Envisioning literacy to promote sustainable wellbeing: Home economics perspectives

Abstract

Sustainable wellbeing and development can be seen as the ultimate goalr of all human activity. It challenges us to strive for holistic frameworks and integrated approaches to discover the core phenomena and processes embedded in our daily lives and guiding us as consumer-citizens interconnected with our numerous human roles. This conceptual and theoretical research will reflect on the concept of literacy and literacies, and inquire how these might extend our understanding of the complex phenomena of sustainability and wellbeing. Literacy can be defined as ‘a tool and a process to position, to build relations, and to communicate with our environment and the world’. These elements will be considered in relation to home economics/family and consumer sciences, and their positioning in changing societies and educational settings. Envisioning the future, including our future collective intentions, will guide the article, as will the rich resource base created under CCN and PERL’s efforts to promote responsible living.