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HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION

Home Science Education is worth life education. From time immoral down the ages of civilization ."HOME SCIENCE AND FAMILY " has been the core of all HUMAN DEVELOPMENT and the society at large .By catering to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the members , home gives meaning to the lives of citizens leading to better living and thus building a healthy and developed country.

HOME SCIENCE can be defined as "EDUCATION FOR BETTER LIVING ". It explores the plausibility of the establishment of the perfection in the social orders starting from home life to the community level.

On the whole the goal of home science can be spell out "Prosperous Living And Achieving the Highest Happiness". Home Science is a dynamic and ever growing fields. It is an applied field built upon both the discipline of science and humanities for the purpose of achieving the welfare and wellbeing of the family in everchanging society.

It is the education for better living and the core of this education is the family ecosystem. It is the study of reciprocal relation between the family. It is natural and man-made environment.

SIGNIFICANCE OF HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION
The development of home science education reflects social pressures that are evident around the turn of the century. It is a need based professionally oriented education to the improved living in the context of growing pressures in the working environment and external world. Home Science education can be discussed as follows :

USE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGING HOME LIFE
Great advances have been made in the areas of health, nutrition , textile ,psychology , housing and managerial skills which the home maker requires in her day to day life of managing and maintaining the household.

USE OF AVAILABLE SERVICES AND FACILITIES
Modern day society has changed a great deal in terms of availability of various sevices to each and every household .Therefore, a formal and systermatic approach understanding and utilising the services have become necessary as a preparation for home making.

ECONOMIC NECESSITIES
More and more women are working outside the home due to basically economy necessities in the context of managing and balancing both household and professional life is essential. Home Science Education tries to train and educate one to make perfect interface between two spheres of women's life.