The Role of Home Economics Education in the 21st Century: The Covid-19 Pandemic as a Disruptor, Accelerator, and Future Shaper

This paper explores the role of home economics education in 21st century. It commences with an explanation disruption to five predicted future global megatrends – globalisation, urbanisation, digitisation, cybersecurity, sustainability as a consequence Covid-19 pandemic. The place framing is explored by presenting textual analysis literacy publication created acceleration point for next one hundred years and underpinned megatrends, published prior Using Voyant Tool, visualisations book Creating Home Economics Futures: Next 100 Years are presented compared other key literary documents informing field. then turns ways which learning have led repositioning field strategy ensuring continues remain relevant into future. Priority areas include food literacy; individual, family community well-being; reconstitution home.