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Daniel Radford; Joy Morgan; Barbara Kirby; Wendy Warner – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2023
Canning and home demonstration clubs played an important role in improving agriculture and home life shortly after the turn of the 20th century. Organized in local communities, these clubs for young girls and their mothers provided the opportunity for females to engage in experiential learning through the growth and canning of vegetables. Club…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Females, Skills, Family and Consumer Sciences
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Lindsey Haynes-Maslow; Zandra Alford; Carolyn Dunn – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2020
North Carolina Extension specialists conducted a needs assessment of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agents to determine their foods and nutrition programming needs. Researchers examined agent and community needs, agent-offered programming, and barriers and facilitators to program implementation. Results will help inform the development of…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Needs Assessment, Family and Consumer Sciences, Food
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Fish, Brittany A.; Jumper, Rachel L. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2021
This paper presents the results of a nationwide survey of educators for grades 6-12 who specialize in family and consumer sciences education (N=380). The paper examines teacher reports about their self-efficacy in online learning during the switch to off-campus instruction. Data revealed that district communication to teachers indicating that they…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Family and Consumer Sciences