College and university faculty in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) programs are becoming more involved in online course design and instruction. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, examples of several existing FCS online programs are presented. Many online programs are being offered in the United States, and several are offered in an international setting (e.g. British Columbia, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand). Second, four models of education that FCS instructors can draw upon for teaching online are presented. The models are positivism, constructivism, the community of inquiry approach, and experiential learning. Positivism should be utilized when the goal is to teach specific and basic knowledge, which is usually contained in lectures and readings. Other models are more appropriate when the goal is to cultivate students' higher level thinking through dynamic learning processes. Constructivism is based on the assumption that learners are active creators of knowledge and meaning. The community of inquiry approach highlights the importance of building relationships for learning. The experiential learning model involves direct participation in realistic contexts and should be followed with reflection on the general principles of the learning situation. Online teaching strategies, examples, and limitations are presented for each model.
Home management courses, and the houses where those course principles and practices were applied, played an historical role in the home economics curriculum in the United States from the 1920s to the 1980s. The residence course was taught in a variety of settings. However, the course was taught most often in houses located on campus. Using multiple research methods, this study explored home management courses and residences at the University of Georgia and Texas Tech University. Part I which was published in the March issue of the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal provided a general historical overview and a case study of the home management houses at Kansas State University. Eventually, the home management houses were repurposed to meet changing academic, research, and public service needs over their decades‐long history. Opportunities for future research are explored.
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