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HOME ECONOMICS [12 records]

Record 1 2019-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Bodies and Committees
  • Education
  • Home Economics and Accommodation Science
OBS

[SHETA's mission is] to strengthen, enrich and promote home economics education throughout Saskatchewan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités professionnels
  • Pédagogie
  • Économie domestique et hôtellerie

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Education
OBS

THESA is a provincial specialist association of the British Columbia Teachers Federation. [Its] members are Home Economics educators in British Columbia, Canada, collaborating together for the betterment of individuals, families, and communities.

OBS

[Goals :] To promote and advance the teaching of Home Economics throughout British Columbia. To provide leadership in Professional development. To provide opportunities for THESA members to communicate with each other, the executive, and the BCTF through a variety of means.

OBS

Objectives : Work towards improving the working and Learning conditions in home economics classrooms in BC. Foster within [the] profession greater understanding of the value of home economics. Continue to increase public awareness of the value of home economics; closely monitor and respond to educational change as it affects home economics education; provide leadership in and opportunities for Professional development; continue to promote professional standards of qualifications and training as well as involvement in other Professional organizations; maintain the communication network between the executive of THESA and its membership; act as a liaison between the BCTF [British Columbia Teachers’ Federation] and [their] membership; [and] build connections with national and international organizations related to home economics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Pédagogie

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of Women
OBS

The first QWI was organized by a woman named Elizabeth Ann Beach in the Eastern Townships, more specifically in Dunham, Quebec, on January 27, 1911. From there, word spread through the province and many counties formed branches with an average of 30 members or more. Beach's goal in starting the QWI was to teach and inspire women-particularly those living in rural areas, with little access to the information available in larger cities-through reading, writing, painting, art, languages, quilting, child care, nutrition, home economics and teaching.

OBS

Mission: to help discover, stimulate and develop leadership among women; to assist, encourage and support women to become knowledgeable and responsible citizens; to ensure basic human rights for women and to work toward their equality; to be a strong voice through which matters of utmost concern can reach the decision makers; to promote the improvement of agricultural and other rural communities and to safeguard the environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Sociologie des femmes

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Social Policy (General)
Universal entry(ies)
4164
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, develop policy and implement or administer programs in areas such as consumer affairs, employment, home economics, immigration, law enforcement, corrections, human rights, housing, labour, family services, foreign aid and international development. They are employed by government departments and agencies, industry, hospitals, educational institutions, consulting establishments, professional associations, research institutes, non-government organizations and international organizations or they may be self-employed.

OBS

4164: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

Key term(s)
  • Social policy researchers, consultants and programme officers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Politiques sociales (Généralités)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
4164
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les agents de programmes, les recherchistes et les experts-conseils en politiques sociales effectuent des recherches, élaborent des politiques et exécutent ou administrent des programmes dans des domaines tels que la consommation, l'emploi, l'économie domestique, l'immigration, l'exécution des lois, les services correctionnels, les droits de la personne, le logement, le travail, les services familiaux ainsi que l'aide à l'étranger et le développement international. Ils travaillent dans des ministères et organismes et services gouvernementaux, le secteur industriel, des centres hospitaliers, des établissements d'enseignement, des établissements d'experts-conseils, des associations professionnelles, des instituts de recherche, des organismes non gouvernementaux et des organisations internationales ou ils peuvent être des travailleurs autonomes.

OBS

4164 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Farm Management and Policy
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
DEF

county agent : A consultant and advisor employed jointly by the federal and state governments to provide information concerning proper methods in agriculture and home economics by means of lectures, demonstrations, and discussions in rural areas and to assist in the solution of problems related thereto.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Gestion et politique agricole
  • Coopération et développement économiques
CONT

Surveillant de service de vulgarisation. [...] Recueille, étudie et distribue des données sur des sujets touchant l'économie agricole ou domestique pour tenir les vulgarisateurs bien informés [...] Donne ou fait donner des conférences à des groupes [...] pour faire connaître et apprécier les services de vulgarisation.

OBS

Vulgarisation : [...] dans le langage agricole, ensemble des actions publiques et professionnelles visant à la diffusion de connaissances techniques, financières et économiques dans le monde des agriculteurs.

Key term(s)
  • conseillère agricole
  • vulgarisatrice agricole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Gestión y política agrícola
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
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Record 6 2010-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

see "home economics"

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • School and School-Related Administration
OBS

For over 40 years researchers and teachers in Home Economics and related disciplines in Canadian Universities have met to share and encourage development in their respective fields. In 1959 the Canadian University Teachers of Home Economics(CUTHE) was formed at the Learned Societies Meeting in Saskatoon. In 1985, this group changed its name to CARHE(Canadian Association for Research in Home Economics) to better reflect the stage of development and research activity of its members and to broaden its mandate and membership. The purpose of the Canadian Association for Research in Home Economics(CARHE) is to bring together scholars in home economics/human ecology and related disciplines to study matters of common concern and to hear and discuss scholarly papers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

March 1993. Organized every two years by the Canadian Home Economics Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par l'association.

Spanish

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Record 9 1992-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Also referred to as Scandinavian Cooperative Committee for Home Economics Education

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 10 1988-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
CONT

During 1979, nineteen programs went on the air with college courses, ranging from botany, math, and physical science to film, athletics, and home economics....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Radiodiffusion
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Faire l'objet de l'émission en cours, diffusée au moment où l'on parle.

Spanish

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Record 11 1986-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Arts and Culture
OBS

March 20-the Canadian Home Economics Association and the International Federation of Home Economists.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Arts et Culture
OBS

20 mars - L'Association canadienne d'économie familiale et la Fédération internationale pour l'économie familiale (FIEF).

Spanish

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Record 12 1985-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Economics
OBS

Home economics comprises the group of related courses or units of instruction organized for purposes of enabling pupils to acquire knowledge and develop understanding, attitudes, and skills relevant to(a) personal, home, and family life, and(b) occupational preparation using the knowledge and skills of home economics.

OBS

Community college program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Économique
OBS

Cours collégial.

Spanish

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