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Family And Consumer Sciences In Higher Education: Common Elements In Undergraduate Curriculum, Susan Lovett
Family And Consumer Sciences In Higher Education: Common Elements In Undergraduate Curriculum, Susan Lovett
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This study of undergraduate programs was undertaken to create a current portrait of Family and Consumer Sciences programs and to determine whether common ground exists among the various academic units particularly in the area of curriculum content. The thirty four schools having accreditation with SACS and AAFCS were chosen as the population to be studied. Two lists of curricular element categories were created to evaluate the programs: a 28 item list derived from historical categorizations used in professional journals and educational reporting and a 16 item list taken from the national standards for FCS in secondary programs. The subject matter …