NEAFCS

The Value of Professional Organizations

One of the many resources offered by professional organizations include toolkits to promote the good work! In 2023, I created this summary of resources shared online (for free) from national professional organizations related to Family and Consumer Sciences and Family Studies.  There are many other complementary organizations that we can work with and learn from but I started with a short summary of these …

2023 Letter to colleagues in the field: Letter FCS Colleagues (note the date of FCS Educator Day changes each year to land on the Wednesday of FCCLA Week)

Summary of online resources from national organizations: Links National promotional campaigns

Idea Starter to create in-person display to represent FCS: Career Day promote FCS

To colleagues: if you have any questions – or ideas – please contact me (Patrice) at powers-barker.1@osu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few Ohio FCS Colleagues at 2023 Healthy Relationship Team Meeting

Navigating an Ocean of Opportunities and a Call to Action: Using National Resources for Local Benefits

The 2023 NEAFCS (National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) Annual Session, “Exploring Oceans of Opportunities” is September 11-14, 2023 in Providence, RI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A team of OSU Extension, FCS colleagues are pleased to present “Navigating an Ocean of Opportunities and a Call to Action: Using National Resources for Local Benefits”.

This list serves as a virtual handout for participants:

Thank you participants for sharing information on What national resources do you use to inform your work?

 

Names and Emails for Presenters – OSU Extension Educators, Family and Consumer Sciences (in order of photo)

References

March is Living Well Month (2023). National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.  https://www.neafcs.org/living-well-month-campaign ​

McGregor, S. L. T. (2022). Justifying Home Economics: Fight the right war. International Journal of Home Economics, 15(2), 33-45.​

Monk, J. K., Bordere, T., & Benson, J., (2021). Emerging Ideas. Advancing Family Science Through Public Scholarship: Fostering Community Relationships and Engaging in Broader Impacts. Family Relations. 70:1612-1625​

National Partnership to Recruit, Prepare, and Support FCS Educators. (2022). https://www.fcsed.net/home ​

Nickols, S., Ralston, P., Anderson, C., Browne, L., Schroeder, G., Thomas, S., & Wild, P. (2009). The Family and Consumer Sciences Body of Knowledge and the Cultural Kaleidoscope: Research Opportunities and Challenges. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, vol. 37, No. 3: 266-283.​

Scheer, S. D. (2021). Introducing the Human Development-EcoLogic Model: A Practical Approach for Outreach and Extension Education Programs. The Journal of Extension, 58(2), Article 29. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol58/iss2/29