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Course Information

History and Philosophy of FCS Education

University:

Oklahoma State University

Course Number:

HDFS 5823

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $580 per credit

Start/End Dates:

June 10, 2019 - July 07, 2019

Course Description

Students learn historical, philosophical, and legislative bases of family and consumer sciences education. Course content includes the role of family and consumer sciences in secondary schools and other educational settings.

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

Leaders in Family and Consumer Sciences
McFadden, J., Ball, R.A., & Booth, LW (Eds.)
Edition: 2016
Publisher: Okemos, MI: Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society

Remaking home economics: Resourcefulness and innovation in changing times.
Nickols, S.Y., & Kay, G. (Eds.). (2015).
Edition: (2015)
Publisher: University of Georgia Press.

Palace Thief, a short story or The Emperor's Club, the film based on the book
Ethan Canin
Edition: 1994
Publisher: New York: Picador - available on Amazon

Course Access

Canvas at OSU

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.

University Members

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The online Family and Community Services Program is teaching me to observe, evaluate, and assist families using a strengths-based approach. In my previous role as alumni advisor, one of my responsibilities was speaking with parents from various backgrounds to prepare them for their scholar's graduation and matriculation. Using what I learned in Resilience in Families and Family Resource Management I was able to highlight families' assets and internal resources to help them help their scholar succeed, in addition to providing them with new information and external resources. All of my courses have contributed in some way to how I now approach my work and interact with those close to me. I am a better employee, sister, daughter, friend, and mentor because of the online Family and Community Services program!
– – Kristen Wearbon, Family and Community Services Student,
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