Attitudes of teachers and students to the place of Home Economics in a mixed curriculum : a case study

The aim of the investigation is to assess the extent to which various initiatives aimed at improving the status of a technical subject like Home Economics (H/E), have helped to transform the attitudes and perceptions of teachers and students in a school in Zimbabwe. The study was carried out at Rusununguko Secondary School in Zimbabwe, where H/E was one of the technical subjects within a curriculum mainly dominated by academic subjects. Students and teachers' attitudes and perceptions towards H/E were assessed along the following dimensions: 1. The extent to which H/E is subjected to gender stereotyping; 2. The extent to which H/E is viewed as suitable for slow learners and low-achieving students; 3. The extent to which the subject suffers from subject choice constraints; 4. The extent to which H/E is viewed in terms of low academic and occupational expectations; 5. The extent to which the subject is perceived as offering low-status knowledge when compared to other subjects.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Centre for Educational Research

Year dc:date.issued

1995

Author dc:creator

• Mlambo, Phares Jona Taindisa

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Muller, Johan Pieter

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22042

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22042