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A Historical Review of FCS: Recommendations to Address Current Challenges
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Elizabeth A. Ramsey; Melinda Swafford – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2024
This article provides a historical review of the FCS profession beginning with the Progressive Era and founder Ellen Swallows Richards. The review includes a summary of significant historical events and legislation, that reveal how the FCS profession addressed the needs of individuals, families, and communities from inception to the present. From…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers
Rural Women, Higher Education, and the Mixed Legacies of Early 20th Century Domestic Science Initiatives
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Gillon, Kathleen E. – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2022
Today, institutions of higher education enroll rural students, and specifically rural women, at rates lower than their urban counterparts (Flora et al., 2018). Additionally, the disciplines of teaching and home economics continue to dominate the curricular choices of rural women. As higher education scholars continue to explore these phenomena, a…
Descriptors: Females, Rural Areas, Family and Consumer Sciences, Educational Policy
Legislative History of Adult Education in the USA
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Chugai, Oksana – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
In the article the involvement of Federal government into adult education is analyzed; the nature and extent of legislative measures taken in order to improve the quality of adult education in the USA is investigated. [For the complete Volume 12 proceedings, see ED597979.]
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Educational History