Family and Consumer Sciences and STEM Integration

Autor/inn/en	Carter, Vinson; Beachner, Maggie; Daugherty, Michael K.
Titel	Family and Consumer Sciences and STEM Integration
Quelle	In: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 107 (2015) 1, S.55-58 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-1651
Schlagwörter	Family Life Education; Consumer Science; STEM Education; Females; Womens Education; Minority Group Students; Career Choice; Alignment (Education); Interdisciplinary Approach; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Family education; Education within the family; Familienerziehung; STEM; Weibliches Geschlecht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Family and consumer sciences (FCS) education has traditionally attracted a large percentage of female students (Vincenti, 1997; Werhan, 2013). Werhan (2013) reported that slightly less than 3.5 million students are engaged in FCS courses, and at the high school level, approximately 65% of them are female. This skewed representation of female students in FCS generally has been attributed to the impression that the fields of study typically encompassed under the FCS curricular umbrella have been female-dominated, because "home" historically was considered the woman's realm (Davis, 2008). To meet the needs for a STEM-capable citizenry, a STEM-proficient workforce, and future STEM experts, the Nation must focus on two complementary goals: We must prepare all students, including girls and minorities who are underrepresented in these fields, to be proficient in STEM subjects. We must also inspire all students to learn STEM and, in the process, motivate many of them to pursue STEM careers. Due to the high representation of females in FCS, aligning STEM with FCS more deliberately, even at an early age in schools, may contribute to an increase of women in STEM education and in the national STEM workforce. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01