The History and Characteristics of American Home Economics Research -An Analysis of Journals of American Home Economics Association- (Part 1)

Selection of Papers by Item Analysis

Abstract

This study purports to investigate the characteristics and the trends of studies on American Home Economics by analyzing two journals, i.e., Journal of Home Economics and Home Economics Research Journal. Papers used for this study were selected by analyzing the items appearing in their contents. The results are as follows :
(1) Items composing the contents of the two journals were very diverse. They were broadly classified into three categories : (1) Research and Articles, (2) AHEA Today, and (3) Departments.
(2) Of the 5, 765 papers selected, they were based on the topic Research and Articles, and consisted of pure research papers and their equivalents for analysis.