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Rebecca Smith; Portia Johnson; Sheri Worthy; Bryce L. Jorgensen; K. A. Schindler – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2024
This feature addresses issues related to family resource management (FRM) by building on two panel presentations given at the 2022 and 2023 Family Economics and Resource Management Association (FERMA) virtual conferences. During the panel discussions, each contributor used their unique perspective to describe changes to the field of FRM and…
Descriptors: Family Financial Resources, Home Management, Family and Consumer Sciences, Financial Education
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Jacinta D. Hinson; Karen L. Alexander – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2025
Household food waste (HFW) presents a global sustainability challenge, significantly impacting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Particularly, HFW hampers the progress of SDG 2 (zero hunger) and SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production). With an estimated global annual food waste of 931 million tons, consumers are…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Food, Hunger, Family and Consumer Sciences
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Tifft, Kathleen; Fletcher, Janice; Junk, Virginia W. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
Historically, curriculum for home economics included experiences in home management residences. In this qualitative study, nine alumnae and one advisor who lived in a home management house between 1939 and 1959 were interviewed about how their experiences influenced the quality of their lives in the 40-60 subsequent years. Alumnae of the residence…
Descriptors: Home Economics, Home Management, Group Dynamics, Reflection