Communicating Family and Consumer Sciences

Communicating Family and Consumer Sciences
Author: Elizabeth J. Hitch
Publisher: Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Consumer education
ISBN: 9781566377973

Communicating Family and Consumer Sciences is designed for professionals who will be communicating with students or clients in both formal classroom settings and nonformal settings. Written at the college level, this text is intended for use by students and professionals in community and human services, Family and Consumer Sciences education, and Family and Consumer Sciences outreach education.

Creative Instructional Methods For: Family & Consumer Sciences, Nutrition & Wellness Student Text

Creative Instructional Methods For: Family & Consumer Sciences, Nutrition & Wellness Student Text
Author: Valerie M. Chamberlain
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2002-06-20
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Becoming a great educator is a lifelong quest. This new professional resource is designed especially for Family and Consumer Sciences, Nutrition, and Wellness educators-in both formal and informal settings. Its practical approach shows how educational theory is applied in real-life settings. Creative Instructional Methods is both a methods text for preservice teachers and a handbook of fresh ideas and the latest techniques for experienced educators. Look for topics such as teaching with technology, working with at-risk and special needs learners, implementing service learning, balancing career and personal roles, growing as a professional, and building a professional portfolio. 384 pages.

Science Communication

Science Communication
Author: Laura Bowater
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118406664

Science communication is a rapidly expanding area and meaningful engagement between scientists and the public requires effective communication. Designed to help the novice scientist get started with science communication, this unique guide begins with a short history of science communication before discussing the design and delivery of an effective engagement event. Along with numerous case studies written by highly regarded international contributors, the book discusses how to approach face-to-face science communication and engagement activities with the public while providing tips to avoid potential pitfalls. This book has been written for scientists at all stages of their career, including undergraduates and postgraduates wishing to engage with effective science communication for the first time, or looking to develop their science communication portfolio.

Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences

Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences
Author: Sharleen L. Kato
Publisher: Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-01-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781619602540

Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences a completely updated college-level textbook designed to introduce students to the Family and Consumer Sciences profession. An overview of the profession, including history and trends, is presented. Career opportunities for each Family and Consumer Sciences specialization area are explored and come to life in Professional Profiles and Issues in the News features. The text guides students in how to move into the workplace and make a difference in the lives of others.

Family Communication

Family Communication
Author: Beth A. Le Poire
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781412904063

What's the most common family form today? In what ways can we define "family" that ensure it is inclusive of all family forms? Despite the current diverse nature of family forms, which functions are fulfilled by the family regardless of its makeup> In what ways do family members function to nurture and control each other through their changing roles and rules to maintain their family identity? Family Communication examines the role communication plays in family development and maintenance--from a consideration of what constitutes a "family" (according to various governmental, religious, and social science orientations), to the initiation of dating relationships and romantic commitment, to adding and raising socio-emotionally competent children. Also explored are the roles that communication plays in maintaining intimacy and closeness in the family and in managing family conflicts and tensions. In addition, unique emphasis is given to how cognitions and emotions influence communication outcomes in the family. Despite the diversity of family forms today, families all share one thing in common--they all include some form of nurturing and control: support and development and behavior control and limitations; nurturing communication to encourage intimacy development and maintenance and controlling communication to resolve conflict and change undesirable behavior. By organizing the study of family communication around the concepts of nurturing and control, author Beth Le Poire emphasizes the central role that communication plays in both families if origin and newly formed families.

Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences

Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences
Author: Zoe Engstrom
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-07-30
Genre: Home economics
ISBN: 9781524969394

"Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences provides an overview of the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) field to students entering the discipline in higher education. The purpose of FCS, what majors, minors, and certificates are available, and a description of college norms and expectations are described. Why do some students set career and life goals and fail at them and others set goals and achieve them? Understanding values and how they shape what goals are set in students' lives is explained as well as how successful people go about achieving their goals. Students ultimately learn how to set goals to guide their lives into the best direction for them to successfully achieve personal, financial, and career aspirations. Additionally, the history of Family and Consumer Sciences is explored to better understand how the field began and where it stands today. Current careers available in each area of FCS are looked at so students have an understanding of what opportunities are available once graduated in their specialization. Finally, a philosophical approach to the field is reviewed to gain insight as to why they personally are entering this field; what they have to offer the discipline and how that can be reciprocated by a satisfying and rewarding journey."--Back cover

Computer-mediated Communication Among Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers

Computer-mediated Communication Among Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers
Author: Bernice Adabasu Dodor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2002
Genre:
ISBN:

The purpose of this study has been to investigate the uses of telecommunication networks among family and consumer sciences (FCS) teachers. Three family and consumer sciences yahoo electronic bulletin boards -- North Carolina family and consumer sciences, FCS work and family, and FCS teachers -- on the World Wide Web were selected for the study. The electronic bulletin board was a place where family and consumer sciences professionals share ideas, reflections, and dialogue on teaching and updates in the field of family and consumer sciences, while also providing support for each other as a member of an electronic professional community. A pluralistic approach using interpretive research design was used to explore the contents of the messages of interaction that facilitated collaborative reflective conversation and professional development on the electronic bulletin boards. Data sources were from electronic bulletin boards and survey instruments administered to selected informants. A total of 691 message threads were downloaded in 12-month period from three electronic bulletin boards. Analyses of this data reveal that the use of electronic bulletin boards afforded the members the opportunity to discuss and reflect on issues that were important to their teaching and professional development. The findings reveal that certain topics promoted discourse on all the electronic bulletin boards indicating that FCS teachers experienced similar situations and used the electronic bulletin boards to share and discuss these experiences. An analysis of the electronic bulletin boards' postings showed that North Carolina State Department of Education personnel contributed to the large number of dialogues observed on the North Carolina family and consumer sciences electronic bulletin board.