Iwate, Japan Ontario’s Initiatives for Meeting the Growing Need for Qualified Family Studies/Home Economics 41 Teachers…………………………………………………………………………………………………… Michelyn Putignano, Chair, Ontario Family Studies Leadership Council Table talk - How can we ma intain the integrity of the profession ** Socio/political/cultural Influences and Transformative Practice in Home Economics/Family Studies Education Past and Present Japanese Home Economics Education Influenced by Social Changes…………………. 45 Dr. Akiko Ueno, College of Human Life and Environment, Kinjo Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan Diversity and Multiculturalism in the Family Studies Curriculum ………………………………………. 53 Julia Poole, home economics teacher, Frank Hurt Secondary, Surrey, British Columbia Beyond the ABCs: Making Nutritional Education Relevant to Middle School Students………………… 63 Mary Anna Cimbaro, home economics teacher, Glenrosa Middle School, Westbank, British Columbia Table talk - What are the absences or silences in the he/fs curriculum? In what ways should we ** transform curriculum content? The Venn of Home Economics/Family Studies: Exploring Overlapping Areas Teaching Literacy through Family Studies Curriculum…………………………………………………... 71 Maggie Rose - District-wide Coordinator, Social Sciences & Humanities, Toronto District School Board Day Care in High Schools………………………………………………………………………………… 76 Andrea Sweeney, teacher, Horton High School, Wolfville, Nova Scotia Helen Seymour, teacher, Horton High School, Wolfville, Nova Scotia The Alberta Secondary School Health Curriculum: Career and Life Management………………………. 80 Rosemarie Mangiardi - Ph.D. Provisional Candidate, University of Alberta, Department of Secondary .Education, Edmonton, Alberta The Role of Family Studies in Comprehensive School Health…………………………………………… 89 Dr. Laura Tryssenaar, Preservice Instructor in Family Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario Table talk - How does home economics overlap with other areas? What are the i mplications? ** Towards a National Network on Family Studies Teachers……………………………………………….. * Doug McCall, Executive Director, Canadian Association for School Health Table talk – Group Discussions and Commentary ……………………………………………………… 101 Sue McGregor, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Education, Mount St. Vincent Photo Gallery…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 109 * - No paper provided for proceedings. See html version for PowerPoint presentation where applicable ** - All Table Talk is compiled into last session 4 History of The Canadian Symposium (summarized from Colleen Grover, HEIE News, June, 1997, p.2) The impetus for the Canadian Symposium began in the spring of 1990 when Dr. Linda Peterat invited me to come to the University of British Columbia and share what was happening in home economics education in Alberta with home economics educators in Vancouver. Feedback from those in attendance was very positive and they recommended that we meet on a yearly basis and invite other home economics educators to join us. Both Linda and I liked the suggestion and began to formulate plans for the next meeting. We decided on the symposium format because we believed that if we were to meet again that we needed some guiding questions for the talks and that we should provide an opportunity for others by making available proceedings after the Symposium. We decided that we should invite to our next meeting home economics educators from the universities, the ministries of education, school system supervisors, and presidents of home economics councils of teachers associations. While discussing our plans, we decided that in addition to British Columbia and Alberta, perhaps Manitoba and Saskatchewan would like to join us, and then, we got the idea that if we held the Symposium in Manitoba we could invite all the people we had targeted from every province. Linda then contacted Joyce McMartin in Winnipeg to see what she thought of our plan and to see if she would be willing to assist by looking after the arrangements for the meeting rooms, hotel, and food. Joyce agreed and the first Canadian Symposium: Issues and Directions for Home Economics/Family Studies Education was held in March, 1991 in Winnipeg with approximately 40 home economists in attendance. Several beliefs guided this symposium from the beginning: 1) that all in positions of leadership, including teachers, should be invited to attend; 2) that most attending will also present so the symposium will consist of talking and listening to each other, not outside experts; 3) that the cost of attending and registration be kept minimal by seeking sponsors for the Symposium and using medium priced accommodation; 4) while the numbers of those in attendance may be low, proceedings should be published soon after the Symposium and made available to all for discussion; 5) that action planning to address issues be part of the Symposium so there is some follow through from the discussions. Symposium I March, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba Symposium II March, 1993, Calgary, Alberta Symposium III March 1995, Toronto, Ontario Symposium IV March, 1997, Edmonton, Alberta Symposium V March, 1999, Ottawa, Ontario Symposium VI February, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Symposium VII March, 2003, Vancouver, British Columbia Symposium VIII April, 2005, Halifax, Nova Scotia Following each Symposium, each registrant has received a copy of the Proceedings and additional copies have been available for sale through the Canadian Home Economics Association. The symposia continue to be organized as long as people feel the need to meet and believe that good things happen as a result of the meetings. 5 Practical and Applied Arts (PAA) Education in Saskatchewan AnnaLee