Family and Consumer Sciences: Preventative and Restorative Education

Family and Consumer Sciences: Preventative and Restorative Education

Family and Consumer Sciences: Preventative and Restorative Education well prepares future educators to develop engaging lessons for their students using a variety of methodologies to address the ever-changing societal issues facing individuals and families. The text recognizes that family and consumer sciences education works to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities, and is naturally preventative and restorative in nature. The book equips readers to both meet legislative requirements of career technical education as well as individuals with diverse educational needs and those who are English language learners. The chapters include research, preventative approaches, educational legislative requirements, and evidence-based teaching methods and strategies. Personal experiences from fam--ily and consumer science educators are included to highlight and demonstrate real-world practice. Dedicated chapters cover the foundations of family and consumer science education, adverse childhood experiences, trauma-informed classroom approaches, learning theories and educational psychology, instructional strategies, advocacy, and more. Designed to reflect current requirements for national teacher education accreditation, including edTPA, national licensure exams, state and university teacher preparation requirements, and legislative requirements for career technical education, Family and Consumer Sciences is ideal for courses and programs within the disciplines of human ecology, family sciences, and human sciences. Dr. Melinda Swafford is Professor Emerita of Tennessee Technological University (TTU). She received her Ph.D. in education with an emphasis on exceptional learning from TTU. Dr. Swafford has over 30 years of teaching experience in family and consumer sciences content, including nutrition, family service, early childhood, special education, and early intervention. Elizabeth Ramsey, Ph.D., CFLE is a professor at Tennessee Technological University. She leads the concentration of family and consumer science education along with contributing to the concentration of human development and family sciences. Additionally, Dr. Ramsey is a Certified Family Life Educator and a Rule 31 Family Mediator, carrying the domestic violence endorsement.