Virginal Mothers, Groovy Chicks & Blokey Blokes: Re-thinking Home Economics (and) Teaching Bodies

by Donna Pendergast

There is an expectation that teachers are, and will be, transformers of society as they prepare young people to deal with an ever-changing world. While the importance of this role has never been greater, the status and respect once enjoyed by teachers has declined over recent years. Diminishing status and negative stereotypes have in turn contributed to a growing teacher shortage crisis, worldwide. Home economists, as one group of increasingly scarce...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1875378391
• ISBN13: 9781875378395
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Australian Academic Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"