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2023 Fall Course Info
History and Philosophy of FCS EducationTechniques of Supervision (of Student Teachers)Exceptional Learners in the Secondary School Classroom (Special Education)Education in a Pluralistic Society (Multicultural Education/Human Relations)Profession in FocusProfession in FocusAdult Learners
2024 Spring Course Info
Occupational Programs in FCSResearch Experience in Family and Consumer SciencesFCCLAFamily Issues & Social Action (Public Policy)Psychology of AdolescenceProfession in FocusProfession in Focus
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Spring 2024 Course Information
Family Issues & Social Action (Public Policy)
Course Description
This course allows students to assess how Family and Consumer Science Education professionals can impact family and community issues. Attention will be given to the role of the educator in critically examining these issues through FCS programs.
Contacts
Instructor

Paula Tripp
Office: 405-477-4166
Fax: 405-744-6344
paula.j.tripp@okstate.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Publication Manual of the American Psychology Association.
American Psychology Association
Edition: 7th
Publisher: American Psychology Association

The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
Axelrod, R.B. & Cooper, C. R.
Edition: 12th
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press

Family Policy Matters: How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do
Bogenschneider, K.
Edition: 3rd
Publisher: Routledge

Course Access
 
Approximately three weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, students will receive preliminary course information from the Oklahoma State campus coordinator listed below. One week prior to the beginning of the semester, students will receive an email with their login name and password. OSU's online courses are facilitated by Canvas.
 
Brianna Cooper-Kordinak for Agricultural Education, Animal Science, and Grassland Management. 
Rae Ann Montgomery for Dietetics, Early Care & Education, Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Gerontology, and Merchandising. 
Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
University Members
Members of the Great Plains IDEA are universities accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Member universities recruit, admit and graduate students, teach in an academic program and contribute to the leadership and maintenance of the alliance. Membership in the alliance is a selective process that engages institutional leadership at all levels.
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Hannah Adame's headshotAs a full-time high school Ag teacher, FFA Advisor, and two-sport coach, I excelled in the flexibility and structure of the Great Plains IDEA program. This program has allowed me to balance my school workload with my profession and responsibilities at the school. I have also benefited from the ability to apply what I am learning to my classroom and have shared my teaching experiences with classmates to create an integrated, immersive learning experience for others and myself.

– – Hannah Adame, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Graduate,
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