NCERT Human Ecology and Family Sciences Textbook for Class 12 Part 1

The textbooks on Human Ecology and Family Sciences (HEFS), hitherto known as ‘Home Science’, have been developed based on the vision and principles of the National Curriculum Framework – 2005 of the NCERT. Globally, the field of Home Science is known by newer nomenclatures but encompasses basically five domains, namely, Food and Nutrition, Human Development and Family Studies, Fabric and Apparel, Resource Management, and Communication and Extension. Each of these domains or specialisations (as referred to in various colleges and universities) have grown and matured with expanding horizons, keeping in tune with the changing needs of individuals, families, industry and society. Consequently, these domains have developed newer thrusts in view of the evolving job market, and in many universities have been renamed to represent their current status and scope in a better way.

About the Publisher:-

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), being at the helm of school education in India, has taken the initiative of developing the curriculum and syllabi in different art-related areas for higher classes, especially, since the National Curriculum Framework (NCF)–2005 came into practice. There has been a noticeable shift in the development of textbooks, their presentation, interdisciplinary approach, typology of exercises, etc. The National Education Policy (NEP)–2020, too, recommends that students will be given increased flexibility and a wide choice of subjects to study, particularly, at the secondary school stage, including subjects of art and craft, so that they can design their own paths of study and life plans. Therefore, at the senior secondary stage, which is also the school-leaving stage, they should have more options to explore in different fields of higher or professional education

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