Emerging Scholar Award: Robert B. Nielsen
The Award goes to Robert B. Nielsen, first author of the article:
Food Insecurity and Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures: Competing Basic Needs
by Robert B. Nielsen, Steven Garasky, and Swarn Chatterjee. FCSRJ 39(2) December 2010

Outstanding Article for 2010
Conceptions Regarding Children’s Health: An Examination of Ethnotheories in a Sending and Receiving Community by Maria Rosario T. de Guzman, Jennifer de Leon, Gloria Gonzalez-Kruger, and Rodrigo Cantarero. FCSRJ 38(3), March 2010.

The Berkana Institute and Meg Wheatley invite you on a Walk Out Walk On Women's Learning Journey to South Africa, November 1-12, 2011, to explore the role that women are playing in recreating community, government, and themselves. This journey promises to be a provocative, inspiring and transformative personal experience as we encounter the promise and paradox of the new South Africa as it continues to strive to become a truly "Rainbow Nation" 17 years on from its first democratic elections. Meg is co-leading this journey with Marianne Knuth, co-founder of Kufunda Learning Village in Zimbabwe.

South Africa, more than most places at this time, reveals the human experience in all its complexity--our capacity for hope in the face of oppression, for forgiveness that transcends dehumanization, for compassion that triumphs over aggression. These paradoxes and choices are clearly seen in personal stories, in government decisions and policies, and in community practices. Getting to know South Africa is an exploration of the human spirit--their story reveals our story.

Dear Home Economics Colleague

A very positive article entitled Bring Back Home Economics Education (http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/303/18/1857.extract*) has been published. It advocates the need to "bring back" Home Economics education and emphasises the vital role that the subject could play in prevention of overweight and obesity in childhood.

We urgently seek your views on developing such food literacy and greatly appreciate your consideration to be involved by completing the online survey which should take between 5- 10 minutes.

This survey aims to find positive ways to change perceptions of Home Economics in the curriculum and to look at the role of Home Economics in developing food literacy in pupils.

Click here to take you to the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L8GYWPZ.

We ask that it be completed by 22nd July 2011. If this is your work email address and you can't complete it before you go on holiday, could we ask you to email the link to your  home email address.  Please forward this email on to as many home economics colleagues as possible, we are hoping for a viral survey that travels the world.

Many thanks for your help, it's appreciated J

Donna Pendergast, Griffith University, Australia

Yvonne Dewhurst, Aberdeen University, Scotland

Anonymity and Confidentiality

All data collected will be anonymised, and no individuals will be identified in the sharing and dissemination of findings.  In addition, all data collected will be treated in strict confidence and destroyed after analysis in line with documented ethical guidelines. The data will only be used for research purposes and programme development.

*Read the full article

International Journal of Home Economics

Notes for Contributors

Frequency of publication

Twice a year. Papers for review will be accepted throughout the year to e-mail: editor@IFHEJournal.org.

Focus

The International Federation for Home Economics is the only worldwide organisation concerned with Home Economics and Consumer Studies. It was founded in 1908 to serve as a platform for international exchange within the field of Home Economics. IFHE is an International Non Governmental Organisation (INGO), having consultative status with the United Nations (ECOSOC, FAO, UNESCO, UNICEF) and with the Council of Europe.

This refereed journal brings together emergent and breaking work on all aspects of Home Economics, and most importantly, how we might improve and renew the everyday work of Home Economists. It features quantitative and qualitative, disciplinary and trans-disciplinary, empirical and theoretical work and will include special editions on key developments. It aims to push the boundaries of theory and research--to seek out new paradigms, models and ways of framing Home Economics.