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Stevens, Patricia M.; Crase, Dixie R. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2010
In addition to general higher education challenges, family and consumer sciences (FCS) programs may confront the possibility of reorganization and/or loss of programs. In Tennessee, eight American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) accredited units have faced these issues within the last five years. Faculty and administrators in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Family Life Education, Consumer Science, Administrator Attitudes
Hamilton, Scott W., Ed. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2008
America's urban Catholic schools are in crisis. This report finds that over 1,300 schools have shut down since 1990, mostly in our cities. As a result, some 300,000 students have been displaced--forced to attend other public, private, or parochial schools. The school closures have cost taxpayers more than $20 billion to accommodate the additional…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Marketing
Howley, Craig B.; Harmon, Hobart L. – 2000
A case study of Oneida High School (Oneida, Tennessee) in December 1997 examined influences and unique circumstances that sustained the school in the face of possible closure and enabled it to "flourish." The study included structured interviews with over 70 individuals in the school and community, focus groups, and informal…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Schools, Educational Attitudes