Home economics in higher education:pre-professional socialization

摘要

It is paramount that higher education programmes in home economics remain ever vigilant regarding how they are designed, because they socialize individuals into the profession, and deeply affect the formation of home economics professional identities, how people see themselves as a home economist and identify with the profession. This paper discusses the link between higher education home economics programmes and future-proofing the profession through a well-thought-out pre-professional socialization process. Well-planned socialization processes better ensure a commitment to the home economics professional culture and community, and to deeply entrenched alignment with a positive home economics identity