by Sharon M. Ballard, associate professor of Child Development & Family Relations, and Bryce Jorgensen, assistant professor of Child Development & Family Relations, East Carolina University
Many FCS graduates work in non-profit child and family agencies where fund-raising has become increasingly important in these challenging economic times. This article describes how fund-raising is incorporated into the FCS curriculum and the method we use to teach the grant-writing process.
by James Marshall, Ph.D., LMFT, Associate Professor of Family Life, University of Arkansas, and H. Wallace Goddard, Ph.D., CFLE, Professor of Family Life, University of Arkansas
... the best instruction balances four different elements of oral or written instruction, according to David Merrill, who has developed a system of instructional design called Component Display Theory (CDT)
by Jacki Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, and Ryan Gerrity, student, James Madison University
Although commercial films are not written, directed, or produced specifically for the college classroom, instructors might find that such films are a valuable way to elicit students’ attention.
This is a Family Life Education syllabus that focuses on three areas: group, pedagogy and ethics. Other areas are covered by courses in our program so they are not discussed in this version of the course.
What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is--it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand.
by Raeann R. Hamon, Ph.D., CFLE, Distinguished Professor of Family Science and Gerontology; Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Messiah College, rhamon@messiah.edu
Want to enliven your classroom and help students to develop intergenerational relationships? Consider intergenerational service learning!
