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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
FCS at the Center of CTE: A Proposition for FCS Educators and Stakeholders
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Duncan, Janine – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2018
In 2002, the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) published "New Designs for Career and Technical Education at the Secondary and Postsecondary Levels," in which Copa and Wolff (2002) proposed that the mission of Career and Technical Education (CTE) is "to serve individuals and the nation through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Family Life Education, Consumer Education, Occupational Clusters
Role Definition and Perceptions of Home Economics Secondary Programs.
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Erwin, Wendy Tenpenny; And Others – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 1996
Interviews with guidance counselors in 18 Tennessee high schools identified their perceptions of home economics programs and teachers' role in career preparation. Responses indicated misperception of high schools as feeders for college professional programs and the need for home economics as general education for all students in terms of practical…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Counselor Attitudes, Curriculum Development, High Schools