ERIC Number: EJ1387264
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-1651
EISSN: EISSN-2331-5369
Advancing Family and Consumer Sciences Graduate Education: Moving beyond Gatekeeper
Vail, Ann
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, v114 n4 p7-15 Win 2022
Advancing family and consumer sciences (FCS) graduate education ensures the vitality and sustainability of the profession. The ever-changing landscape of higher education, the economy, and the labor market requires increasingly agile and adaptable professionals to serve society. Examining the curriculum and creating student-centered FCS graduate education programs will help programs remain relevant and in-demand during the years ahead. This article recommends strategies for modernizing the PhD, professional doctorate, master's degree, and non-degree credentials. Considerations for designing student-centered FCS graduate programs are presented.
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Graduate Study, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Masters Degrees, Credentials, Program Design, Student Centered Curriculum, Student Centered Learning, Relevance (Education), Educational History, Educational Change, Development, Masters Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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