Canadian Home Economics Journal articles from March 22 2003

Canadian Home Economics Journal archives from March 22 2003

Message from the CHEA board. (Messages).(Editorial)
March 22, 2003... Technology! Our first thoughts are computers and change. And, as Gale Smith said at the opening of our 2002 Technology@home conference held in Ottawa, even an instrument as simple as a needle is a testimonial to evolving technology. Technology...

From the english Editor. (Messages).
March 22, 2003... This issue of the Canadian Home Economics Journal takes its theme, Technology@home, from the CHEA Conference held in Ottawa in August 2002. Our featured article by Sheryl Hamilton of McGill University, The Home of the Future, Then and Now, was...

The home of the future, then and now. (Features).
March 22, 2003... From Buckminster Fuller's 1928 Dymaxion House, to Disney and Monsanto's 1957 allplastic House of the Future, to the 1962 cartoon of future suburban bliss, The Jetsons, our visions of the home of the future are inevitably also visions of...

Technology and dishwashers: are users still wasting water? (Research).
March 22, 2003... Abstract Technological advances have continued to improve the cleaning and water efficiency of automatic dishwashers. However, research indicates many consumers waste water and energy through their actions and decisions during the...

Getting connected: telehome care for patients with heart disease. (Research).
March 22, 2003... Abstract The objective of this study is to determine whether telehome monitoring of patients at high risk of hospital readmission will improve accessibility, quality and efficiency of health care. Patients with heart failure and angina at...

Reported Graduate theses from Canadian Universities: January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002.(Bibliography)
March 22, 2003... A compilation of master's theses and doctoral dissertations in home economics and related areas completed January I to December 31, 2002 is presented below. Clothing & Textiles/Textiles et habillements UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESES ...

"Are we there yet?" The quest for gender equity in family analysis. (Perspectives & Practice).
March 22, 2003... Abstract This paper identifies two salient issues important to gender equity and the family and offers solutions for how we can change public policy and social structure to account for the well being of all families involved. The two...

Sculpting the spirit of human ecology. (Focus on People and Programs).(In-Side-Out, a sculpture that explores the identity of the discipline of human ecology)
March 22, 2003... Imagine if human ecology were a sculpture. What would it look like? What thoughts and feelings would it convey? In-Side-Out, a sculpture by Edmonton artists Lynn Maim and Elizabeth Beauchamp attempts to imagine just that. The artists worked...

Kids need more milk, more often. (At Home With Nutrition).
March 22, 2003... In the last few decades, beverage consumption has shifted from milk to fruit juices to soft drinks--i.e., from nutritious to less and less so (1). Children who don't drink milk are likely to have inadequate nutrient intakes. The majority...

Management of technology to improve family livelihood security--Tanzania perspective. (Focus, on People and Programs).
March 22, 2003... A number of factors adversely affect food security in Tanzania. Livelihood security here means sustainable access to resources and social services. In Tanzania, access to adequate food is crucial for family livelihood security because 80% of...

Visual literacy in the information age. (Focus on People and Programs).
March 22, 2003... In the past, computers were solely tools of the quantitative realm--math, chemistry, physics, engineering, medicine, business, and other such disciplines. The qualitative realm, which deals with the expressive manipulation of visual...

The realities of learning on-line. (Focus on People and Programs).
March 22, 2003... More women teachers are taking advantage of in-service distance education courses available on the information highway. Although motivated by a variety of reasons such as the need for further qualifications to secure a teaching position, to...

Advocacy for Social Justice: A Global Action and Reflection Guide. .(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Advocacy for Social Justice: A Global Action and Reflection Guide by David Cohen, Rosa de la Vega and Gabrielle Watson (2001). Bloomfield CT: Kumarin Press, Inc., 346 pages. $49.95 US (paperback). ISBN 1-56549-131-9. This comprehensive...

Beyond Their Years: Five Native Women's Stories. .(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Beyond Their Years: Five Native Women's Stories by John Steckley, (1999). Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars Press, 241 pages. $24.95 (paperback). ISBN 1-55130-150-4. Recently, the politics of sell and identity has taken on a life of its...

Beatrice Paolucci-Shaping Destiny Through Everyday Life. .(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Beatrice Paolucci-Shaping Destiny Through Everyday Life by Margaret M Bubolz (2002). East Lansing, MI: Paolucci Book Committee, College of Human Ecology, Michigan State University. 289 pages. $25.00 US (paperback). ISBN 1-929083-08-4. ...

Who's in Charge? A Guide to Family Management. .(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Who's in Charge? A Guide to Family Management by Maggie Mamen, (1997). Carp; Ontario: Creative Bound Inc., 136 pages. $16.95 (paperback). ISBN 0-921165-47-1 Dr. Mamen, a clinical psychologist, has brought an interesting approach to the...

Family income and children's well-being in Canada. (New Developments and Trends).(significance of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth and the National Population Health Survey)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Two significant events have occurred in the past two years that have influenced studies and debate on the well-being of children in Canada. First, there was the publication of important new data in the National Longitudinal Survey of Children...

Vanier Institute of the Family--Contemporary Family Trends. (New Developments and Trends).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... "Contemporary Family Trends" is a series of occasional papers authored by leading Canadian experts in the field of family studies. These documents serve as a source for the development of the Institute's perspective on family issues. ...

Quality of life in Canada. (New Developments and Trends).(The Quality of Life in Canada: a Citizens' Report Card)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... What do Canadians consider essential for their quality of life? The answer to this question is the subject of a preliminary citizens' report on the quality of life in Canada, which was made public by the Canadian Policy Research Networks...

Stress in the workplace. (New Developments and Trends).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... The new knowledge-based economy has more than just a positive side. According to Graham Lowe, research associate with the Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN), knowledge workers are in fact among those experiencing the highest levels of...

Media Awareness Network for young people. (New Developments and Trends).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... There is a non-profit organization called the Media Awareness Network, which has a website devoted to media education and the media's influence on children and adolescents. It promotes media awareness in the schools, the home and the community...

Research and reflections on the family. (New Developments and Trends).(The Family Network web site)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... To find out more about Canadian families' living standards and the strategic issues that have an impact on them, you can consult The Family Network. This is a web site that gives information on current research projects, publications, the...