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Caption: Dedication - Home Economics - Challenge of Home Economics
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be able to interpret home economics to policy-making officials in government To do this she must, of course, be technically well trained. She must also be adaptable to living conditions which differ from those of the country where she grew up. As one of my coworkers, an American home economist, said a while ago, "To be successful in a foreign assignment, a person must have a temperament for frustration." What she meant was that you must accept the fact that things will move slowly in a new program and that there will be unexpected hitches. These things happen here, so it is to be expected they will happen more often in countries which are just starting along the road you've come. To me, the most important thing about a home economist who is going on a foreign assignment is that she must like people. She must be interested in other people's way of doing things. She must enjoy learning as well as teaching. The foreign home economist brings her specialized training and a fresh point of view, but in the long run the strength of the home economics program in any country, and the contribution it makes to the improvement of levels of living will depend on the local home economists. We can help them by sharing our knowledge and skills. What is the most effective way of doing this? As I see i^ finding the answer to this question is the biggest challenge facing home economists in the international field today. 28
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