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Pedagogics in Home Economics Meet Everyday Life

Crossing Boundaries and Developing Insight in Finland and Japan

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The purpose of this chapter is to describe home economics as both an academic discipline and a science. First, it provides insights into home economics education in the Finnish and Japanese contexts by giving examples of both cultures. Second, it reviews the previous research on improving the quality of learning in an academic context (i.e., in higher education) by stressing the pedagogical and science educational approach.

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Elorinne, AL., Arai, N., Autio, M. (2017). Pedagogics in Home Economics Meet Everyday Life. In: Kimonen, E., Nevalainen, R. (eds) Reforming Teaching and Teacher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-917-1_6

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