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Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal Virtual Issues

Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Published on behalf of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences

TopThe Role of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, September 2010

Edited by Marsha Rehm, Florida State University

"The Significant Role of Family and Consumer Sciences Education in Society: Highlighting the Evidence" was selected as the theme for the second virtual issue of the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal. To read the full introduction, please click here.

Recruiting and Retaining Students in Family and Consumer Sciences Education: El Puente Para El Futuro (The Bridge to the Future) Mentoring Project
Wanda Eastman, Merrilyn Cummings, Garlene Petersen, and Dawn VanLeeuwen

Work Ethic as School-Based Behaviors of Adolescent Students
Wanda Fox and Catherine Grams

A Process for Assessing Standards-Based Curriculum: Lessons Learned from a High School Interpersonal Relationships Curriculum Assessment
Scott Hall and Rebecca Adams

Engaging Latinos in Culturally Specific Educational Programming: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Paul Springer, Cody Hollist, and Karen Buchfink

Evaluation of the Nutritional Knowledge, Attitudes, and Food Consumption Behaviors of High School Students Before and After Completion of a Nutrition Course
Lauren Crawford Watson, Junehee Kwon, David Nichols, and Martha Rew

Innovative Pedagogies for Family and Consumer Science/Home Economics Education – Utilizing Computer-Based Collaborative Learning to Foster Lifelong Learning Attributes
Ada Ma and Donna Pendergast

TopFamilies and Housing, November 2009

Edited by JoAnn Emmel and Sharon A. DeVaney

Selecting "Families and Housing" as the theme for the first virtual issue of the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal is very timely given the current housing situation in the United States. This issue addresses some of the most urgent problems and issues related to people and their housing. To read the complete introduction, please click here.

A selection of articles from March 2006 – June 2009.

Borrower- and Mortgage-Related Factors Associated with FHA Foreclosures
Lucy Delgadillo and Amber Gallagher

Ethnicity and Household Expenditures: Furnishings, Fashion, and Flux?
Barbara Dyer, Katherine Annette Burnsed, and Carl L. Dyer

Attachment to "Place" and Coping with Losses in Changed Communities: A Paradox for Aging Adults
Christine C. Cook, Peter Martin, Mary Yearns, and Mary Lynn Damhorst

Residential Mortgage Default in Low- and High-Minority Census Tracts
Camille Pedersen and Lucy Delgadillo

An Analysis of Tenure and Household Structure Type by Household Composition
Stephanie E. Vanderford, Yoko Mimura, Anne L. Sweaney, and Andrew T. Carswell

Household Composition and Housing Expenditures in Rental-Occupied and Owner-Occupied Markets
Aydogan Ulker

Real Estate Brokerage, Homebuyer Training, and Homeownership Sustainability for Housing Assistance Programs
Wayne Archer, Stan Fitterman, and Marc T. Smith