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- What is FACS?
- What is the subject Family and Consumer Science?
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What is FACS?
FACS is an acronym and abbreviation for Family and Consumer Science.
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What is the subject Family and Consumer Science?
Family and consumer sciences, human sciences, human ecology or home
economics, is an academic discipline which combines aspects of consumer
science, nutrition, cooking, parenting and human development, interior
decoration, textiles, family economics, housing, apparel design and resource
management as well as other related subjects.
Family and consumer sciences combines social science, including its emphasis
on the well-being of families, individuals, and communities, and natural
science with its emphasis on nutrition and textile science.
The field as it is today originated from home economics; in the U.S. the
discipline developed at Kansas State University in 1882 and spread quickly
to other land grant universities after women appealed to have their own
niche while the men studied subjects such as agriculture or shop.
For many years it was traditional for school girls in higher grades to
study "Home Ec" (primarily cooking and sewing) while boys took "Shop"
(carpentry, auto repair, etc.). Students of either gender were strongly
discouraged or outright banned from taking each other's subjects. Home
Economics is now a recognised subject area in Secondary education and has
become a uni-sex subject, meaning that both boys and girls can choose to
participate in it.
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is the largest
American national education association dedicated to the advancement of
education that prepares youth and adults for successful careers. ACTE's core
purpose is to provide leadership in developing an educated, prepared, and
competitive workforce.
ACTE Affiliates for the Family and Consumer Sciences Education Division:
NATFACS - National Association Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences
NATEFACS - National Association Teacher Educators of Family and Consumer
Sciences NASAFACS - National Association State Administrators of Family and
Consumer Sciences
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