This article features eight AAFCS-accredited academic units in higher education to illustrate how the Family and Consumer Sciences Body of Knowledge (FCS-BOK) can be integrated into program curricula and educational procedures or structures. Contributors represent the following educational institutions (listed and presented in alphabetical order):…

The recent housing crisis has generated debate over the benefits and risks of policies and programs promoting homeownership for low and moderate income households. One important facet of this conversation is whether prepurchase homebuyer education (HBE) is effective in reducing default or foreclosure risk. Studies to date have primarily focused on…

In an effort to make the best use of limited federal funds available, Program IMPACT, Community Services and Continuing Education, authorized under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, has attempted to narrow its focus to the priorities of three basic program areas: consumer Education--50 percent of program funds; Community Planning,…

This annual report covers the operational year between July 1, 1971, and June 30, 1972, of Tennessee's Program IMPACT: Community Service and Continuing Education. The primary emphasis during the year was the encouragement of multi-instructional cooperative programming. This program thrust resulted in the first major Statewide multi-institutional…

Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 was enacted by Congress to provide Federal funds to strengthen the community service capability of colleges and universities to assist the people in the solution of community problems, with particular emphasis on urban and suburban problems. Tennessee's major program emphases under Title I since 1972…

Objectives of the SPICE (School Programs in Career Education) curriculum guides are concerned with the areas of self-concept, dignity of work, constant change in the world of work, and relevance of school to work. The career education curriculum in the volume presents units which may be taught as separate subjects, incorporated into all areas of…

Ninety selected negro home demonstration club members active in Madison County, Tennessee in 1969 were studied to determine their consumer credit practices. Specific purposes were to: characterize club members in high, middle, and low income groups; determine which recommended practices they were using; and identify some of the factors that…

This monograph presents the health education framework developed for the public schools in Tennessee, and designed to serve as a basis for health curriculum development and implementation in grades K-12. The comprehensive health education program covers ten major areas: (1) community health; (2) consumer health; (3) disease control; (4)…

Objectives of the SPICE (School Programs in Career Education) curriculum guides are concerned with the areas of self-concept, dignity of work, constant change in the world of work, and relevance of school to work. The career education curriculum in the volume presents units which may be taught as separate subjects, incorporated into all areas of…

This report covers Program IMPACT, Community Service and Continuing Education, from July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973 (a period of 62 percent increased funding for Tennessee), and provides information on project activity, completed projects, program administration, and program evaluation. Varied efforts by colleges and universities utilized their…

The demonstration research project initiated in 1966 sought to identify community needs through interviews with local citizens and county and municipal officials, and through distribution of 800 mailed questionnaires. Following a review of the project's accomplishments to date, the document presents a report of the 1975-77 Statewide priorities…