A Collaborative Venture: Messiah College Adds New Major in FCS

In an effort to make Messiah College graduates competent and fully prepared to assume positions in the workforce, Hamon and Berke explore the feasibility of a teacher certification track within the department. While securing information relative to the requirements for family and consumer sciences (...

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Published in:Journal of family and consumer sciences 2004-04, Vol.96 (2), p.63
Main Authors: Hamon, Raeann R, Berke, Debra L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic standards
Child Development
Colleges & universities
Curricula
Families & family life
Student Interests
Student Teachers
Teacher Certification
Teachers
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Summary:In an effort to make Messiah College graduates competent and fully prepared to assume positions in the workforce, Hamon and Berke explore the feasibility of a teacher certification track within the department. While securing information relative to the requirements for family and consumer sciences (FCS), they discovered that the transformation from home economics to family and consumer sciences, as well as recent revisions to the academic standards for FCS education, more closely aligned the content of FCS with the current human development and family science major.
ISSN:1082-1651
2331-5369