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Cheryl E. LeFonSupervisor, FCS
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Teacher Leader Regional Workshops
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•1950’s•June and Ward Cleaver were one of those nice, middle-class couples
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•1970’s•Middle America--Columbus, Ohio--where one-time flower children Elyse and Steve Keaton still espoused the liberal values of the idealistic '60s, although they were now parents and professionals (she an architect, he the manager of public TV station WKS-TV).
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•Late 1970’s•Alice –
•Single mother
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•The Hogan Family•Late 80’s
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Family & Consumer Sciences
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Contributing FactorsShifts in Society and EconomicsReforms in EducationEvolutions in Family and Consumer Sciences itself
•King of Queens•1990’s – 2000’s
VISION of FCS
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Family and consumer sciences education empowers individuals and families across the life span to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse global society. Our unique focus is on families, work and their interrelationships. (NASAFACS, 1998)
Change
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Complex process, not an eventIndividuals personalize change and react individually
Individuals must participate and take ownership to implement innovation
Change takes place only with sufficient time and support for implementation
FCS Changes
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Past 50 year decline in Stay at home wives and mothers
Married women with jobs has tripled since 1950Dual Earner Couple the NORMSingle Parent Family is the fastest growing
family formIncreased Single Parent required to work –
1996 Welfare ReformElders helping raise their grandchildren“Sandwich Generation” Take care of parents
and own children
Career Changes FCS
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A move from Mass Production with low-skill needs to Flexible Production with more sophisticated skill demands
Individual jobs less secureIncreased need for Lifelong LearningTechnological advances are changing
How, when and where work can be doneCreating a safer living environmentSometimes less healthy living environment
FCS Program Model
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Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
Through Family and Consumer Sciences Programs of Study students acquire skills for family life, post-secondary employment and education.
Learning Requirements--------------Pathway Courses---------------Employment
ThinkingPROCESS SKILLS
ManagementLeadershipCommunication
Family and Career Focus Courses
•Child Development I & II•Housing, Environments and Design•Food Science•ProStart•Career Development & Entrepreneurship
Foundational and/or Dual Purpose Courses
•Discovering Family and Consumer Sciences•Career and Family Leadership•Family and Individual Health• Nutrition and Wellness•Family Living and Parenthood•Personal Finance•Consumer Resource Management
Career Focus Courses
•Child Care Assistant•Fashion Design•Culinary Arts
NATIONAL FCS STANDARDS
SHOW ME STANDARDS
SHOW ME GOALS
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATIONIndividual and Family Community and Career