ERIC Number: EJ1112066
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-1651
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Integrating the Family and Consumer Sciences Body of Knowledge into Higher Education: Eight AAFCS-Accredited Universities Explain Their Process
Reiboldt, Wendy; Stanley, M. Sue; Coffey, Kitty R.; Whaley, Heather M.; Yazedjian, Ani; Yates, Amy M.; Kihm, Holly; Wanga, Pamela E.; Martin, Lynda; Olle, Mary; Anderson, Melinda
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, v108 n3 p9-23 2016
This article features eight AAFCS-accredited academic units in higher education that 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 (in alphabetical order): (1) California State University--Long Beach (Wendy Reiboldt and M. Sue Stanley); (2) Carson-Newman University (Kitty R. Coffey and Heather M. Whaley); (3) Illinois State University (Ani Yazedjian); (4) Louisiana Tech University (Amy M. Yates); (5) Southeastern Louisiana University (Holly Kihm); (6) Southern University at New Orleans (Pamela E. Wanga); (7) Stephen F. Austin State University (Lynda Martin and Mary Olle); and (8) Tennessee Technological University (Melinda Anderson). [This article is included in the 2016 Edition of the AAFCS Family & Consumer Sciences Compendium Series. The title is "Volume 1: Body of Knowledge, 2016 Edition".]
Descriptors: Consumer Science, Integrated Curriculum, Integrated Activities, College Programs, Program Descriptions, Profiles, Institutional Characteristics, Knowledge Management, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - General; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Long Beach); Illinois; Louisiana; Tennessee; Texas
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