Chapter 4:

Role of Home
Economics in
National
Development
What is National
Development?

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What is National Development?
⦁ It is the all-round and
balanced development of
different aspects and
facets of the nation viz.
political, economic,
social, cultural, scientific
and material.

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Problems of National
Development

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Large scale
unemployement and
under-employment
• Philippines unemployment rate for 2021
was 2.41%, a 0.11% decline from 2020.
• Philippines unemployment rate for 2020
was 2.52%, a 0.28% increase from 2019.
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Large pool of illiteracy.
According to our estimates 70,679,148 persons or 96.29% of
adult population (aged 15 years and above) in
Philippines are able to read and write. Accordingly about
2,724,396 adults are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult male population is 95.78% (34,841,856
persons). 1,535,867 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 96.79%
(35,837,292 persons). 1,188,529 are illiterate.
Youth literacy rates are 96.98% and 98.94% for males and
females accordingly. The overall youth literacy rate is
97.94%. Youth literacy rate definition covers the
population between the ages of 15 to 24 years.
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Rapid growth of
population
• The current population of Philippines in 2022
is 115,559,009, a 1.47% increase from 2021.
• The population of Philippines in 2021
was 113,880,328, a 1.51% increase from
2020.
• The population of Philippines in 2020
was 112,190,977, a 1.64% increase from
2019.
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Slow process of
Modernization
• Our country is still developing and thus, it lacks wealth
and technology advancement compared to other
countries.
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Incidence of Poverty and
Poor standard of living
• The number of people living in poverty in 2021 rose to a total
of almost 20 million or 18.1% of the population from 16.7%
in 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
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Lethargic attitude of people
to the core value of work
and unwillingness to take
responsibility
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Rise of phenomenon of
brain-drain
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Useless and low quality
prosucts of institutions of
higher learning
For the Society to
Succeed?
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Invest in people

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“Affordable, high
quality child care
system

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Safe affordable
place to live

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Youth programs
and services

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Post – secondary
Education

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Job Creation

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“ Promotion of
healthy, active
living and secure
communities

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Role of Home Economics
in National Development

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The road to
becoming a
developed nation
involves a process of
change.

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The process of change
starts with resources,
human and non-
human, and ends with
human development.

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It is the people of the
nation who initiates
changes, performs the
changes and benefits
from the change.
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Home Economics
as Catalyst of
Change
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Stimulus Agent
Stimulus Agent

⦁ A catalyst can provoke or initiate positive changes in

individual or family life thus speeding up the rate of
exchange toward national development.

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Home Economists have initiated changes in individual and
family conditions by

a. providing knowledge and skills which can be used by

families to improve living conditions (income, health and
nutrition);
b. improving household technology in order for women to
have opportunities to earn a living; and
c. campaigning for the recognition of the value and
capabilities of women.

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“
Adaptive Agent
Adaptive Agent

⦁ There are instances when the

possibility is in the direction of
adjusting to a changing environment
rather than initiating change.

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Home Economists look for ways to help families cope with
the changes.

a. helping individuals and families deal with the growing consumerist world
through consumer education;
b. equipping families to cope with changing family structure with changing
family structure and roles brought about by the increasing of single parent
households;
c. adapting household technology to the needs of families and the effective
utilization of these new high-tech resources (time, money, etc.) saved with the
use of technology;
d. assisting family entrepreneurs adapt to the changes brought about by the
growing internationalization of the economy; and
e. helping rural families cope with industrialization through efficient resource
management.

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“
Stability Agent
Stability Agent

⦁ Home Economists need to study carefully

the changes happening in the society and
analyze the repercussions of these changes.
⦁ Home economists strive for a steady supply
of goods and services to meet the basic
needs of the people.

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Home economists:

a. stress the prevention of moral values and professional

ethics;
b. emphasize the human and cultural aspects of technology
management;
c. and promote the utilization of appropriate and efficient local
technology (skills and techniques) in daily living.

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