Around the NCFR office this past year we have talked a lot about the sustainability of the field of family science. Sometimes we call it family studies, sometimes we call it human development and family studies (HDFS), but the conversation is the same and revolves around: the future of the discipline, the viability of degree programs, the employability of undergraduates, and the future of NCFR.
Have you ever struggled with ethical issues in your work as a family professional? Would you like to learn a process for thinking about and responding to such challenges? Help is at hand!
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.
Military families...research, historical overviews, practice and programs. Introduction by Shelly MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D. CFLE, Purdue University.
Special access: Since the well-being of military families has re-emerged as an important topic for our nation during the last decade, this issue of NCFR Report is available to all readers.
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!
by Tammy Harpel, Ph.D., CFLE, Family Science Section Chair
August 25, 2011
Greetings from the Family Science section! I hope 2011 has been kind to you all and that the new academic year is off to a great start for those of you in academia. It is hard to believe that in just a few months, NCFR members will join together in Orlando for the Annual Conference. If you have looked through the conference schedule, you know this is going to be a great conference!
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